Debbie: My favorite show, hands down, is Sex and the City. I can't think of one show that sums up single life and Manhattan more than that show. That's my girlfriends and I.
Stepping Out Magazine Article Chaunce Hayden: Did Playboy ever offer you money to pose nude? Debbie: Oh, God! Yes, about three times. It got the point where my agent called and said, "Debbie, it's Playboy again. What do you want to do?" And I told him, " I don't even want to know how much, because I might say yes." I started to think, "Why should I be ashamed of what God gave me?" Chaunce Hayden: What stopped you? Debbie: My father. I know that sounds like I'm such a little girl, but I couldn't do it. I don't have a problem with nudity at all. I mean, I grew up in Greece, where there's nude beaches everywhere. But the thought of my father and mother having to face their friends made me sick to my stomach.
Debbie: When people ask me about the "View" it doesn't annoy me because it was a great amount of my life and I don't want to deny it or forget about it. That experience made me who I am today.
Debbie is fluent in Greek.
One of Debbie's most embarrassing moments happened in high school. You see Debbie is also known for crashing the Driver's Ed car right outside of building three. With her Driver's Ed teacher who was also a coach saying in a southern drawl, "Matenopoulos what in the hell do you think you are doing?".
The first movie Debbie ever saw was Grease.
As a child Debbie earned the nickname Pee Pee Matenopoulos after an unfortunate incident in which Debbie was forced to wait on her older sister.
Left the TV Guide channel in January 2004
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