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"Katharine McPhee isn&amp;apos;t where she thought she&amp;apos;d be in 2013 -- because where she ended up is so much better!\r\nThe Smash star appears on the February cover of Lucky wearing a vibrant Philosophy di Alberta Feretti top ensemble and Christian Louboutin heels. In the accompanying interview, McPhee, 28, explains why she hasn&amp;apos;t started a family with her husband of nearly five years, Nick Cokas, 46.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I once thought that by now I&amp;apos;d have lots of children, but actually I&amp;apos;m really enjoying being able to go from point A to point B and the only worry I have is have my dogs been walked,&amp;quot; the American Idol runner-up says. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m selfish right now, but that&amp;apos;s how and where I should be. The thing is, work is the thing I love the most.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nChildren may not be on the horizon for a long time, McPhee adds. &amp;quot;In five years I&amp;apos;d love to have done a play and a few movies, and of course I know Smash keeps going.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nMcPhee is, after all, still adjusting to life in the Big Apple. &amp;quot;I don&amp;apos;t want to sound ungrateful, but I hated living in New York for the first six months,&amp;quot; the former L.A.-based star admits. Over time, the &amp;quot;Over It&amp;quot; singer learned to love city living. &amp;quot;I couldn&amp;apos;t really put my finger on it. There&amp;apos;s so much diversity on the streets here,&amp;quot; she says of Manhattan&amp;apos;s varied culture. &amp;quot;You get to leave work behind when you leave; not everyone is an actor.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nEven so, performing will always be McPhee&amp;apos;s first love. &amp;quot;When you&amp;apos;re on a show like [Smash], one that requires so much singing, you have to be really protective of you instrument,&amp;quot; she tells Lucky. &amp;quot;You don&amp;apos;t get to just, like, go out and party all night.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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