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Like, if you want to get the matching panties, you can get them, but they’re $14.95,’” she continued. “It’s fun to have someone around who has a sexy secret,” Meyers countered. Rudolph is currently on the talk show circuit as part of press for the upcoming [_The Emoji Movie_](http://time.com/4860488/world-emoji-day-facts-2017/) with Patrick Stewart, in which she voices the character of the [“Smiler” face](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0569280/?ref%5F=nm%5Fflmg%5Fact%5F4). 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