New Idea
(New Zealand)
3 March 2001
Lucy’s New Role, From Heroine to Hooker
Kiwi star Lucy Lawless moves from the sublime to the almost ridiculous
The statuesque actress is about to make her debut as a high-class hooker on an upcoming
episode of TV show Just Shoot Me.
After years as the feisty star of Xena Lucy is tarting up her image, donning
high-heeled shoes and a rich red dress to play a professional escort for a guest spot in
the top-rating American comedy.
In the episode, which has just screened in the United States, photographer Eliott
(Enrico Colantoni) is desperate for a date to the Blush magazine charity auction after
finding out that his love interest Maya (Laura San Giacomo) is taking another man along.
Eliott turns to kooky fashion editor Nina (Wendie Malick) for help. She hooks him
up with a professional escort for the night - and that's where our Lucy steps in.
By the look of these shots, the Kiwi actress gives Eliott a run for his money.
Just Shoot Me is based on life at a fictional American magazine, Blush, where a
nepotistic tycoon has employed his daughter, Maya.
The episode screened in the US this month, but we won't see it on New Zealand screens
until towards the end of the current series, which has been screening on TV2 on
Wednesdays.
The winding up of her role as mythical classical heroine Xena in the long-running
series Xena: Warrior Princess has given Lucy the chance to guest star in other shows.
She has also increased her charity work in New Zealand, lending her support to the
campaign against child abuse.
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