Brooke Elliott dishes about body image, working with icons, and NOT being pressured to lose weight
Television being what it is, I never give a blanket endorsement to a TV show. However, I've seen "Drop Dead Diva" several times now, and I've really enjoyed it so far.
OK, it's one of those someone-comes-back-to-life-after-dying premises. We all know you have to suspend disbelief there, so just enjoy the show for what it is: light-hearted fun with some occasionally serious things to say about the weight issues that most women live with.
The best thing about the show? Its star, the delightful Brooke Elliott.
Deb is a slim, air-headed woman brought back in the body of a brilliant but dumpy and overweight lawyer, Jane. Somehow they merge--with Deb getting Jane's overweight exterior and brilliant mind, but keeping her own ditzy personality. Plus, Deb can't seem to remember that she doesn't look like a babe anymore, so she still acts like one.
The lovely Brooke Elliott is absolutely convincing portraying this paradox, and as I told her, it makes me believe that all overweight women should just act beautiful...then maybe it would become a self-fulfilling reality!
I asked Brooke about having a job in which she feels NO pressure to lose weight...what it's like working with famous guest stars like Delta Burke, Paula Abdul and Liza Minelli..and what about the guardian angel, Fred--will we ever see him again?
You can listen to my 8-minute interview with Drop Dead Diva's Brooke Elliott here.
3 comments:
I recently discovered DDD and think it is so cool that you interviewed her. I feel the same as you about the show. It's really cute. Since I had not seen from the beginning, I got the 1st season from Netflix so I could watch it.
I have been a fan since show one. Such a wonderful opportunity to interview here. Well done xo
P.S. I completely forgot to mention that the link to the interview isn't working :-(
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