Many thanks to Petra de Jong for the transcript of this article!

Nieuwe Revu number 8 February 11 - Feb 18

Index: picture of Lucy in that dominatrix outfit:
Page 48: Lucy Lawless, the cult-heroine from the hit tv show 'Xena: Warrior
Princess', photographed on a fitting location; the Chelsea Hotel in New York

Actual 'article' by Wim Spijkers
Page 48 + 49; two full page dominatrix pix.

Title: LUCY LAWLESS DOMINATES

Subtitle: As Xena she has millions of tv viewers at her mercy. As the new
cult-heroine she fittingly poses in the Chelsea Hotel in New York.

Page 50: Full page colour pic of Xena and Gabrielle (3rd season promo shot).
Caption: Xena's relationship with her fellow warrior Gabrielle (Renee
O'Connor) is described by American critics as 'distinctly lesbian'.

Page 51; Big black and white photograph of Lucy on the balcony of the hotel
(haven't seen this one before).

Text:
Barely 3 years ago Lucy Lawless, star of the worldwide tv hit 'Xena: Warrior
Princess', was living an anonymous life. The actress from Mount Albert, a
small town in New Zealand, where her father used to be
mayor, was frequently unemployed.

The film climate wasn't really booming in the outback. Next to that Lucy,
who turns 30 this year, also had to fulfill the role of a divorced mother.
To stay employed she accepted every offer she encountered. That way she once
played a small part in the American series 'Hercules'.

Accidentally the producers of 'Hercules' were thinking of making a similar
show but then with a woman. That show became 'Xena: Warrior Princess', based
on the old Amazon myths, about a warrior woman who battles evil tirans and
other bad guys, together with her warrior friend Gabrielle.

Shortly before starting shooting though, the hired lead actress fell ill.
Producer Robert Tapert remembered Lucy's appearance in 'Hercules'. The rest
is tv history.
Lucy dyed her blond hair black and got dressed in an not really
archeologically justified sexy fantasy suit.

At the moment the show, aired here by Veronica, can be seen in more than 50
countries. A syndicated hit that even approaches the world record of
'Baywatch'.

Xena is popular with little kids (because of the high comic book-like
contents) and with grown-ups (because of the much speculated about bi-sexual
undertone).

Lucy Lawless is the cult heroine of this time, with her own fan clubs,
internet sites and everything surrounding that.

"It's that masculine part that makes Xena so attractive", according to Lucy,
"She's the kind of woman with whom you can have a beer".
That's not enough for producer Tapert. He will marry Lucy soon.


Well, that was the article. The show also was mentioned in another article
in the same mag. The article is called "Enjoying violence".

Quote: "Xena and Hercules are the most violent actionshows, that are aired
almost daily by Veronica"

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