Why I love/ adore/ admire Lucy Lawless

Xena's smile in the intro of the series

It's time that I explain my love for Lucy Lawless a little. Facebook suddenly started flooding me with ads for gay and lesbian dating - tells you a lot about what FB is reading into the things you post on your timeline. I find it quite amusing and my friends also know the joke: If Lucy Lawless ever came my way, left her husband and decided that she wanted to have me at her side, I would not even think about saying "no"! ;) I think, I just have quite a healthy admiration for someone who helped me to discover a lot about myself. Nothing wrong with that - and with some jokes!

So when did this all start?

The Warrior Princess

It started many years ago, when I first saw the TV show Xena. It was screened every Saturday or Sunday afternoon (I don't really remember which day it was). When I was a teenager, Xena turned into one of my favourite shows, however, it was only when I re-watched the whole series on DVDs a few years later (in the English original this time) that I came to fully appreciate the stories of the series - and the beauty of the main character.

I could write a whole blog about Xena alone but I will keep it short: I have heard many people say that Xena is nothing more but a fantasy show about an attractive woman who kicks ass. Those people most likely never saw all six seasons nor did they understand the mythology and background of behind the characters. For me and many others, Xena is a role-model because she teaches people how to move on after tragedy strikes. She shows how someone with a dark past can still find a way to become a good person. And she shows us that there always is hope.

True beauty

So, that was Xena - but what about Lucy Lawless? After all, she is "just" an actress and has only said the lines that were written for her, right? Well, kind of. Of course, Lucy Lawless is a lot more than just Xena and  she has never been as dark a character in real life, however, she also sends out the same message. And she is a damn fine woman unless she lies in all of her interviews. Of course, it's not easy to get an accurate picture of someone you have never met in your life - but what I have learned, seen and read about Lucy and her life made me believe that she has a very good character - and part of her is very Xena-like.

Not only does she care a lot about our planet, she also cares a lot about people who aren't as well off as she is (i.e. supporting charities and the Starship Hospital). She has done quite a few good things and some of them I only learned about because they were mentioned in a short sentence in an article. She's doing much good work behind the scenes and doesn't need to get public attention all the time.

Lucy on stage

One thing I only learned about three or four years ago is that Lucy also is a quite talented singer. I knew that she had been singing her parts in the musical episodes of Xena and loved her voice there - but I had no idea that she also did some singing outside Xena and even went on her own little tour. How nice it would be to see a Lucy Lawless concert live one day - or to just see her in person at all (after Michael Jackson has died, she turned into the number 1 person of people I would like to meet).

Of course, Lucy Lawless is also a very beautiful woman and I think much of her beauty shines from within her. I don't think that I could resist her smile even on my grumpiest days. Yes, I'm a woman - but there's nothing wrong with acknowledging the beauty of another woman. And some of the photos of Lucy are just so beautiful that I could indeed just kiss my computer screen!




A few months ago, I had made a little tribute video to Lucy - it's not a professional video because before that video I had only made one other video and I don't have any fancy video programs. But here it is, at least I can say that I had put my heart into it (yes, I'm such a nerd, I know and I don't care - everybody needs a passion and this one is quite healthy - I don't need drugs or alcohol to get on a Lawless high)!

So in short - I LOVE Lucy Lawless because:

• she embodied my one of my favourite TV characters
• she is a damn fine actress (because of her I discovered other movies and TV series)
• she sends out the right messages
• she is very, very beautiful (and quite hot as well)
• she is who she is
• and her smile can often get me out of a bad mood

Sooner or later I'll probably also have to explain why Ian McKellen means so much to me....

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