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Jackie Warner

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Tempers flare, and Jackie can't blame this one on Peeler.
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You can't fire me, I quit, beeyotch.
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Jackie and the girls bring their drama aboard an Olivia cruise. Got Dramamine?
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New trainers. New drama. Same old Jackie.

TV alert: It's time to "Work Out" again

Tonight at 11 p.m. ET, Work Out returns to Bravo for its third season — as you may know if you've read our Season 3 feature on the show. (And if you haven't read it yet, why not? Jackie Warner and Rebecca Cardon both reveal some really interesting tidbits about how they feel they were portrayed last season.)


Photo credit: Vivian Zink

I must admit I've always liked Work Out, because it's totally escapist melodrama that doesn't sink to the level of Flavor of Love (or even A Shot at Love), and also because Jackie's, well, hot. Apparently Jackie's so hot that she's a magnet for straight women, too, and the New York Times recently wrote about this phenomenon in their Style section. OK, full disclosure: They interviewed me for the article, too.

The reporter and I talked about a lot of stuff, including gender, and I explained that I thought that straight women have often been attacted to lesbians who fall more on the butch scale of the gender spectrum. Jackie's not your stereotypical old-school butch, but she has the same swagger and hint of masculinity. (I give her some wiggle room for being an L.A. lesbian who's on TV, where makeup is required, unfortunately.) … continue reading

 
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"Work Out" renewed for a third season

Bravo has announced that Work Out has been renewed for a third season. That's right: More Jackie Warner, more showmances and more hapless ordinary people who just want to get in shape but find themselves getting into a whole mess o' drama instead.

What are your predictions for season 3? Will Jackie finally meet her match — someone who won't kiss up to her pups? Will the other trainers continue to live in fear and mockery of Jackie's bravado? Will someone finally get too much exercise instead of too little? And how much more crying and protein shakes can we really take? Most important, will it be better or worse than season 3 of The L Word?

Stay tuned for more news as it develops, here on the blog and in the Best. Lesbian. Week. Ever. column.

 

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