Paula Abdul Will Guest Star on “Drop Dead Diva”
According to People.com, American Idol judge, Paula Abdul, has been offered a guest starring role on Drop Dead Diva. The show, which premieres on July 12, 2009 on the Lifetime channel, is about a vain woman named Deb who, after being killed in a car accident, is denied access to heaven because the gatekeeper, 
Fred, thinks she’s too self-centered (kind of an odd coincidence since the title of this show reminds me of the movie Drop Dead Fred –weird).
Deb successfully pleads to return to earth but comes back to life in a totally different form – a recently-deceased, smart, plus-size lawyer named Jane Bingum. As you might have guessed, the whole thing is to help Deb find her inner-beauty and be less shallow.
As if that wasn’t creepy enough, Deb (as Jane) tries to reconnect with her boyfriend and learns how it feels to go through life as an overweight individual.
Paula will play the part of a Judge Nina Hodge while she’s on the show (she presides over a case about a store that refuses to sell plus-size clothing). She had this to say about the upcoming experience: “I am very excited to guest star on Drop Dead Diva. All of the people are extremely talented and it’s a charming, wonderfully written new show.”
A lot of guest stars have been announced for the new series and I’m not at all surprised to see plus-sized actresses like Liza Minnelli, Nia Vardalos, Rosie O’Donnell and Kathy Najimy on the list (among others). Of course, Paula has also battled with her weight over the years.
Have you heard of this show before? I hadn’t but it does sound somewhat interesting. I don’t think I will go out of my way to watch it but I’ll certainly give it a chance if I see it on.
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