Whats it been like playing the conniving magazine editor, Wilhelmina Slater?
She’s been a joy to bring to life. I’ve loved getting dressed à la Wilhelmina and pushing the limits in terms of extremes for a severe, no-nonsense businesswoman. This cast is so talented. And you can’t beat the great locations all over New York. Click here for a behind-the-scenes gallery from Vanessa’s photo shoot. It must have been hard to learn that the show wasn’t getting picked up. We were all kind of heartbroken. I would have loved to do another four years, but it wasn’t in the cards. Wilhelmina has been a hard role to put away because I love her strength and, of course, loved every witty line the writers gave me. We were all surprised by the news. We were shooting on location in the East Village when our executive producer told us that the network canceled us. We were supposed to do 22 episodes. They wanted to stop at 16. We begged for a few more to be able to wrap up the show with dignity. We stopped at 20 episodes so we could have some closure. You’re starring in Sondheim on S
