In episode three of Sportscafe Legends, Marc Ellis and Ric Salizzo sit down on Herbie the housebus with Lucy Lawless - Xena: Warrior Princess herself. She grew up in Mount Albert with no fences and no curfew, was nicknamed "uncoordinated" at school, and then spent six years and 24-episode seasons swinging a sword nine months a year. Xena big in New Zealand, but it was enormous in Italy, Turkey, the Philippines and Iran - and somewhere around episode eight, Lucy found out her character had become a global gay icon, via a stack of faxes from New York while she was standing on the side of set. These days she'd rather direct than act, and keeps turning down offers from America to do it. She also has a hobby that comes up about twenty-five minutes in, and it's not what you'd expect. Marc and Ric get into what Xena did for the New Zealand screen industry, knowing Russell Crowe when he was running an underage nightclub, the first time in her life she felt proud of herself, and what Herbie is actually being used for. CHAPTERS Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome to Herbie 00:01:27 A slow start to the day 00:02:20 Growing up in Mount Albert 00:04:34 Slightly delinquent 00:05:49 How the acting started 00:08:28 Becoming a gay icon by accident 00:09:19 Marc was an extra on Xena 00:10:16 Russell Crowe before Russell Crowe 00:11:35 "My nickname at school was uncoordinated" 00:12:31 Nine months a year, 14-hour days 00:13:13 What Xena did for the NZ industry 00:14:55 Watching a film a day 00:18:50 Why she's directing now 00:21:43 New Zealand needs to feed itself 00:24:01 When kids were allowed to disappear 00:24:42 The murder trials 00:25:33 The hearing 00:26:10 Why she goes 00:28:30 Pizza etiquette 00:29:30 Star Wars, Tom Selleck and the Ewok problem 00:32:29 The proudest she's ever been 00:34:48 Never Look Away 00:35:31 Working with Marc Ellis 00:38:44 What Herbie is actually for Sportscafe Legends is presented by Sal's Authentic New York Pizza and Southern Alps Lager. Herbie is fuelled by Gull.
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