Michelle Ryan: Being Compared to Lindsay Made Me More Confident
Michelle Ryan has been doing a lot of press in the United Kingdom, promoting the BBC premiere of Bionic Woman and enjoying being back in London.
In an interview with The Guardian, Michelle admitted it was had being compared to icon Lindsay Wagner but the experience made her learn to separate herself from the criticisms of the press.
Michelle has publicly admitted that the harsh treatment of the British press has made her depressed in the past, so it is wonderful that she has grown stronger and more resilient through her experiences with Bionic Woman. In the interview she says she had not been enjoying her life for many years before she did the show, but making Bionic Woman made her commit to enjoying herself.
Michelle also had lunch with a reporter from the London Telegraph last week, where she talked about her transformation into Jaime Sommers and her hopes for the future.
Michelle has some great quotes about balancing the rigorous demands of the fitness regime mandated by the show with her penchant for indulging, and the article talks about how the swimmers shoulders that made her slump on East Enders made her a good match for the athletic demands of being the Bionic Woman.
The interview also contained a great quote about Michelle from James Nesbitt of Jeckell:
“Michelle’s an ambitious girl, but not in a desperate way,” Nesbitt says. “She thinks that this isn’t just her job, it’s her vocation, and she will do as much as she can. She’s very experienced and very technical. But equally she doesn’t take it too seriously - we had a very good laugh making Jekyll.”
In other interviews, Michelle talked about missing London when she was living in Vancouver. Apparently she particularly missed department store Marks & Spencer, giving the chain tons of free publicity — perhaps they should sign her up as a spokesperson.
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