Jennifer Grey's Transformation into Gwen Shamblin Will Make You Double-Take.
22-11-2022
By Aarti Rawat
Jennifer Grey's latest TV transformation is impressive. The Dirty Dancing star will play controversial late Christian diet guru Gwen Shamblin Lara in a 2023 Lifetime film.
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Jennifer teased her new role on Instagram, posting a selfie with Gwen's sky-high hair. "Call me gwen #starvingforsalvation #gwenshamblin"
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Jennifer's teased blonde hair stopped followers in their tracks, with several friends commenting on the resemblance to Gwen.
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Katie Couric wrote, "OMG!!!" and Sasha Alexander added, "AH-MAzing!!!!"
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Michael J. Fox reacted to Tracey Cunningham's transformation by saying, "Ok..... you have my full total focus."
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Jennifer's new Lifelong project is one of four centered on notorious women, including Nancy Crampton-Brophy, Jodi Arias, and Sherri Papini, who faked her kidnapping in 2016.
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Starving for Salvation details Gwen Shamblin's successful Christian weight-loss program, the Weigh Down Workshop, and her Tennessee megachurch Remnant Fellowship.
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The film follows Gwen's life until her death in a 2021 plane crash with her husband, Joe, and five others. It doesn't shy away from her dark side.
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"At the height of her power and influence," the network notes, "Gwen demanded that church members alienate themselves
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from non-members, banished overweight members, threatened legal action against dissenters, and advocated for strict punishment of those who failed to follow church tenets."