Photo: Emma McIntyre/WireImageJennifer Greyreceived some help from friend and fellow actressJamie Lee Curtiswhen preparing for her latest role.In an interview withEntertainment Tonightpublished Thursday, the 62-year-oldDirty Dancingstar revealedthe advice Curtis gave heron how to best transform into the lead role for Lifetime biopicGwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation.One of the visual aspects of the Shamblin role is a distinctive teased, bleached-blond hairstyle. Thefirst-time Academy Award nomineeexplained that Curtis steered her in the right direction to achieve this look.“She said, ‘Well, you have to go with Rob Pickens. He’s the best wigmaker. He just did myHalloweenwigs [and] he didAna de ArmasforBlonde.'“Grey didn’t argue. “When she tells me with that kind of stern voice, I do what she says, and so I called [Pickens].“Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; Jennifer Grey/InstagramAccording toDeadline, in November Greysigned onto play Shamblin, a controversial religious leader who founded a wildly popular Christian diet program and later, the Remnant Fellowship Church in Tennessee.A few days after sealing the role, Grey shared afirst lookof her role transformation onInstagram.“Call me gwen#starvingforsalvation#gwenshamblin@lifetime,” she wrote alongside a photo of herself sporting long blond hair and smoky eye makeup, while crediting Pickens and hairstylist Lyne Lapiana.The film comes after the success of HBO docuseriesThe Way Down: God, Greed and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin, which chronicled the rise and fall of the cult leader.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvationpremieres Saturday on Lifetime.
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Jennifer Greyreceived some help from friend and fellow actressJamie Lee Curtiswhen preparing for her latest role.In an interview withEntertainment Tonightpublished Thursday, the 62-year-oldDirty Dancingstar revealedthe advice Curtis gave heron how to best transform into the lead role for Lifetime biopicGwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation.One of the visual aspects of the Shamblin role is a distinctive teased, bleached-blond hairstyle. Thefirst-time Academy Award nomineeexplained that Curtis steered her in the right direction to achieve this look.“She said, ‘Well, you have to go with Rob Pickens. He’s the best wigmaker. He just did myHalloweenwigs [and] he didAna de ArmasforBlonde.'“Grey didn’t argue. “When she tells me with that kind of stern voice, I do what she says, and so I called [Pickens].“Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; Jennifer Grey/InstagramAccording toDeadline, in November Greysigned onto play Shamblin, a controversial religious leader who founded a wildly popular Christian diet program and later, the Remnant Fellowship Church in Tennessee.A few days after sealing the role, Grey shared afirst lookof her role transformation onInstagram.“Call me gwen#starvingforsalvation#gwenshamblin@lifetime,” she wrote alongside a photo of herself sporting long blond hair and smoky eye makeup, while crediting Pickens and hairstylist Lyne Lapiana.The film comes after the success of HBO docuseriesThe Way Down: God, Greed and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin, which chronicled the rise and fall of the cult leader.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvationpremieres Saturday on Lifetime.
Jennifer Greyreceived some help from friend and fellow actressJamie Lee Curtiswhen preparing for her latest role.
In an interview withEntertainment Tonightpublished Thursday, the 62-year-oldDirty Dancingstar revealedthe advice Curtis gave heron how to best transform into the lead role for Lifetime biopicGwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation.
One of the visual aspects of the Shamblin role is a distinctive teased, bleached-blond hairstyle. Thefirst-time Academy Award nomineeexplained that Curtis steered her in the right direction to achieve this look.
“She said, ‘Well, you have to go with Rob Pickens. He’s the best wigmaker. He just did myHalloweenwigs [and] he didAna de ArmasforBlonde.'”
Grey didn’t argue. “When she tells me with that kind of stern voice, I do what she says, and so I called [Pickens].”
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; Jennifer Grey/Instagram
According toDeadline, in November Greysigned onto play Shamblin, a controversial religious leader who founded a wildly popular Christian diet program and later, the Remnant Fellowship Church in Tennessee.
A few days after sealing the role, Grey shared afirst lookof her role transformation onInstagram.
“Call me gwen#starvingforsalvation#gwenshamblin@lifetime,” she wrote alongside a photo of herself sporting long blond hair and smoky eye makeup, while crediting Pickens and hairstylist Lyne Lapiana.
The film comes after the success of HBO docuseriesThe Way Down: God, Greed and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin, which chronicled the rise and fall of the cult leader.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvationpremieres Saturday on Lifetime.
source: people.com
