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Xena Weds! - The Princess Bride
Globe Magazine
14 April 1998
Scanned / Transcribed by MaryD
LUCY
LAWLESS traded Xena's armor-plated leather skirt and heavy sword for a soft
and shimmering off-the-shoulder bridal gown as she married her show's
producer Robert Tapert in a fairy-tale ceremony.
The statuesque beauty spent 30 minutes primping in a back room at Saint
Monica's Catholic Church in Santa Monica, Calif., making sure her chiffon
veil with a 12-foot train sat just right on her long curly hair. But it was
well worth the effort. When she finally appeared, her 200 guests were
stunned to see the Warrior Princess transformed into a beautiful Princess
Bride.
"'You could hear a collective gasp when Lucy finally started her walk down
the aisle," says an eyewitness. "You would never have known this was the
same leather-clad Amazon you see on TV."
Lawless' striking beauty and imposing presence have made Xena: Warrior
Princess the most popular syndicated show in America - with more than 6
million viewers each week. She has become an icon of feminine strength
admired by men and women alike.
Leading
the guests who came to wish the 30-year-old bride well was another
superhero, Hercules hunk Kevin Sorbo and his wife, Chicago Hope actress Sam
Jenkins. Because Xena's first TV appearance was as a love interest for
Hercules, "it was very important to Lucy that Kevin be here," confides a
pal.
"She looks at their relationship as being more than just TV counterparts
Xena and Hercules."
Another celebrity on hand for the festivities was ex-Ellen co-star Bruce
Campbell. He was joined by all five of Lucy's brothers, her younger sister
and her parents who flew from New Zealand to attend the1:30 p.m. service on
Saturday, March 28. But the bride's last-minute fussing pushed back the
proceedings until after 2 p.m.
Finally, with her daughter from her first marriage, Daisy,
9, as a bridesmaid, Lawless walked toward the altar and tied the knot with
Tapert in a 45-minute Catholic mass. She divorced first hubby Garth in 1995
after seven years of marriage.
"After they were pronounced man and wife, tears flowed down Lucy's face,"
says an insider. "Everyone could feel her joy."
Generous Lawless was so happy, she left behind $6,000 worth of white lilacs
and chrysanthemums decorating the church for Mike and Laurie Moore, the
couple whose wedding was scheduled after hers. And she even stopped by to
wish them well.
Next, it was party time as Lawless and Tapert, 42, were escorted by 10
security guards to a white Rolls Royce stocked with Cristal champagne and
strawberries dipped in white chocolate.
The rest of the guests were transported in white vans to the reception at
the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel's "Pretty Woman" suite - named for the
Julia Roberts movie that was filmed there.
The happy partiers feasted on salmon, lamb, more champagne and an
eight-tier, cream-cheese frosted wedding cake. When it was all over, guests
were given a collection of the couple's favorite love poems to take home.
"This was Lucy's day down to the last detail," a source reports. "She chose
the church because it reminded her of the convent she attended as a child
and she had the reception at the Pretty Woman hotel because it's one of her
favorite movies.
"She planned every moment and it came out perfectly!" - PATRICE BALDWIN
HER LESBIAN FANS ARE IN MOURNING
WARRIOR PRINCESS Lucy Lawless broke the hearts of blonde TV sidekick
Gabrielle. "We're all a little broken-hearted
Jewess lesbian fans around the world when she got hitched that Lucy is off
the market," says Montana, organizer of a
a man just weeks ago! "Xena committee" that meets at the club to battle with
plastic
The lusty ladies who gather in gay hot spots like New York's swords and act
out roles from the show. Meow Mix bar to pay homage to Xena: Warrior
Princess are Meow Mix owner Brooke Jackson adds: "We're happy for
devastated that their heroine chose a man over a gal like her Lucy, but we
also hope she doesn't mind if we still flirt with her!"
