Ashley Jensen: Betty An Important Role Model
Ashley Jensen has high praise for the producers of Ugly Betty, specifically where the lead character is concerned.
She says, “Betty’s a hero now. People come up to me and say, ‘I love that show. I love the message it’s sending’.
The best thing, as far as Jensen is concerned, is that the show has “changed people’s expectations”, highlighting “honest and true” qualities over superficial ones.
“Betty is such an important role model for young girls. What she stands for is great. It’s OK to be real and honest and true.
“It’s insane that we’ve all got to be thin, brown and perfectly groomed. People don’t care about whether you’re a kind or honest person.”
I’ve noticed that many, many more lead characters in films and television shows feature “real” women, flaws and all. Although Betty is a caricature, she has opened the doors for the “geek chic” that we’re seeing in Hollywood today.
This is a good thing, and the producers of Ugly Betty deserve much credit for blazing the trail.
Also, it’s good to be hearing from Jensen - she has had a lot of tabloid news come out this summer; it’s refreshing to see her in the news in a more normal context. It looks like her character is going to be VERY important in Ugly Betty season 3, helping Betty as she becomes independent (not to mention carrying Wilhelmina’s baby).
Source: Showbiz Spy
Image: Newscom
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2 opinions for Ashley Jensen: Betty An Important Role Model
lilkunta
Sep 1, 2008 at 7:25 pm
I like AJ.
What tablod news has she had come out? Ive not heard anything.
CCP
Sep 15, 2008 at 4:39 pm
There was something (in the daily record–google it, I’m not sure how to link) about her having an estranged sibling–wasn’t any actual proof, though. And it’s probably kind of overdramatised, given that the only reason someone would sell a story like that to start with is for money. Even Wikipedia says the source was unreliable (bit ironic really :p )
Anyway, I like her too and I hope Christina has a bigger part to play this season. Even last season when she was carrying Wilhelmina’s child she was still being used as a plot device (with the exception of 2.16) , carrying information to Betty and so forth. I want to see some of Christina’s own thoughts and emotions–and not just her thoughts on what Betty should do or what Wilhelmina said in secret the other day.
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