You might recognize Jamie Brewer from American Horror Story, in which she's had a recurring role since 2011. But the 30-year-old actress broke another barrier Thursday, becoming the first model with Down syndrome to walk during New York's Fashion Week. Brewer modeled as part of Carrie Hammer's "Role Models Not Runway Models" campaign, wearing an original design by Hammer. "There's a woman named Katie Driscoll," Brewer tells People a few hours after her history-making walk, "who has a campaign called 'Changing the Trace of Beauty.' She wrote a letter to Carrie congratulating her on 2014 New York Fashion Week show that...
- 2/12/2015
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Producers and studio executives are warming to the idea of putting more actors with disabilities onscreen, according to casting directors and show creators. But disabled performers should be prepared to work hard to distinguish themselves. “You can’t expect to be hired just because you’re in a wheelchair,” said Angela Rockwood, a quadriplegic actor who co-created and stars in the unscripted series “Push Girls,” which airs on Sundance Channel. “If you want to be a serious actor, you’ve got to go out and take the acting classes; you’ve got to bring the juices so that when the roles come in you’re ready.” Even if a disabled performer is ready for her big role, that break won’t always come. Hollywood has a long history of casting able-bodied performers in disabled roles. A recent example advocates point to is NBC’s reboot of “Ironside,” which features Blair Underwood...
- 10/16/2013
- backstage.com
On TV this Monday: See a Teen Wolf as a cub, Breaking Pointe has its (re)opening night, Christian Kane visits King & Maxwell and Benedict Cumberbatch shifts into Top Gear. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
Related | Save the Date: Your July Calendar of More Than 70 Premieres and Finales
8 pm The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All (ABC) | Desiree and her jilted bachelors reunite for one last confrontation – Ben and James, you’ve got some ‘splainin’ to do — in advance of the season finale.
8:30 pm Top Gear (BBC America) | Benedict “Sherlock” Cumberbatch is the Star in the Reasonably Priced Car.
Related | Save the Date: Your July Calendar of More Than 70 Premieres and Finales
8 pm The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All (ABC) | Desiree and her jilted bachelors reunite for one last confrontation – Ben and James, you’ve got some ‘splainin’ to do — in advance of the season finale.
8:30 pm Top Gear (BBC America) | Benedict “Sherlock” Cumberbatch is the Star in the Reasonably Priced Car.
- 7/22/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
On TV this Monday: Mistresses makes a big move, All My Children and One Life to Live have a summer (TV) fling, Siberia is a jungle and the Mlb hits home. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
Related | Fall TV Poll: Monday — Rick Castle Vs. James Spader and Other DVR Dilemmas
12 – 3:30 pm All My Children and One Life to Live (Own) | Soap fans, rejoice! Enjoy a marathon of back-to-back half-hour episodes of The OnLine Network’s revival of AMC (at noon) and Oltl (starting at 2 pm). P.
Related | Fall TV Poll: Monday — Rick Castle Vs. James Spader and Other DVR Dilemmas
12 – 3:30 pm All My Children and One Life to Live (Own) | Soap fans, rejoice! Enjoy a marathon of back-to-back half-hour episodes of The OnLine Network’s revival of AMC (at noon) and Oltl (starting at 2 pm). P.
- 7/15/2013
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Tags: Push GirlsTiphany AdamsSundance ChannelTVTV recapstelevisionIMDb
In the latest episode of Push Girls “Tiphany’s Missing Sister (Part 1),” our favorite out cast member is trying to track down her sister. Tiphany’s sister Katie has been addicted to crystal meth for over 10 years. A year and a half ago, Katie went missing and Tiphany desperately wants to hire a private investigator to find Katie. Sadly Tiphany she isn’t getting the support she wants from her father. It seems as though after a long struggle, many family members have given up on Katie and are choosing not to get their hopes up that she will ever get sober.
Meanwhile, Mia and her friend Pauline head to a salon for a day of mani-pedis. It’s Mia’s first professional pedicure. In the past she was too afraid her legs would spasm and freak the nail stylist out, but Pauline reassures...
In the latest episode of Push Girls “Tiphany’s Missing Sister (Part 1),” our favorite out cast member is trying to track down her sister. Tiphany’s sister Katie has been addicted to crystal meth for over 10 years. A year and a half ago, Katie went missing and Tiphany desperately wants to hire a private investigator to find Katie. Sadly Tiphany she isn’t getting the support she wants from her father. It seems as though after a long struggle, many family members have given up on Katie and are choosing not to get their hopes up that she will ever get sober.
Meanwhile, Mia and her friend Pauline head to a salon for a day of mani-pedis. It’s Mia’s first professional pedicure. In the past she was too afraid her legs would spasm and freak the nail stylist out, but Pauline reassures...
- 6/19/2013
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
On the Season 2 premiere of "Push Girls" earlier this month, Auti Angel and her husband, DJ Eric "Stretch Boogie" Rivera, were having trouble in their relationship. But, it appears things are going well now - in fact, they're trying to have a baby.
"My husband and I are practicing regularly," Auti laughed, as she visited Access Hollywood Live on Tuesday. "We're hoping that it'll happen naturally. And if not, we'll take other courses."
While Auti and Eric are working on getting pregnant, they are getting in some parenting practice with a new addition to the family - ...
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"My husband and I are practicing regularly," Auti laughed, as she visited Access Hollywood Live on Tuesday. "We're hoping that it'll happen naturally. And if not, we'll take other courses."
While Auti and Eric are working on getting pregnant, they are getting in some parenting practice with a new addition to the family - ...
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- 6/18/2013
- by nobody@accesshollywood.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
On TV this Monday: The Mistresses are under pressure, The Glades discover the (naked) truth, a bad moon rises for Teen Wolf and Longmire goes hunting. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
Related | Fall TV Poll: What Will You Be Watching on Monday Nights?
8 pm Switched at Birth (ABC Family) | Bay begins to reconnect with Ty, but learns shocking news about his experiences in Afghanistan.
8:30 pm The Goodwin Games (Fox) | Jimmy tries to convince Piper’s mom Hannah (True Blood‘s Janina Gavankar) to trust him, while Henry pitches a business deal to Hannah’s husband (The Office...
Related | Fall TV Poll: What Will You Be Watching on Monday Nights?
8 pm Switched at Birth (ABC Family) | Bay begins to reconnect with Ty, but learns shocking news about his experiences in Afghanistan.
8:30 pm The Goodwin Games (Fox) | Jimmy tries to convince Piper’s mom Hannah (True Blood‘s Janina Gavankar) to trust him, while Henry pitches a business deal to Hannah’s husband (The Office...
- 6/17/2013
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Tags: Tiphany AdamsPush GirlsSundancetelevisionTV recapsIMDb
On the latest episode of Push Girls, appropriately titled “Betrayed," Angela is in need of a new caregiver while Chelsie and Auti have some serious dramarama over their dance crews. (I wanna join their dance crews!)
First up the lovely Angela heads to the tattoo parlor Freak Chic. Angela gets a small flower tattoo on her wrist that she says symbolizes her “past, present and future.” The future is what Angela is focusing on since she is now officially divorced and is currently looking for a new caregiver so her Auntie Judy can return to work. Angela reveals that after her accident she lost a lot of friends but her Auntie has always been by her side. Angela calls her Auntie her “soul partner” and her “partner in crime.” Although I doubt these two sweethearts commit crimes. After many candidates Angela finally hires a woman...
On the latest episode of Push Girls, appropriately titled “Betrayed," Angela is in need of a new caregiver while Chelsie and Auti have some serious dramarama over their dance crews. (I wanna join their dance crews!)
First up the lovely Angela heads to the tattoo parlor Freak Chic. Angela gets a small flower tattoo on her wrist that she says symbolizes her “past, present and future.” The future is what Angela is focusing on since she is now officially divorced and is currently looking for a new caregiver so her Auntie Judy can return to work. Angela reveals that after her accident she lost a lot of friends but her Auntie has always been by her side. Angela calls her Auntie her “soul partner” and her “partner in crime.” Although I doubt these two sweethearts commit crimes. After many candidates Angela finally hires a woman...
- 6/12/2013
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Push Girlstelevisiontelevision recapsIMDb
Congratulations to the cast of Push Girls for taking home last night's Critics Choice Award for best reality series!
Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images
Now on with the show! In last night’s Push Girls episode “Surprising News” Angela gets behind the wheel, Chelsie is desperate to walk and Tiphany and Liz play kissy face in the sand.
The show begins with Auti and Angela contorting themselves to get inside of a car. They laugh that it takes them 45 minutes just to head off to lunch.
Then we head over to Chelsie’s and her boyfriend Raymond, who makes this ignorant statement, “You don’t really see gorgeous people in wheelchairs.” What?!
Chelsie is determined to walk again. She practices standing one hour a day to gain strength. Raymond makes a tremendous discovery of the revolutionary ReWalk bionic suit. Here’s a video showing how the suit works.
Congratulations to the cast of Push Girls for taking home last night's Critics Choice Award for best reality series!
Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images
Now on with the show! In last night’s Push Girls episode “Surprising News” Angela gets behind the wheel, Chelsie is desperate to walk and Tiphany and Liz play kissy face in the sand.
The show begins with Auti and Angela contorting themselves to get inside of a car. They laugh that it takes them 45 minutes just to head off to lunch.
Then we head over to Chelsie’s and her boyfriend Raymond, who makes this ignorant statement, “You don’t really see gorgeous people in wheelchairs.” What?!
Chelsie is determined to walk again. She practices standing one hour a day to gain strength. Raymond makes a tremendous discovery of the revolutionary ReWalk bionic suit. Here’s a video showing how the suit works.
- 6/11/2013
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Morning BrewAngelina JolieMistressesIMDbJane LynchTony AwardsBlack SailsJessica Parker KennedyStephanie HuntLindsay LohanSamantha Ronson
Good morning! After last night's season finale, I'm sorry to say that this entire season of Game of Thrones was devoid of any lesbian content. I'm sorry if that was a spoiler, but I felt like you should know.
Did you catch Jane Lynch on The Tony Awards last night? She did her Miss Hannigan and, well, it was amazing.
The New York Times claims Lindsay Lohan is writing Samantha Ronson from rehab in hopes of getting her back. Consider the source.
Stephanie Hunt who played lesbian Devon on Friday Night Lights was part of the show's reunion at the Atx Television Festival this weekend.
This will probably be forever be my favorite photo that The L.A. Times has ever run. F yeah Dykes on Bikes!
Nike has some really sweet new rainbow kicks in the name of equality.
Good morning! After last night's season finale, I'm sorry to say that this entire season of Game of Thrones was devoid of any lesbian content. I'm sorry if that was a spoiler, but I felt like you should know.
Did you catch Jane Lynch on The Tony Awards last night? She did her Miss Hannigan and, well, it was amazing.
The New York Times claims Lindsay Lohan is writing Samantha Ronson from rehab in hopes of getting her back. Consider the source.
Stephanie Hunt who played lesbian Devon on Friday Night Lights was part of the show's reunion at the Atx Television Festival this weekend.
This will probably be forever be my favorite photo that The L.A. Times has ever run. F yeah Dykes on Bikes!
Nike has some really sweet new rainbow kicks in the name of equality.
- 6/10/2013
- by trishbendix
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Morning BrewAmy SchumerInside Amy SchumerIMDbPush GirlsBex Taylor-KlausThe KillingCandidly NicoleTrue BloodShay MitchellPretty Litte LiarsNicol PaoneCat CoraBitchBeach
Good morning!
Atomic Kitten singer Natasha Hamilton will be playing the role of Maureen in a UK tour of Rent. She said of the lesbian part:
I love Rent so I am made up to be playing the role of Maureen! She's a great character... a little bit cheeky, flirtatious and injects some real comedy moments into the show.
Nicol Paone writes about loving her best friend and her boobs over at Hello Giggles.
A lesbian activist heckled Michelle Obama yesterday and I have second-hand embarrassment about it.
On last night's Inside Amy Schumer, Amy played a lesbian fitness instructor. How do I sign up for this class?
Comedy Central
I can never do a plank again without thinking of Anne Heche.
Frenchie Davis (The Voice) is not taking any mess from bullies.
Because June is pride month,...
Good morning!
Atomic Kitten singer Natasha Hamilton will be playing the role of Maureen in a UK tour of Rent. She said of the lesbian part:
I love Rent so I am made up to be playing the role of Maureen! She's a great character... a little bit cheeky, flirtatious and injects some real comedy moments into the show.
Nicol Paone writes about loving her best friend and her boobs over at Hello Giggles.
A lesbian activist heckled Michelle Obama yesterday and I have second-hand embarrassment about it.
On last night's Inside Amy Schumer, Amy played a lesbian fitness instructor. How do I sign up for this class?
Comedy Central
I can never do a plank again without thinking of Anne Heche.
Frenchie Davis (The Voice) is not taking any mess from bullies.
Because June is pride month,...
- 6/5/2013
- by trishbendix
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Push GirlsTiphany AdamsIMDbtelevisiontelevision recaps
Welcome to the Push Girls Season 2 premiere recap “Strange Love.” To watch or re-watch Season 1, click here.
This season’s first episode starts off with our blonde bisexual Tiphany riding a mechanical bull.
Tiphany is celebrating her decision to finally move out of Angela’s house and live on her own. Angela is supportive of Tiphany’s relocation (i.e. she will not miss hearing Tiphany having loud sex). But Mia is concerned that Tiphany might not be ready for total independence.
We fast-forward to moving day and Tiphany loves her new tiny apartment. Mia, being the more practical of the two, is worried because the place isn’t on the ground floor. So the girls do a practice-run and escape the building on the stairs in their wheelchairs. They successfully accomplish this task, but with a few mishaps. (Mia almost bit it on the last set of stairs.
Welcome to the Push Girls Season 2 premiere recap “Strange Love.” To watch or re-watch Season 1, click here.
This season’s first episode starts off with our blonde bisexual Tiphany riding a mechanical bull.
Tiphany is celebrating her decision to finally move out of Angela’s house and live on her own. Angela is supportive of Tiphany’s relocation (i.e. she will not miss hearing Tiphany having loud sex). But Mia is concerned that Tiphany might not be ready for total independence.
We fast-forward to moving day and Tiphany loves her new tiny apartment. Mia, being the more practical of the two, is worried because the place isn’t on the ground floor. So the girls do a practice-run and escape the building on the stairs in their wheelchairs. They successfully accomplish this task, but with a few mishaps. (Mia almost bit it on the last set of stairs.
- 6/4/2013
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Tiphany AdamsPush GirlsSundance ChanneltelevisionTV InterviewsIMDb
When Push Girls premiered on the Sundance Channel last summer, we were introduced to Tiphany Adams, a 27-year-old survivor of a car crash that put her in a wheelchair. Tiphany and her co-star friends showed viewers how they live normal lives — or as normal as being beautiful women living in Los Angeles can be. Tiphany was also dating both men and women on Season One, and when Season Two premieres tonight on Sundance, you'll see she's very single and very interested in mingling with a girl she meets at the bar.
"There are some surprises in store," Tiphany said. "And yeah, you'll certainly get to see some surprises in that department!"
But Tiphany doesn't say if she's going to be dating any men on this season, as previews only seem to highlight her seeing the specific girl she meets in tonight's episode, where she...
When Push Girls premiered on the Sundance Channel last summer, we were introduced to Tiphany Adams, a 27-year-old survivor of a car crash that put her in a wheelchair. Tiphany and her co-star friends showed viewers how they live normal lives — or as normal as being beautiful women living in Los Angeles can be. Tiphany was also dating both men and women on Season One, and when Season Two premieres tonight on Sundance, you'll see she's very single and very interested in mingling with a girl she meets at the bar.
"There are some surprises in store," Tiphany said. "And yeah, you'll certainly get to see some surprises in that department!"
But Tiphany doesn't say if she's going to be dating any men on this season, as previews only seem to highlight her seeing the specific girl she meets in tonight's episode, where she...
- 6/3/2013
- by trishbendix
- AfterEllen.com
On TV this Monday: Revolution powers down for the summer, a new season of Teen Wolf is at the door, Syfy wishes fans a very Murray Monday, the American Teenager‘s life comes to an end and Mistresses sex up ABC’s summer slate. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
8 pm The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family) | Series finale: Amy and her classmates graduate; Adrian gets an unexpected visitor; Shailene Woodley is free to land even more plum film roles.
8:30 pm The Goodwin Games...
8 pm The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family) | Series finale: Amy and her classmates graduate; Adrian gets an unexpected visitor; Shailene Woodley is free to land even more plum film roles.
8:30 pm The Goodwin Games...
- 6/3/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Push Girls is back for a second season and the ladies are sassier than ever.
The series, which returns to Sundance on Monday, June 3 at 10/9c, documents the lives and friendship of wheelchair-bound women Angela, Auti, Mia and Tiphany, as they explore new romances, mentor newly injured patients, and try out modern technologies. In the season premiere, Angela ponders life after separating from her famous husband, actor Dustin Nguyen, Auti tries to overcome struggles in her marriage, and Mia helps Tiphany move into her first home.
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The series, which returns to Sundance on Monday, June 3 at 10/9c, documents the lives and friendship of wheelchair-bound women Angela, Auti, Mia and Tiphany, as they explore new romances, mentor newly injured patients, and try out modern technologies. In the season premiere, Angela ponders life after separating from her famous husband, actor Dustin Nguyen, Auti tries to overcome struggles in her marriage, and Mia helps Tiphany move into her first home.
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- 5/13/2013
- by Robyn Ross
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Tags: Morning BrewIMDbSaturday Night LiveSundance Film FestivalJennifer LawrenceNaomi WattsAlia ShawkatJenna Lyons
Good morning and Happy Martin Luther King Day!
HouseofGeekery.com made a list of their favorite Lgbt couples in television history and Spashley comes in at number one. Naomily are at number three. Speaking of the Skins duo, here's Kathryn Prescott's top five moments from the show.
If you watched Saturday Night Live this weekend, you likely saw Kate McKinnon do a great Jodie Foster impression. Check out this video of Kate with friend Eliot Glazer showing you how to power walk.
Speaking of SNL, host Jennifer Lawrence was hilarious as a punk teen willing to go bi for cool points.
There's a ton of stuff going on at Sundance this week. In a review of Two Mothers, Vulture notes that BFFs Lil and Roz (Naomi Watts and Robin Wright) "are constantly mistaken for a lesbian couple, though...
Good morning and Happy Martin Luther King Day!
HouseofGeekery.com made a list of their favorite Lgbt couples in television history and Spashley comes in at number one. Naomily are at number three. Speaking of the Skins duo, here's Kathryn Prescott's top five moments from the show.
If you watched Saturday Night Live this weekend, you likely saw Kate McKinnon do a great Jodie Foster impression. Check out this video of Kate with friend Eliot Glazer showing you how to power walk.
Speaking of SNL, host Jennifer Lawrence was hilarious as a punk teen willing to go bi for cool points.
There's a ton of stuff going on at Sundance this week. In a review of Two Mothers, Vulture notes that BFFs Lil and Roz (Naomi Watts and Robin Wright) "are constantly mistaken for a lesbian couple, though...
- 1/21/2013
- by trishbendix
- AfterEllen.com
Plus, Riley has a special message for 'Lannie' fans: 'They're going to get what they want, but ... they need to enjoy the ride.' For the record, Riley Smith knew that joining 90210 as a love interest for Annie (Shenae Grimes) was going to be an "uphill battle." Not only do Annie's boyfriends tend to have short life spans — few, if any, are ever heard from again — but there's an overwhelming number of "Lannie" fans who refuse to accept Annie with anyone other than Liam (Matt Lanter). But Riley tells HollywoodLife.com not to worry; he's got a plan. "I realized, very quickly, that I was in a lose-lose situation," Riley admits. "I prepared myself for that. This is a character who's always on the offensive, and I figured if I played him like that, he'd be harder to pick on." Riley, who met with Push Girls star Tiphany Adams to prepare for his wheelchair-bound role,...
- 10/29/2012
- by Andy Swift
- HollywoodLife
On October 15, 2000, Tiphany Adams, then a high-school senior in Northern California, was a passenger in a car that was hit head-on by a drunk driver going 130 mph. Tiphany and the two friends who were in the car with her were all pronounced dead at the scene... until an Emt detected life in Tiphany's body. She was airlifted to the nearest hospital and spent the next three weeks in a coma; when she came out of it, she learned that the injuries she'd sustained in the accident had left her permanently paralyzed from the waist down. Now, almost 12 years later, Tiphany is one of the inspiring stars of the new Sundance Channel reality show "Push Girls," which gives viewers an intimate glimpse into the challenges wheelchair-using women face. In this candid interview, Tiphany shares some of the life lessons she's learned about personal growth, self-awareness, and coping with other people's false assumptions -- and fears.
- 9/4/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
On TV this Monday: The Secret Life of the American Teenager gets ready to take some time off, a shiny guest star returns to Alphas, Push Girls’ first season ends on a high note and Warehouse 13 goes down the rabbit hole. Here are 10 programs to look for tonight.
8 pm The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family) | Mid-season finale: Jack’s still in the hospital, and Ricky and George discuss the wedding.
8 pm Hotel Hell (Fox) | The Keating Hotel in San Diego, Gordon Ramsay’s coming for you!
8 pm The L.A. Complex (The CW) | A desperate Raquel comes up with a new plan.
8 pm The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family) | Mid-season finale: Jack’s still in the hospital, and Ricky and George discuss the wedding.
8 pm Hotel Hell (Fox) | The Keating Hotel in San Diego, Gordon Ramsay’s coming for you!
8 pm The L.A. Complex (The CW) | A desperate Raquel comes up with a new plan.
- 8/27/2012
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
There’s nary an episode of Sundance’s Push Girls where the viewers don’t learn something about living life as a quadriplegic or paraplegic. In the show’s first season finale — airing tonight at 10 p.m. on Sundance Channel — one of the lessons is about the hardships surrounding how Angela Rockwood, who is a quadriplegic, gets onto an airplane. If you can imagine, the process is quite an orchestration, and EW has an exclusive clip below that details it all.
“Just going away for three days, one suitcase is full of medical supplies,” Angela tells viewers in the clip of Push Girls,...
“Just going away for three days, one suitcase is full of medical supplies,” Angela tells viewers in the clip of Push Girls,...
- 8/27/2012
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW - Inside TV
Tune in alert for the 'Push Girls' in Sundance. Life can twist and turn in completely unexpected and difficult ways, but true strength means embracing change and moving on. These girls have overcome challenges and embraced life regardless of the cards they were dealt. On the next episode, of .Push Girls,. .Moving On,. airing Monday, August 13th at 10pm on Sundance Channel the girls must put their strength to the test. When Mia rented her current apartment, she only intended to stay there for one year. Five years later, the apartment is so decrepit and crammed that she.s too embarrassed to invite people over. Tiphany tells Mia it.s time for an upgrade. After getting in a car...
- 8/9/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Tags: 2012 London Games2012 OlympicsPush GirlsTiphany AdamsThe Real L WordIMDb
Good morning, Brewbies! Let's check in with our lesbian Olympians, shall we?
The Dutch field hockey team — a.k.a. "The Gayest Team Ever Assembled" — pulled down another win yesterday, besting Japan 3-2. As I mentioned in Brew on Monday, the team is comprised of four lesbian ladies: Marilyn Agliotti, Maartje Paumen, Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel, and Kim Lammers.
Photo credit: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images
In her doubles tennis match, Lisa Raymond (and tennis partner Liezel Huber) beat their Polish opponents in straight sets.
Megan Rapinoe and the Us Women's soccer team clinched first place in Group G 1-0 win over North Korea. They advance to the quarterfinals where they'll meet New Zealand on Friday.
Photo credit: Stanley Chou/Getty Images
Sweden's women's soccer team — led by lesbian ladies Hedvig Lindahl , Lisa Dahlkvist, and Jessica Landstrom — tied with Canada 2-...
Good morning, Brewbies! Let's check in with our lesbian Olympians, shall we?
The Dutch field hockey team — a.k.a. "The Gayest Team Ever Assembled" — pulled down another win yesterday, besting Japan 3-2. As I mentioned in Brew on Monday, the team is comprised of four lesbian ladies: Marilyn Agliotti, Maartje Paumen, Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel, and Kim Lammers.
Photo credit: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images
In her doubles tennis match, Lisa Raymond (and tennis partner Liezel Huber) beat their Polish opponents in straight sets.
Megan Rapinoe and the Us Women's soccer team clinched first place in Group G 1-0 win over North Korea. They advance to the quarterfinals where they'll meet New Zealand on Friday.
Photo credit: Stanley Chou/Getty Images
Sweden's women's soccer team — led by lesbian ladies Hedvig Lindahl , Lisa Dahlkvist, and Jessica Landstrom — tied with Canada 2-...
- 8/1/2012
- by stuntdouble
- AfterEllen.com
On May 2, 1992, professional hip-hop dancer Auti Angel was on the verge of signing a recording contract with Columbia Records. The next day, her spinal cord was severed in a terrible car wreck, leaving her permanently paralyzed from the waist down. Now, ten years later, Auti is one of the inspiring stars of the new Sundance Channel reality show "Push Girls," which gives viewers an intimate glimpse into the challenges wheelchair-using women face. In this honest and revealing interview, Auti shares how surviving unimaginable trauma -- she endured both that car accident and childhood sexual abuse -- can help you build a fighting spirit... if you work at it.
I love how you pushed your comfort zone to enter that ballroom dance contest in episode two of "Push Girls." That was incredible!
Oh, thank you so much. Oh, yes indeed, I push myself beyond my comfort zone.
To me, that’s...
I love how you pushed your comfort zone to enter that ballroom dance contest in episode two of "Push Girls." That was incredible!
Oh, thank you so much. Oh, yes indeed, I push myself beyond my comfort zone.
To me, that’s...
- 7/25/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
On May 2, 1992, professional hip-hop dancer Auti Angel was on the verge of signing a recording contract with Columbia Records. The next day, her spinal cord was severed in a terrible car wreck, leaving her permanently paralyzed from the waist down. Now, ten years later, Auti is one of the inspiring stars of the new Sundance Channel reality show "Push Girls," which gives viewers an intimate glimpse into the challenges wheelchair-using women face. In this honest and revealing interview, Auti shares how surviving unimaginable trauma -- she endured both that car accident and childhood sexual abuse -- can help you build a fighting spirit... if you work at it.
I love how you pushed your comfort zone to enter that ballroom dance contest in episode two of "Push Girls." That was incredible!
Oh, thank you so much. Oh, yes indeed, I push myself beyond my comfort zone.
To me, that's the crux of why you're fearless.
I love how you pushed your comfort zone to enter that ballroom dance contest in episode two of "Push Girls." That was incredible!
Oh, thank you so much. Oh, yes indeed, I push myself beyond my comfort zone.
To me, that's the crux of why you're fearless.
- 7/25/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
On TV this Monday: Eureka makes its egress, tough times Push Girls to evaluate their lives, Batman’s rubber hits the road and Perception nabs one heck of a Battle(guest)star – so say we all. Here are nine programs to keep your eye on tonight.
8 pm The Batmobile (The CW) | This half-hour special on the caped crusader’s iconic ride features interviews with Batmen old (Adam West) and new (Christian Bale) as well as directors of several of the flicks. Hey, is there a new Batman movie coming out soon or something?
8 pm Hell’s Kitchen (Fox) | One contestant...
8 pm The Batmobile (The CW) | This half-hour special on the caped crusader’s iconic ride features interviews with Batmen old (Adam West) and new (Christian Bale) as well as directors of several of the flicks. Hey, is there a new Batman movie coming out soon or something?
8 pm Hell’s Kitchen (Fox) | One contestant...
- 7/16/2012
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Sundance's "Push Girls" is a bright gem this summer. Catch up with the "Push Girls" as an all-new episode of the critically-acclaimed, series airs Monday, July 9th at 10pm on Sundance Channel. On .This is How We Get Through,. the seventh episode of the 14-part docu-series which traces the lives of four dynamic women in wheelchairs, two of the ladies are out to show the world they can do everything they did before their accidents. Still coming to grips with her paralysis, Chelsie hopes to regain her confidence in both dancing and dating. A performance by her dance team . Colours .n Motion . offers the opportunity to do both. Dancing in her wheelchair for the...
- 7/6/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Push Girls' Chelsie is coming up on the two-year anniversary of her paralyzing car accident, but she is more hopeful than ever that she'll someday walk again.
"I still want to walk and I still have that passion and that drive, but I'm scared that the more years add on that I don't walk, maybe I won't," she says in the exclusive clip below from Monday's episode.
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"I still want to walk and I still have that passion and that drive, but I'm scared that the more years add on that I don't walk, maybe I won't," she says in the exclusive clip below from Monday's episode.
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- 6/29/2012
- by Robyn Ross
- TVGuide - Breaking News
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- 6/21/2012
- by Patrick Luce
- Monsters and Critics
On September 2, 2001, Angela Rockwood was a successful model preparing to marry her fiancé and soul mate, actor Dustin Nguyen. One day later, a car accident made her a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down. Now she's one of the four inspiring stars of the new Sundance Channel reality show "Push Girls," which aims to show how four fearless, wheelchair-using women face life's many challenges. In this interview, Angela reveals the depth of her incredible determination -- and relates crucial life lessons that can help us all.
Between the four of you "Push Girls," you hit on all of the fears that everybody has. You, though, are dealing with financial fear more so than the others -- you recently got separated from your husband, Dustin, and you lost your home health care….
It’s really crazy. I have this show with my girlfriends, this beautiful platform to basically educate the masses...
Between the four of you "Push Girls," you hit on all of the fears that everybody has. You, though, are dealing with financial fear more so than the others -- you recently got separated from your husband, Dustin, and you lost your home health care….
It’s really crazy. I have this show with my girlfriends, this beautiful platform to basically educate the masses...
- 6/14/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
On September 2, 2001, Angela Rockwood was a successful model preparing to marry her fiancé and soul mate, actor Dustin Nguyen. One day later, a car accident made her a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down. Now she's one of the four inspiring stars of the new Sundance Channel reality show "Push Girls," which aims to show how four fearless, wheelchair-using women face life's many challenges. In this interview, Angela reveals the depth of her incredible determination -- and relates crucial life lessons that can help us all.
Between the four of you "Push Girls," you hit on all of the fears that everybody has. You, though, are dealing with financial fear more so than the others -- you recently got separated from your husband, Dustin, and you lost your home health care….
It's really crazy. I have this show with my girlfriends, this beautiful platform to basically educate the masses and...
Between the four of you "Push Girls," you hit on all of the fears that everybody has. You, though, are dealing with financial fear more so than the others -- you recently got separated from your husband, Dustin, and you lost your home health care….
It's really crazy. I have this show with my girlfriends, this beautiful platform to basically educate the masses and...
- 6/14/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
When dancer Auti Angel was 22 and on the verge of signing a record deal, a car accident nearly stole her show-business dream. "A car clipped the front end of my car and I lost control," she says. "I went spinning, hit the center divider head-on... the impact made me snap my back in half and I severed my spinal cord completely and I became paralyzed from the waist down instantly."
Later, she reapproached the record company. “I'm not going to walk again, but I'm definitely going to dance again," she told them. They looked at her sitting there in her wheelchair... and turned her down.
Now, Angel is one of the stars of the new Sundance Channel reality show "Push Girls." "No matter what obstacle comes your way, it's always overcomeable," she says in this inspiring AOL video. "I'm fulfilling my dreams."
What personal obstacles have you overcome? What did...
Later, she reapproached the record company. “I'm not going to walk again, but I'm definitely going to dance again," she told them. They looked at her sitting there in her wheelchair... and turned her down.
Now, Angel is one of the stars of the new Sundance Channel reality show "Push Girls." "No matter what obstacle comes your way, it's always overcomeable," she says in this inspiring AOL video. "I'm fulfilling my dreams."
What personal obstacles have you overcome? What did...
- 6/7/2012
- by Elizabeth Kuster
- Aol TV.
"I just celebrated 20 years of my accident," announced Auti Angel at a luncheon at Robert for the reality show Push Girls. Premiering on the Sundance Channel, the show features four feisty and beautiful wheelchair-bound stars: three friends -- Tiphany Adams and Angela Rockwood as well as Auti -- who are car accident survivors, and Mia Schaikewitz, a champion swimmer who as a teen suffered a ruptured blood vessel in her spine, causing her paralysis. So, just what is making Auti, a dancer who cannot walk, so happy about a life change that many would consider tragic?
The reality show format has proven itself as a mesmerizing vehicle for examining life's vicissitudes. Perhaps this entertainment appeals to the voyeur in each of us. Push Girls offers a glimpse into a world that may have been eh, pushed aside.
What is life like? See the mundane: grocery shopping, makeup application, driving, working out in the gym,...
The reality show format has proven itself as a mesmerizing vehicle for examining life's vicissitudes. Perhaps this entertainment appeals to the voyeur in each of us. Push Girls offers a glimpse into a world that may have been eh, pushed aside.
What is life like? See the mundane: grocery shopping, makeup application, driving, working out in the gym,...
- 6/5/2012
- by Regina Weinreich
- Aol TV.
In honor of the new Sundance Channel hit series 'Push Girls,' there was wheel turning, calorie burning and dance routines galore on May 31 in NYC to celebrate the new show. Heads turned and eyes widened, as wheelchair dance routines took place all around New York City on May 31st, featuring members of the wheelchair dance troupe Colours n. Motion, stars Auti Angel and Mia Schaikewitz of the new Sundance Channel docu-series Push Girls, as well as other wheelchair performers and break-dancers. .Push Girls,. premieres tonight June 4th at 10 Pm Et/Pt, as it traces the lives of four dynamic, outspoken and beautiful women who, by accident or illness, have been paralyzed from the neck or the waist...
- 6/5/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
* Sundance Channel doc looks at lives of feisty women
* Nothing off limits for inspiring series
* Producer hopes series will change perceptions
By Jill Serjeant
Los Angeles, June 3 (Reuters) - Angela is a stunning model, Auti is a dancer who is trying for a baby, Tiphany is designing a clothes line and Mia works as a graphic designer.
And all four women are paralyzed from the neck or waist down and are about to shatter widespread notions of what it's like to spend life in a wheelchair.
"Push Girls", launching on the Sundance Channel on Monday, chronicles the lives of the ambitious and dynamic quartet in a way that producers say has never before been seen on U.S. television.
"Plenty of people have no idea what it's like to spend the day in the life of someone with a disability, let alone a spinal cord injury," said Tiphany Adams, 29, who...
* Nothing off limits for inspiring series
* Producer hopes series will change perceptions
By Jill Serjeant
Los Angeles, June 3 (Reuters) - Angela is a stunning model, Auti is a dancer who is trying for a baby, Tiphany is designing a clothes line and Mia works as a graphic designer.
And all four women are paralyzed from the neck or waist down and are about to shatter widespread notions of what it's like to spend life in a wheelchair.
"Push Girls", launching on the Sundance Channel on Monday, chronicles the lives of the ambitious and dynamic quartet in a way that producers say has never before been seen on U.S. television.
"Plenty of people have no idea what it's like to spend the day in the life of someone with a disability, let alone a spinal cord injury," said Tiphany Adams, 29, who...
- 6/4/2012
- by Reuters
- Huffington Post
Sure, with "Game of Thrones," "Mad Men," "Girls," "Nurse Jackie," "Veep" and more, Sunday's overcrowded with great TV, but what to watch the rest of the time? Each Monday, we bring you this guide to five noteworthy highlights from the other six days of the week. "Push Girls" Sundance Channel, Monday, June 4 at 10pm A "Sex in the City" for the wheelchair-bound, the Sundance Channel's new nonfiction series follows four beautiful, ambitious women -- Angela Rockwood, Tiphany Adams, Mia Schaikewitz and Auti Angel -- living with paralysis in Hollywood. The half-hour show, produced by Gay Rosenthal of "Little People, Big World," promises to challenge expectations of portrayals of disabilities on television. "Rizzoli & Isles," "Franklin & Bash" TNT, Tuesday, June 5th at 11:30pm TNT's ampersand buddy series return, with the female-led...
- 6/4/2012
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Sundance Channel’s buzzy new reality series Push Girls — which follows the lives of four women who have been paralyzed from the neck or waist down and rely on wheelchairs to get themselves around — premieres on the cable network tonight at 10 p.m., and you can actually take a sneak peek at the entire episode online already. That riveting half hour of the show, produced by Little People, Big World and Ruby mastermind Gay Roenthal, mostly introduces you to the personalities and sets up the season to come. But what happens next?
EW has the answer, as we’ve got...
EW has the answer, as we’ve got...
- 6/4/2012
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW - Inside TV
Hln's Evening Express airs weeknights from 5 to 7 Pm. Evening Express, hosted by Ryan Smith with Isha Iseey and Clark Howard, provides an energetic, inspirational and solutions-oriented look at the day.s news, accompanied by deeper discussions and reporting on stories and issues that resonate in the American household, including parenting, education, health, personal finance and relationships. Scheduled guests for the debut week include: Monday June 4: Mia Schaikewitz, star of the new Sundance TV reality series Push Girls. Defined as .a fierce, fearless woman who doesn.t let life.s challenges get in the way of what she wants,. Mia will talk about how she and her castmates, who are all in wheelchairs, overcome adversity and maintain their collective...
- 6/2/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Beautiful, smart, opinionated and … paralyzed? It’s certainly not your typical docuseries cast, but that’s what caught the attention of Sundance Channel as it looks to shatter stereotypes by documenting the lives of four dynamic women — Angela Rockwood, Auti Angel, Tiphany Adams and Mia Schaikewitz — in its new series Push Girls, which debuts Monday, June 4 at 10pmET/Pt. Unfiltered and very, very personal, the series follows four confident and inspiring Los Angeles women who are paralyzed from either the waist or neck down. The series is the brainchild of one of its stars — Angela Rockwood — a model [...]...
- 6/1/2012
- by Barb Oates
- ChannelGuideMag
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