In a telephone conference July 8, 2010, Jennifer Love Hewitt related to journalists how happy she is about the final outcome of the film, The Client List, which premiers on Lifetime on Monday, July 19, 2010. In the film Jennifer plays a Texas mother of three who takes a job as a prostitute in order to save her home and feed her children. Hewitt said she could not have played this role when she was younger. It is her maturity that helped her with the part.
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In the film Jennifer is often seen in lingerie and high heels and she admitted that she did not spend time in the gym getting her body in shape for the role. She said it was better that she not look like a buffed actress but a normal working woman/mother. She did, however, take pole dancing lessons to release her inner sexuality. Laughing, she joked she was often bruised and strained after pole dancing.
Jennifer Love Hewitt enjoyed working with the cast, which included Cybill Shepherd as her mother and Teddy Sears as her husband. Hewitt admitted she adored Shepherd and remains in contact with her. During filming, they would often get together at the hotel where they were staying and over a glass of wine share stories and reminisce about their day. She calls Shepherd an “angel.”
The story deals with some pretty adult subjects and when asked if the three children who play her kids in the film actually knew what the subject of the movie was about, Jennifer laughed and said they really didn’t. She admitted that they would ask her questions, but she was not prepared to explain the prostitution business to them. They knew that her character was doing something that was not too good, but that’s as far as their knowledge went.
As far as her career and her future, Jennifer said she is a lucky woman. She has been able to follow her chosen career path with great success and does not see any end to it in the near future. She is looking for something lighter to do next, like perhaps a sitcom. She thinks that would be a fun change of pace from her last several projects.
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Hewitt said the theme of the film, doing what you can to keep your family going, is especially important in these tough economic times. The Client List is a deeply emotional film which Jennifer took to heart. The tears she shed in the movie are real, and she decided not to have her makeup retouched after crying. This gave her character more reality. To say she is proud of the film is an understatement.
Jennifer Love Hewitt is not only the star of The Client List, but she is also an executive producer of the film. On premier night she has invited all the other actors who played her fellow “workers” on the show to come out to Los Angeles, dress in their favorite prostitution lingerie, drink champagne and watch the movie together.
The Client List premiers Monday, July 19, 2010 at 9 pm ET/PT on Lifetime.
