Jennifer Grey to Play Christian Cult-Leader and Diet-Guru Gwen Shamblin in Lifetime Movie
Dirty Dancing actress Jennifer Grey has signed on to play Christian cult-leader and diet-guru Gwen Shamblin in an upcoming Lifetime movie about her life and crimes. We reported a couple of months ago that Sarah Paulson is also set to play Shamblin in a series that’s in the works at HBO Max.
“Shamblin, who rose to fame with her Weigh Down Workshop, a Christian-based diet program, and founded the Remnant Fellowship Church. She was a charismatic figure with a carefully curated image who was accused of emotional, psychological and physical abuse and exploitation for the church’s alleged cult-like practices. Shamblin, who had a larger-than-life public persona with dramatically teased and towering hair, died in May 2021, when the plane that her husband Joe was flying crashed shortly after takeoff, killing Gwen, Joe, their son-in-law, and four other Church leaders.”
I don’t know much about this story, but I’m intrigued. I am looking forward to both projects, as I’m sure they’ll each bring a different angle to the story. Grey’s Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation will launch on Lifetime on Saturday February 4, 2023.
via: Deadline