Lucy Lawless, the actress and singer who became a television icon for her role as the badass Xe, celebrated her 55th birthday. However, if you met her on the street today, you might not even recognize her. The iconic warrior from the fantasy series that aired from 1995 to 2001 and became a cult phenomenon has changed a lot! Mainly because leather armor and dark hair with bangs were mostly part of her costume from the show.

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In private, Lucy, whose real me, by the way, is Lucille Francis Ryan, prefers a completely different appearance – she wears thick glasses, she has blond hair, and in general her civilian image resembles “the aunt from next door” if she is not dressed. on the red carpet. She’s not very active on social media, but it’s safe to assume she celebrated her semicircular anniversary with her husband, producer Rob Tapert (67), who was also behind the show. Xeand with sons Julius (23) and Judas (20).

By the way, the image of the brave Xe became legendary also because for the first time she showed a self-sufficient, emancipated woman as the main character, capable of kicking the ass of all the men around, and also because her storyline with her best friend Gabriella performed by Rene O Many viewers considered Connor (age 52) the first lesbian relationship depicted on an American soap opera, and Lawless herself actively promoted her image as an LGBT star.

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Perhaps also because her daughter Daisy (34), born from the actress’s first marriage to Garth Lawless (55), claims to be homosexual. However, Lucy, a tive of Auckland, New Zealand, “loves boys” and has demonstrated her ked sexuality in front of the camera more than once. She was not afraid of nude scenes, for example, in the series Spartacus: blood and sandwhere she portrayed the passiote Lucretia – as you can see for yourself in our gallery…