On today’s edition of “Tamron Hall,” actress Jennifer Grey revealed details about the highly awaited sequel to the 1987 smash hit, “Dirty Dancing,” and why she believes there will never be another Patrick Swayze, who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer in 2009. Grey also discusses taking on the controversial role of religious leader and Christian diet guru Gwen Shamblin in her new Lifetime film, “Gwen Shamblin: Starving For Salvation.” Also on today’s show, Tony Award-winning actress Melba Moore discussed the upcoming ceremony for her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and on her storied Broadway career coming full circle with her new play, “Imitation Of Life.”
Jennifer Grey on the “Dirty Dancing” sequel:
“I’ll tell you what, because of what I just saw in this beautiful studio audience, it’s taking longer than I would have imagined only because it has to be right and I’m not in a hurry. I’m executive producer and will reprise my role as Baby/Frances but there will never be the Patrick Swayze/Jennifer Grey ever again. There will never be Johnny and Baby ever again and it needs to feel like it has the same soul and simplicity and heart of that original and I’m in no hurry. I would do it fast if it could come fast but if it’s not coming fast then I’m going to take my time and get it right.”
Jennifer Grey on her new Lifetime film, “Gwen Shamblin: Starving For Salvation”:
“I’m watching that and it’s making me feel sick to my stomach and when I was shooting the scene where I’m introduced to the little boy and his parents new to the fellowship and I’m welcoming them with so much warmth and I’m looking at this little actor, this little boy, and I literally almost couldn’t do the scene. It made me feel so ill, even though he was an actor, even though I’m an actress, I just can’t even believe that this can happen in the world. That there’s this kind of darkness and this kind of, I almost just couldn’t watch that scene just now. It made me feel sick because this woman did not go to jail and the parents of that little boy are doing 30 years.”
