Actress Cybill Shepherd has joined the cast of lesbian TV drama The L Word, playing a married mother who figures out she's been living a lie. Shepherd, 56, says she's never had an actual lesbian experience. “I kinda always wanted to have one, I just haven't yet,” she confides. The L Word's forth season started this week in the US. Memphis-born Shepherd told Time Out New York she wasn't afraid to appear on the hit show. “It was a very important step for me, politically, and my children were thrilled. But people look at you different. I actually had a speaking engagement for a large amount of money and as soon as it was announced I was doing the show, it was cancelled. And it was a women's group. It was unreal.” The role of married mother Phyllis required some sexy scenes, and Shepherd rose to the occasion: “A scene in the script said that my new love interest plants a big old kiss on Phyllis's lips. When the time came, I kissed her instead! I didn't wait for the way the script was written, I just felt, wooo! “Pedal to the metal. It was fun. It's sexy.” The L Word's first season is currently playing locally at 10pm Tuesdays on Prime TV. Ref: Time Out New York (m)
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First published: Tuesday, 9th January 2007 - 12:00pm