Lipstick isn't the only one who is spotting Jennifer Beals out and about. This weekend I was in downtown Portland for the annual AIDS walk. I was in a long line waiting to use the toilet when who should pop out of the Porta Potty right in front of me, but Jennifer Beals herself!
Yay to Jennifer for showing her support to the AIDS walk. I had to pee so bad, I didn't stop and ask her for an autograph. Oh well, maybe next time.
In Vancouver, BC, where she filmed the girl-on-girl drama the L Word.
I spotted her yesterday at the copy/expedited mail house of all places. We were standing at the counter together and I was admiring her daughter (so cute), having no idea it was the infamous high-femme pseudo power dyke. I finally looked up and nearly said "Oh my god, it's Bette Porter."
I didn't. Just smiled, stepped back and admired her from a few feet away as she FedExed a box.
Like a freak fan, I snapped a couple photos with my Crackberry, but you can't see her face. I thought I'd post them up here for shits and giggles. They were the best photos I could get without looking stalker-ish and she is notoriously private so I didn't want to bother her. They're far better than the ones I took of the L Word's Rachel Shelley last summer.
I'll keep my eyes peeled for her around Vancouver and hopefully get some more about what she's up to since the L Word. Stay tuned...
UPDATE – Sunday, Sept 20
On the off chance Jennifer Beals stumbles across our little blog, we’ve decided to censor these photos as to not offend (even though you can hardly tell it’s her and we purposefully took these photos so you couldn’t see her daughter’s face). We admire Jennifer Beals and certainly wouldn't want any harm to her or make her life more difficult.
If by random coincidence we cross paths with her again, we'll go up, tell her we loved her on the L Word and ask her to pose for a pic.
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