Interview #17: Danielle Cormack! Ephiny - Queen of the Amazons 👑⚔️🐴

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*Coo! Coo! Amazons, attack!* This week Lou and Shell welcome the incredible Danielle Cormack into the whānau! The Kiwi legend who brought the stoic, fiercely loyal, and beloved Amazon Queen Ephiny to life 👑⚔️🐴 Long before she became television royalty as Bea Smith in Wentworth, Danielle was ruling over the Amazon’s in Xena: Warrior Princess. In this kōrero, we talk about the REAL stuff - giving birth to centaurs 🤰🐎, arrows piercing boobs 🏹🍈🍈, and what it's like to see Lucy Lawless fully suited up as Xena 🤔 Her reaction? "HOT!"🔥 From behind-the-scenes stories to reflections on a career which has made her a true Kiwi icon and how her time on Xena: Warrior Princess had a hand in this. This conversation is everything Danielle is herself: warm, generous, funny, and full of aroha. Trust us you won't want to miss this one. ❤️⚔️🌿 📸 Follow Danielle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_daniellecormack_/ ➡️Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578930248317 📸 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xenawarriornutballs/

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