Xena: Warrior Nutballs

Interview #18 Joel Tobeck! Deimos and Lucifer 😈🔥🤪

This week Lou and Shell are joined by the wildly talented Joel Tobeck, yes whānau, that chaos gremlin you love to hate (but MAINLY love) 😈🔥🤪👺   You’ll know him as Deimos and Lucifer in Xena: Warrior Princess, but he’s known in the wider Xena-verse as Strife from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Young Hercules, serving pure foolishness with a smirk 😏😉   Xenites might even recognise him from the Aotearoa short film 1996 “Peach” where he starred alongside Lucy Lawless - OG’s we’re looooooking at you here! 🍑 Link below ⬇️   But at the heart of this episode is something really special, Joel kōrero’s (talks) about his close friendship with the late, great Kevin Smith, AKA Ares🖤⚔️ sharing personal stories, behind-the-scenes memories, and the kind of moments that remind you just how much love and camaraderie lived within the Xenaverse whānau 🫶   AND! Lou fizzes over as she gets to talk about his time acting in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King turn as Guritz, that deeply unsettling orc 👀🗡️💍🧝🧙⛰️   It’s wholesome and heartfelt 🥹 but of course with our usual unapologetic fan girl glee!!   Enjoy Nutballs, this is a goodie.     Show notes:   📸 Follow Joel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joeltobeck/ [https://www.instagram.com/joeltobeck/]    📺Watch “Peach” on NZ on Screen: https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/peach-1995 [https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/peach-1995]    🎙️Editing of interview by Michael Allan   ➡️Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578930248317 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578930248317]     ➡️ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xenawarriornutballs/ [https://www.instagram.com/xenawarriornutballs/]

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

*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_/ [https://www.instagram.com/_daniellecormack_/]    ➡️Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578930248317 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578930248317]    📸 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xenawarriornutballs/ [https://www.instagram.com/xenawarriornutballs/]

Interview #16: Jay Laga'aia! Draco 🖤🎸🔥

This week Lou and Shell are catching up with the number one warlord, King of the Horde - Jay Laga’aia AKA the delightfully dark Draco! 🎶 😏⚔️   Jay, the iconic Kiwi-Aussie, takes us right back to “Sins of the Past” (S01E01), sharing what it was like stepping into the Xenaverse as the very first villain, including the very moment he saw Lucy Lawless in full Xena glory and knew this show was something special 😳🖤   We get a behind-the-scenes story from “A Comedy of Eros” (S02E22) 💋🏹 about an unfortunate fake beard and kiss situation 🤣 and we revisit his memories of “Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire” (S5E10) 🎸🔥 where Jay gives that iconic heavy metal mash up of “Always Something There to Remind Me”⚡🎶🖤   This one is FULL of Xenaverse magic - just the way we like it ⚔️🖤✨   Follow Jay Laga’aia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaylagaaia/ [https://www.instagram.com/jaylagaaia/]   Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578930248317 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578930248317]    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xenawarriornutballs/ [https://www.instagram.com/xenawarriornutballs/]

Special Guest Side Quest: MaryD! Webmaster at AUSXIP 🌐📜🪶

*Lou, Shell, and MaryD have entered the 90s AUSXIP chat room*   This week we’re diving into the fandom itself with a true OG Xenite - MaryD! The absolute powerhouse behind AUSXIP 💻⚔️ Before socials, before streaming, there was AUSXIP… and MaryD was the Aussie legend running the show.   We yarn about the wild west days of the internet and her work creating the 25th anniversary book “Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World” 📜🪶. MaryD’s been doing the mahi (work) keeping us Xenites informed for 30 years, and fundraising hundreds of thousands of dollars through her annual AUSXIP charity auction! We get into the legacy, the chaos, and the aroha (love) for all things Xena 💪💜.    MaryD is Xena-verse icon - we ADORE her! 😌🔥   Wanna keep up with MaryD and all things Xena? Too easy: 🌐 AUSXIP: https://www.ausxip.com [https://www.ausxip.com]  📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AUSXIP [https://www.facebook.com/AUSXIP]  📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ausxip [https://www.instagram.com/ausxip]   Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578930248317 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578930248317]    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xenawarriornutballs/ [https://www.instagram.com/xenawarriornutballs/]

Interview #15: Alexandra Tydings! Aphrodite - Goddess of Love 💘✨💋

OMG babes 💖✨ we are, like, SO excited because this week, we’re adding the divine Alexandra Tydings 💘👑 to the whānau!!! Aka Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love from Xena: Warrior Princess 💕 Tubular right?!   We go FULL Gaphrodite 💞🌈 yes babe, that kiss 💋💖 diving into Alex’s thoughts, angles, and all the deliciously sapphic vibes 😍💓It’s flirty, fabulous, and totally dripping in looooooooove 💕💅✨   …okay stepping out of our valley girl era for a sec, we go on a real journey in this chat - Alex is unbelievably smart and generous, and there’s truly something in here for every Xenite: from the origins of Joxer's theme tune, or working with Alexis Arquette and Kiwi Director Garth Maxwell on “The God You Know” S6E12, to wholesome memories of working with their big bro Ares, AKA Kevin Smith! 💖   We welcome the magnificent Goddess of Aroha | Love - Alex Tydings!    Show notes:    Follow Alex on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atydings/ [https://www.instagram.com/atydings/]    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578930248317 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578930248317]    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xenawarriornutballs/ [https://www.instagram.com/xenawarriornutballs/]