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Lucy Lawless At Home February 04, 2002 LUCY LAWLESS knows the misery of miscarriage. She had one! But now "Xena: Warrior Princess" is expecting! And Lucy´s producer/director husband ROBERT G. TAPPER couldn´t be happier that they´re in the family way. Indeed, the road to pregnancy has been filled with misfortune for the couple. After "Xena" wrapped, Lucy miscarried and lost what would have been her and Robert´s second child. "It seems just a part of life´s experience," she recently told ET at her beachside home in Auckland, New Zealand. "It actually made perfect sense. Looking back I knew. I felt that something wasn´t right. It wasn´t how I felt with my last two pregnancies." Lucy and Robert grieved for the unborn child, but were quickly blessed by another pregnancy. Then, the doctors delivered some bad news. They suspected problems with the fetus´ chromosomes and amniocentesis was required. Waiting out the results of the test was "torture," Lucy reveals. "Fortunately everything came back okay." But the prenatal scare made the New Zealander more careful this time around -- despite the fact that she has given birth to two healthy children -- DAISY, 12, with Lucy´s first husband GARTH LAWLESS, and JULIUS, 2, with Robert. "You think you´re superwoman," says the former Warrior Princess, "that you just pop babies out." Lucy now watches what she eats and gets more exercise. One thing Lucy isn´t doing -- taking the impending birth lying down. The actress is now rehearsing for a New Zealand production of The Vagina Monologues. And the play has had a salutary effect. "I feel more powerful as a woman, more relaxed," she comments. "It´s a real subtle confidence. Somehow your spirit gets a little bigger. I hope when people come to see it, they won´t be defensive about it because they´re going to hear some very confronting stuff." To be sure, The Vagina Monologues is a provocative piece. And Lucy welcomes the change after many years on a series. But she´s not willing to commit to any long-term projects with a little one on the way. Yes, the future mom is now putting family first. And episodic television, especially a one-hour drama, is not in the cards. Still, the Kiwi actress has no regrets about time spent on "Xena." "How can I regret something that was so enjoyable?" she asks. "It has given me a husband, a beautiful family and a home. It taught me a lot. It is probably the best role I will ever play in terms of scope and range, but that is one of the blessings of episodic television."
Lucy Lawless At Home February 04, 2002 LUCY LAWLESS knows the misery of miscarriage. She had one! But now "Xena: Warrior Princess" is expecting! And Lucy´s producer/director husband ROBERT G. TAPPER couldn´t be happier that they´re in the family way. Indeed, the road to pregnancy has been filled with misfortune for the couple. After "Xena" wrapped, Lucy miscarried and lost what would have been her and Robert´s second child. "It seems just a part of life´s experience," she recently told ET at her beachside home in Auckland, New Zealand. "It actually made perfect sense. Looking back I knew. I felt that something wasn´t right. It wasn´t how I felt with my last two pregnancies." Lucy and Robert grieved for the unborn child, but were quickly blessed by another pregnancy. Then, the doctors delivered some bad news. They suspected problems with the fetus´ chromosomes and amniocentesis was required. Waiting out the results of the test was "torture," Lucy reveals. "Fortunately everything came back okay." But the prenatal scare made the New Zealander more careful this time around -- despite the fact that she has given birth to two healthy children -- DAISY, 12, with Lucy´s first husband GARTH LAWLESS, and JULIUS, 2, with Robert. "You think you´re superwoman," says the former Warrior Princess, "that you just pop babies out." Lucy now watches what she eats and gets more exercise. One thing Lucy isn´t doing -- taking the impending birth lying down. The actress is now rehearsing for a New Zealand production of The Vagina Monologues. And the play has had a salutary effect. "I feel more powerful as a woman, more relaxed," she comments. "It´s a real subtle confidence. Somehow your spirit gets a little bigger. I hope when people come to see it, they won´t be defensive about it because they´re going to hear some very confronting stuff." To be sure, The Vagina Monologues is a provocative piece. And Lucy welcomes the change after many years on a series. But she´s not willing to commit to any long-term projects with a little one on the way. Yes, the future mom is now putting family first. And episodic television, especially a one-hour drama, is not in the cards. Still, the Kiwi actress has no regrets about time spent on "Xena." "How can I regret something that was so enjoyable?" she asks. "It has given me a husband, a beautiful family and a home. It taught me a lot. It is probably the best role I will ever play in terms of scope and range, but that is one of the blessings of episodic television."
