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Excuse Us While We Kiss Miss Sky
Jennifer Sky is Cleopatra, the hottest new superheroine in the TV universe. Xena, watch your back.
Stuff, 2/19/2003
By Randy Haberek
In the beginning there was Xena, and it was good. Then God created Jennifer Sky, the star of Cleopatra 2525, and it was even better. The scorching-hot Florida native and longtime surfer is a more-than-welcome addition to TV. Her syndicated show chronicles the adventures of an exotic dancer who lapses into a coma during a routine boob job (yep, you read that right) at the turn of the millennium. She awakens in the year 2525 with a new chest and a new job as Cleopatra, conqueror of evil. If Jennifer looks familiar, that might be because she had brief booty-kickin’ stints on Xena and Buffy. STUFF caught up with her at a trendy bar in L.A.—and this time, we were actually invited. Our reporter did an admirable job of interviewing her, but had to be resuscitated at the photo shoot, when Ms. Sky slipped into her black bustier.

Jennifer sky: That’s tough. Cleo is only an accidental warrior, whereas Buffy is a slayer. But they’re both kinda like valley girls, so more than likely, they’d quickly get over their differences and go shopping together.
What if Xena tagged in?
Xena would kick both our asses. I bow down to Xena. It must be pretty difficult for her to move around in that armored breastplate, don’t you think? Thankfully, I don’t know. When I was on the show, I wore short, tight, leather hot pants and shoulder armor. With my costume, there was a lot of leather involved. I’d gladly leave the armored breastplates to Xena.
You kick a lot of butt on your show, but if push came to shove, could you handle yourself in a barroom brawl?
I have no idea. I’ve never been in a fight, other than with ex-boyfriends. And I’ve always handled myself very well in those situations.
What was the first record you ever bought with your own money?
The coolest one that I remember was Michael Jackson’s Thriller, the limited edition with a picture on the vinyl. But I was also into Madonna. I remember going out shopping for this really yellow nail polish she wore, and I couldn’t find that specific shade. I was devastated.
What posters were hanging on your walls in those days?
I had one of Jon Bon Jovi that said “I’m a loner” at the bottom of it. It was so funny because I didn’t even listen to Bon Jovi—I just stuck the poster up because my friend gave it to me. I thought it was really hysterical.
So you didn’t necessarily identify with that steel-horse-ridin’ cowboy?
I thought it was a funny little line. I think it was kinda over my head at the time.
What were you like as a kid?
I was very introverted. I had glasses and was kind of weird. A lot of actors are pretty weird people.
Were you into sci-fi stuff?
No. I was big-time into Barbie. I also had Wonder Woman Underoos that I really liked. I actually wore them as an outfit to school. As I said, I was a strange child.
Your first celebrity crush?
Well, I was into Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. And Emilio Estevez in Young Guns. How ’80s clichéd is that? Nothing wrong with the ’80s… The ’80s were fabulous. The ’90s sucked, and the ’70s were just a sad, sad time in human history. Go 1980s! There’s something that’s just so cute about that time. And not just yellow nail polish and “I’m a loner.”
Have you ever cheated on a guy?
No. I don’t play games.
Ever cheat at Monopoly?
Yep. Many times. I don’t have a problem with that. Growing up in Florida, it rained a lot, so we spent a lot of time indoors. I used to love Frogger. I got a lot of use out of that and Ms. Pac-man on my little Atari.
How can a guy seduce you?
I want to be treated like the girl in American Beauty, minus the old guy drooling over me. I want to be the princess in the rose-petal bath. That’s one way to win me over. I would fall deeply in love automatically. And I’d never, ever cheat on him. Promise.