More has a preview of the new July/Aug magazine that Kyra is on the cover of. That should be on newsstands on June 22nd.

You wouldn’t think a beauty like Kyra Sedgwick ever struggled with body-image issues, but in the July/August issue of MORE, on newsstands June 22, she reveals that she’s no different from many other women. “Food has never been easy for me,” she tells writer Meryl Gordon, adding that the catalyst was a role in the 1985 film War and Love, for which she was required to lose 20 pounds to play a Holocaust survivor. “I came back from that, and it triggered something,” she says. “I ate everything in sight. My weight went up and then too far down.” She admits she struggled with food and body-image issues for years, finally throwing out her scale, tired of the mood swings and her self-judgmental reaction. “I’m so grateful that I don’t get on a scale because it’s never going to be the right number.”

ABC News has a new interview & article up about Kyra, The Closer, and the Emmys. Check it out over on our Kyra Sedgwick Press Archive.

For five years, Kyra Sedgwick has thrilled viewers with the glee of swiftly served justice as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, head of the LAPD’s Major Crimes Division, on TNT’s hit drama “The Closer.”

Perhaps the next major crime Johnson’s team should be solving is why there’s no Emmy or SAG Award gracing Sedgwick’s mantel for the role, despite nominations for each honor every season since the show’s inception.

Maybe it’s because she makes it look easy. Never mind that animating Johnson is a titan task: Professionally she’s a tiger disguised as a kitten; personally her life is a tangled ball of yarn that often ends up collecting dust in a corner. In either case, she seems to be going in a million directions at once.

“She’s looking for something while speaking her lines while walking down a hall while trying to eat a piece of chocolate while trying to manipulate somebody,” says Sedgwick of a typical scene involving her character.

“I think one of the things that the writers like to do, because they like to see Brenda in difficult, complex situations, is to give me a lot of difficult, complex situations where I’m juggling 20 different things.”

Just a heads up, Kyra is going to be on the Late, Late show with Craig Ferguson tonight on CBS! I will make sure to have the clip up too tomorrow.

 

Curves and TNT are joining forces for a new, summer-long promotion that will introduce the strong characters on TNT while also encouraging women to hit the gym. Through the Strong Woman Challenge, women will be empowered to identify their inner strengths, join one of four teams inspired by TNT’s lineup of female characters and commit to work out three times a week for six weeks at Curves.

 

The Strong Woman Challenge will launch during Curves’ GirlTime events with a special preview screening of TNT’s new drama series Rizzoli & Isles, starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander. At these screenings, women will be invited to sign up for a workout team based on the strong women portrayed in TNT’s drama series:

Team Power, inspired by Brenda Leigh Johnson (played by Kyra Sedgwick) in The Closer, is designed for women who have razor-sharp skills, women who are in charge and women who are known to produce results.

Team Driven, inspired by Christina Hawthorne (played by Jada Pinkett Smith) in HawthoRNe, is designed for women who lead their lives with heart, strength and composure, even during tough times.

Team Courage, inspired by Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles (played by Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander) in Rizzoli & Isles, is for women who mix a tough as nails attitude with a down to earth approach or have an analytical mind with stylish flair.

Team Adrenaline, inspired by Grace Hanadarko (played by Holly Hunter) in Saving Grace, is for women who are bold, empowered and fearless, living their lives to the fullest in an unfiltered, honest way.

The Hollywood Reporter put up a new article interviewing Kyra and some of the other women of prime-time dramas, a very revealing and interesting read.
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We got a long way to go till July, but a little scoop from TV Guide Buzz.

Is there a new season of The Closer starting soon? — Terri
ADAM: Yep! Season 6 kicks off in July, and the unit’s shiny new digs won’t be the only change. Kyra Sedgwick tells us that Fritz will be appointed the FBI’s liaison to the LAPD, which will create some insecurity for him, since he fears he only got the job because he’s married to Brenda.