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Nashville To Add Trans Character To The Canvas For Season 5!

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When Nashville begins its season 5 run on its new home, cable outlet CMT, there will definitely be some changes.

One intriguing bit of casting news comes from TV Guide, whose sources reveal that the music city soapy drama is looking to add a transgender character to the canvas.

While there is limited information available, apparently the trans woman will play a significant role in Juliette’s (Hayden Panettiere) recovery from the plane crash that left viewers with a major cliffhanger during season 4 while the series was on ABC.

The report goes on to allude to the fact that the plane crash is going to leave Juliette with a significant impact on her personal and professional life.  In fact, one should not be surprised if Juliette might not ever step on to the stage again.

So, what do you think of Nashville adding a trans character to the show? Who would you suggest for the role? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!

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Chaz Bono would be terrific.

Alto or Tenor?

It’s all about the bass…

Mezzo-soprano

I don’t know…they ditched Luke and Layla…thought it was budget. Guess not. I don’t see this considering we spent two seasons having Will deal with his identity and fighting to be accepted. Will’s one of my favorite characters but I think just like in the story the more conservative viewers didn’t approve of his character…that’s what I saw when I read some of the boards. And on a country station. Hmmmm. Okay. Should be interesting…these writers are great so hopefully they have their writing tentacles on the pulse of the audience…

Wow.. I am shocked. how will Nashville and CMT handle this ? Are they changing??? I have loved country music for many years and listened to it, but always knew how it was not accepted in the Country industry…

Good for the show… Lets hope this continues the change…. #betrue

One more reason not to watch this mess

Ouch!

Outstanding. You don’t have to like or accept but you HAVE TO RESPECT AND BE NICE.

PS it’s 2016 not 1616

I don’t have a problem with having a Transgender on the show, just please no Bruce Gender or Katylin… They need a Real transgender spokesperson not someone looking to be famous for the kardas clan. I sorry to admit that I don’t know many of their names beside Chad Bono and one name Shirley but one of them can really act. I hope they do some research and find a good actor or actress to tackle and represent this very conversational task.

Sorry for the miss spelling of Chaz Bono name.

I have no problem with this other than the obvious reason that we don’t really need any major new characters on the canvas. I’ve only known one trans person and she always said she just wanted to be treated like everyone else, not as a token or a gesture of conciliation. I trust the powers behind Nashville to handle this appropriately.

Nashville

Hayden Panettiere Reveals Filming ‘Nashville’ was ‘Traumatizing’; Writers Used Her Personal Struggles with Addiction, Postpartum as Storylines

Nashville and former Guiding Light star, Hayden Panettiere (ex-Lizzie, GL) opened up about her final seasons on the ABC country music primetime drama, where the show touched too close to home for the actress who played lead character, Juliette Barnes.

In an interview with The Messenger, Hayden shared that during the run of the show from 2012-2018, she feels that the writers, more often that not, pulled from her real life while crafting Juliette’s storylines.

Hayden said on the years she spent filming the series that it was “also very traumatizing because I felt like I was acting out my own life.”

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Previously, the actress had shared that her dependency on alcohol and opioids as a teenager led to her dependency in her adult life. In addition, Nashville told the story of Juliette’s postpartum depression, which also mirrored Panettiere’s experience who went through the same thing when her own daughter was born.

Explaining what went down behind the scenes, Hayden recalled: “Straight from the beginning, it was like, I’m dating a football player, (and then) Juliette dates a football player. And then they turned her into an alcoholic. Then they turned to her leaving her daughter and going to this crazy (place) in Europe, and it was very obvious.”

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The actress added, ‘They weren’t doing their homework. They weren’t creating new storylines. They were just looking at my life and going, ‘Oh, let’s just take what she’s going through and put our little spin on it.’ And then, ta-da! It’s done and done.”

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Hayden added that she didn’t have time to care of herself and the pain she was going through physically and emotionally, so she tried to watch mindless TV and shows to help her calm down. Panettiere also felt that when she knew she had to go back to the set of Nashville, she did, “anything to keep my mind off of that because I knew that next day I was going to be back at it again. I was like, tear central. I don’t even think on a soap opera that I cried as much (as I did) on Nashville.”

Hayden is set to make three upcoming appearances of her A Conversation With Hayden Panettiere live series in New York on February 23 and Washington D.C. on February 24.

So, do you think the Nashville writers literally stole creative ideas for the character of Juliette Barnes based on Hayden’s personal struggles? It certainly on paper seems so. Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

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Jonathan Jackson Reunites with Stars from ‘Nashville’ for New Tour Across the UK

He won five Daytime Emmys as General Hospital’s Lucky Spencer and now actor and musician, Jonathan Jackson is scheduled to head to the United Kingdom this fall, when he reunites with some of the cast of the former ABC primetime music city drama, Nashville.

Jackson shared on his Instagram, “This has been in the works for a while, and I’m thrilled to announce that the NASHVILLE cast and I are reuniting for a special UK tour this October. I’m excited about this!”

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On Nashville, Jonathan Jackson starred for six season as Avery Barkley before the series concluded in the summer of 2018, after it moved from ABC to CMT for its final two seasons.

Joining Jonathan on the Nashville reunion tour are his former co-stars Clare Bowen, Charles Esten, and Sam Palladio. The fab four will play shows in Glasgow, Birmingham,  London, and Cardiff, as they tour the UK.

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If you are in the UK and wanted to get your tickets early, the presale is already underway.  The general sale tickets will become available tomorrow on Thursday, March 9, beginning at 9:30 a.m.  Go to Gigs and Tours.com to purchase.

With GH’s 60th anniversary just a few weeks away, do you wish somehow Jonathan Jackson was brought back just for even a little while to reprise his role as Lucky? Would you like to see the ‘Nashville’ tour here in the states? Comment below.

 

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Guiding Light

GL and ‘Nashville’ Alum Hayden Panettiere Loses Her Younger Brother Jansen at 28-Years-Old

Just devastating news to report on Monday evening.  Hayden Panettiere’s (ex-Lizzie, Guiding Light, ex-Juliette, Nashville) younger brother Jansen Panettiere has died at only 28-years-old.

According to TMZ,  Jansen died over the weekend in New York.  His cause of death is not available, but there was no foul play suspected in Jansen’s death.  Police responded to a call and came to a residence at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday where they found Jansen.

As with his sister, Jansen was deep into his acting career and was only five years younger than Hayden.

Throughout his career he appeared in Even Stevens, The X’sTiger CruiseRacing StripesThe Martial Arts Kid, The Walking Dead, Major Crimes, and the holiday film Love and Love Not.

Less than 3 weeks ago, Jansen shared an adorable picture on his Instagram with his hair being cut by his big sister, Hayden.

Jansen is survived by Hayden and their parents, Lesley Vogel and Skip Panettiere.

Send your love and condolences to Hayden and her family on the sudden passing of Jansen via the comment section below.

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