JoAnna Garcia Swisher is taking up a complete new sort of function. You could have seen her as Cheyenne Hart Montgomery in “Reba,” or extra just lately as Maddie Townsend in Netflix’s “Candy Magnolias,” however her newest gig on Netflix’s “The Ultimatum: Queer Love” marks her first time as a number.
“The job itself, as a number, was a brand new one for me, nevertheless it was so thrilling, and I used to be so proud to be part of a present that celebrates queer relationships,” she tells POPSUGAR. “It actually opens up the door to look slightly bit deeper into the dynamics of queer relationships, in addition to the challenges.”
“The Ultimatum: Queer Love” follows the construction of its guardian present, “The Ultimatum: Marry or Transfer On,” specializing in 5 {couples} as they navigate a trial interval of married life with their accomplice — after which with another person. From there, they determine as soon as and for all in the event that they wish to truly tie the knot.
For Swisher, regardless of all of the inevitable drama, probably the most rewarding a part of the expertise was the love she was capable of witness between the contestants. “On the coronary heart of it, there’s simply a lot love between the people who participated within the present, and it was simply actually wonderful to see how weak they had been, and the way prepared they had been to go there and expertise the duty at hand,” she says. “. . . It was simply actually wonderful to see them undergo this course of.”
Nonetheless, she notes, her internet hosting duties meant that she did not get to spend fairly as a lot time attending to know the solid that she would have favored. “I needed to spend extra time with all of the people who had been part of the present. I really feel like I acquired to know them so intimately simply watching their tales unfold, however I did not get to gab it up with them as a lot as I needed to,” she says, noting that thankfully, “on the finish I acquired to spend slightly bit extra time with them.” In the end, although, she noticed her internet hosting function as a supportive place. “I used to be simply there to assist drive the experiment alongside and the method alongside, and it was actually simply wonderful to see the way it all ended up,” she mentioned.
Swisher herself does not determine as queer, a indisputable fact that one contestant confirms within the very first frames of the present. Nonetheless, she instructed Elite Every day that her sexuality “did not actually come up” through the filming course of. She’s additionally cautious to acknowledge that there are variations between straight and queer relationships. “Clearly, there are such a lot of particular nuances and complexities to queer relationships, which I believe are actually essential to spotlight and rejoice and shine mild on,” Swisher instructed the outlet on Could 24. “It is an enormous cause why this present is so particular and so essential.”
“The Ultimatum: Queer Love” comes amidst a difficult time for the LGBTQ+ group, with anti-trans and anti-drag legal guidelines ramping up throughout the nation. It appears like the fitting time for a present that celebrates queerness, queer love, and queer group, and Swisher simply appears grateful to be alongside for the journey. “I believe it is such an essential present and I am so excited for individuals to see it,” Swisher says. “It is so unbelievable.”
“The Ultimatum: Queer Love” is now streaming on Netflix.
