June CHADWICK aka Lydia

DragonCon: Atlanta - August 1985   Thanks, Greg!

Back in January of 1987, I had arranged with June Chadwick's agent to do a telephone interview with her. Much to my surprise, I received a call back from her agent saying that she agreed! I couldn't believe that June would actually want to speak to ME, a teenager from New Jersey who ran the "V" fan club. The agent told me the time and date she would be calling me.

Days went by, and I formulated questions I would ask her. I made sure my taperecorder was filled with a blank tape and batteries, and as the day got closer and closer, my heart went faster and faster. At about 10 minutes before she was supposed to call, I waited by the phone...getting ready to jump when it rang. And then it rang...IT WAS HER!

Having already had some experience meeting and talking with other "V" actors, I felt calm enough this time to make sure my voice wasn't shaking. June was so very pleasant, answering every question, telling me how she just woke up (It was 9am California time, 12 noon my time).

Some interesting things I learned about her was that she went to the World Academy of Music and became a semi-opera singer, however, she felt out of place. She also can dance a little...a term she used was "good mover", and also knows a little tap. Another interesting point was that she was married to an American! This, however, ended in divorce. Last we heard, she re-married a gentleman that she was making movies in Africa with (very post-"V").

When Daniel Blatt asked her to read for "V" The Series, she did it in an American accent. Then he asked if she could do it in an English accent and jokingly she said, "I'll try." Of course, Dan didn't know she was really English! She was given Sarah Douglas's lines to read from "V-TFB" since they didn't have a script yet for "VTS".

June became very good friends with Jane, and told me that they remained friends after "V" finished. One of the bloopers she mentioned was that their heels were always getting stuck in the grates on the Mother Ship! And what about the famous combat scene Lydia and Diana had in "Trial By Combat?" June let me know that they had stunt doubles for some of it and that if you look really hard, you can spot her double because the wig waasn't so great! The only thing June had a problem with was swinging the rod she was holding. The stunt coordinator told her to swing it like a baseball bat. But guess what?! June never played baseball!

Do you remember the scene where they showed Lydia eating a worm? Yes, that one was a jelly worm, but it was in the same bucket as REAL worms! June made the prop people wash the worms over and over again before she agreed to stick her hand in there and pull out the fake worm. And the jar with roaches. "No way!" June said!

June closed the interview with asking me to say "hi" to all the fan club members. "I think you're doing a great job. I think it's nice to carry ["V"] on." She also told me not to call her until I've been skiing (and to this day, I still haven't!)

On second thought, it shouldn't have suprised me that June agreed to the interview because she was probably one of the most active "V" actors with the fans. She personally answered every single letter I ever wrote her, before and after I spoke with her. June is truly a great person!

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