Music: {allcanada} Cuthbert playing pregnant lesbian; says Phaneuf "excited" about her new role

Friday, January 16, 2015

{allcanada} Cuthbert playing pregnant lesbian; says Phaneuf "excited" about her new role

PASADENA, Calif. – So what does Elisha Cuthbert's husband – Toronto Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf – think about this?

Cuthbert (above left), a well-known Canadian actress, is playing a lesbian in her new NBC series One Big Happy, which debuts March 17. A pregnant lesbian, no less.

"My husband was really excited," Cuthbert said when I asked her about it. "I had taken some time off (following the cancellation of her previous sitcom Happy Endings) and we got married and I enjoyed the year with him together before taking on anything new.

"And then this (One Big Happy, executive-produced by Ellen DeGeneres) came my way. I was so excited about it, and therefore he (Phaneuf) was excited about it.

"Without his support, it would be nothing."

Does this role present any specific challenges for Cuthbert?

"No, it's like playing a human being," Cuthbert said. "(The character) is a little dorky at times and has a great collection of blazers. I love the wardrobe, let me say that."

With Cuthbert's acting schedule and Phaneuf's playing schedule, the couple must be the world leader in frequent-flyer miles.

"We see other actually a lot, I make sure that we do," Cuthbert said. "I make sure that I take time off. I focus on the show but once the show is over I don't do very much else, because it's family time. So we do, we make a lot of time for each other.

"I'm livin' the dream, I get to be home in Canada and be here (in Los Angeles) and have a career and it's wonderful. But I am on a plane a lot."