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Lucy Lawless has laid down her chakram. She stopped by Pure Oxygen to talk about her plans, and what it's like to be a princess.

o mark the end of six years of heroic ass-kicking as TV's Xena, Warrior Princess, Lucy Lawless stopped by Oxygen, the exclusive home of xena.

thPure Oxygen's Stephanie Miller: [waving sword and chakram] Can you tell which ones are your really fanatical fans?

LL: Yeah, I've been hot and itchy for six years, and it's nice to get up in the morning and put on something that's modern -- I love zips and Velcro and elastic, something a little bit pretty.

ML: After six years, you want to move on. What do you have in mind? Do you have any ideas?

LL: I'm really liking the idea of doing a play, and doing a bit of musical theater perhaps, and getting back onstage.

SM: I've heard something that you and May and I have in common, that we're huge Sex and the City.

LL: I went on Regis and he mentioned it -- everybody seems to have latched onto the fact that I love Sex and the City. I said it once and it keeps coming back. But I think those women are like... all of us have all those characters inside of us.

LL: I wouldn't say no to the right movie, the right vehicle for Xena. But I don't hear any talk of that, and I'm looking into some other creative pursuits. But it was an amazing ride -- it was like having a tiger by the tail the whole time, and it was just an honor to be a part of it. And Renee [O'Connor, who plays Gabrielle] and I were just the best of friends through it, and it was like [mock dramatically] a relationship forged in the heat of battle.

SM: I understand you were a huge Donny Osmond fan growing up, just like me. Have you ever met him?

LL: I have met him, and I had his Deep Purple album, and I remember kissing it and my brothers hassling me. I met him at a TV Guide event at the Museum of Television, and I sang him my favorite song of the time.

LL: [singing] "When the deep purple falls, over sleepy garden walls...". As a kid, I didn't understand the words, so I filled it in with my own and it came out kind of raunchy. So here I am -- "...sweet lovers will always be..." -- and grown-up Donny Osmond is going, "I don't remember it like that."

ML: Well now you're all grown up, and you have kids -- one recent arrival, Julius, is now one year old. What's it like to be a mother the second time around? Has your perspective changed on motherhood?

LL: Yeah it has, in that I don't have as much to prove to myself... I've just got more time, and can appreciate every moment with those kids just a little better. I think, psychologically, being older is an advantage. Physically, however, having them younger is better.

SM: You said something interesting in an interview recently -- you said that you love motherhood, but it's the housewifedom that simply can't last.

LL: [laughing] "I can't stand vacuuming this rug!" Yeah. I'm quite good at it though. I'm good at cleaning, but my husband's the cook.

From Parenting to Politics

ML: We have some questions from our message boards, because we have, obviously, tons of fans of Xena. Here's the first one; it comes from bcynthia27. She said, "Have you kept anything from the set? Like a souvenir?"

SM: Okay. Now, new2xena wants to know, "Are you computer literate? Do you check out any of your fan Web sites?"

LL: No, I don't. I feel like those domains are basically for the fans, and it's such stiff competition to get on the computer at my house that I kind of come last. I'm strictly amateur.

ML: All right, here's another one: lao ma asks, "Would you consider running for some type of political office in the future?"

LL: No, but I could see, eventually, if you have a social conscience, you might be forced in a certain direction and eventually just go "Yeah, well okay I'll have a crack." But I don't foresee it.

SM: We have one more, from funzy: "Lucy, will you be doing more singing in the future?" We just heard a little bit.

LL: I like jazz and blues. I'd like to do a bit of musical theater again, and a bit of stage.

SM: Would you ever put out an album? Because you have a gorgeous voice. Sing a little bit of "Go Away, Little Girl" for us. C'mon...

LL: I don't remember that one so well. I blanked that out because I didn't want to hear it -- eight years old, and telling me to go away!


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LL: Yeah, I've been hot and itchy for six years, and it's nice to get up in the morning and put on something that's modern -- I love zips and Velcro and elastic, something a little bit pretty. ML: After six years, you want to move on. What do you have in mind? Do you have any ideas? LL: I'm really liking the idea of doing a play, and doing a bit of musical theater perhaps, and getting back onstage. SM: I've heard something that you and May and I have in common, that we're huge Sex and the City. LL: I went on Regis and he mentioned it -- everybody seems to have latched onto the fact that I love Sex and the City. I said it once and it keeps coming back. But I think those women are like... all of us have all those characters inside of us. ML: I can relate to almost each one of those characters in some different way. Life After Xena: Lucy Lawless Tells All Lucy Lawless: Deep Purple, Deep Thoughts. SM: Do you ever envision playing Xena again? A movie? Anything like that? LL: I wouldn't say no to the right movie, the right vehicle for Xena. But I don't hear any talk of that, and I'm looking into some other creative pursuits. But it was an amazing ride -- it was like having a tiger by the tail the whole time, and it was just an honor to be a part of it. And Renee [O'Connor, who plays Gabrielle] and I were just the best of friends through it, and it was like [mock dramatically] a relationship forged in the heat of battle. SM: I understand you were a huge Donny Osmond fan growing up, just like me. Have you ever met him? LL: I have met him, and I had his Deep Purple album, and I remember kissing it and my brothers hassling me. I met him at a TV Guide event at the Museum of Television, and I sang him my favorite song of the time. SM: Which song? LL: [singing] "When the deep purple falls, over sleepy garden walls...". As a kid, I didn't understand the words, so I filled it in with my own and it came out kind of raunchy. So here I am -- "...sweet lovers will always be..." -- and grown-up Donny Osmond is going, "I don't remember it like that." ML: Well now you're all grown up, and you have kids -- one recent arrival, Julius, is now one year old. What's it like to be a mother the second time around? Has your perspective changed on motherhood? LL: Yeah it has, in that I don't have as much to prove to myself... I've just got more time, and can appreciate every moment with those kids just a little better. I think, psychologically, being older is an advantage. Physically, however, having them younger is better. SM: You said something interesting in an interview recently -- you said that you love motherhood, but it's the housewifedom that simply can't last. LL: [laughing] "I can't stand vacuuming this rug!" Yeah. I'm quite good at it though. I'm good at cleaning, but my husband's the cook. From Parenting to Politics ML: We have some questions from our message boards, because we have, obviously, tons of fans of Xena. Here's the first one; it comes from bcynthia27. She said, "Have you kept anything from the set? Like a souvenir?" LL: Well I did drive home in my Xena uniform.... SM: That'll get you out of a ticket! ML: So you kept it! LL: I have one of them. SM: Okay. Now, new2xena wants to know, "Are you computer literate? Do you check out any of your fan Web sites?" LL: No, I don't. I feel like those domains are basically for the fans, and it's such stiff competition to get on the computer at my house that I kind of come last. I'm strictly amateur. ML: All right, here's another one: lao ma asks, "Would you consider running for some type of political office in the future?" LL: No, but I could see, eventually, if you have a social conscience, you might be forced in a certain direction and eventually just go "Yeah, well okay I'll have a crack." But I don't foresee it. SM: We have one more, from funzy: "Lucy, will you be doing more singing in the future?" We just heard a little bit. LL: [belts out singing] I can sing! SM: Because I know jazz is your passion, right? LL: I like jazz and blues. I'd like to do a bit of musical theater again, and a bit of stage. SM: Would you ever put out an album? Because you have a gorgeous voice. Sing a little bit of "Go Away, Little Girl" for us. C'mon... LL: I don't remember that one so well. I blanked that out because I didn't want to hear it -- eight years old, and telling me to go away! SM: She only wanted to hear that raunchy "Deep Purple" number. LL: I went on Regis and he mentioned it -- everybody seems to have latched onto the fact that I love Sex and the City. I said it once and it keeps coming back. But I think those women are like... all of us have all t