Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart works the pole
A domestic queen goes exotic dancer
Maybe it’s just a result of maturing into the “don’t give a damn” years, maybe it’s lessons learned from that time in jail, but Martha Stewart gets funnier and freakier.
Last month, she used Snoop Dogg’s appearance in a brownie-baking segment as an excuse to not so subtly allude to the dessert’s popularity among stoners; now, she’s breaking out her Champagne Room moves.
Welcoming S-Factor creator Sheila Kelley, one of the first and foremost ladies of the “strippercizing” field, Martha gamely rolled her shoulders, swiveled her hips, and yes, did a little swing around the pole before announcing, “I want to do the upside down things.”
While it’s true her moves yesterday won’t get her a job at Scores any time soon, it’s hard not to love a 68-year-old woman who heads a media empire, knows how to sew her own clothes, can bake an amazing cobbler, and isn’t afraid to learn how to give a lap dance on national television. Vowing to go to Kelley’s New York City S-Factor studio next week for a full lesson, she said, “Why shouldn’t we all do that? Right?” Why not, indeed, gutsy lady. Or as Martha would say, perfect.
Mary Elizabeth Williams is a staff writer for Salon and the author of "Gimme Shelter: My Three Years Searching for the American Dream." Follow her on Twitter: @embeedub. More Mary Elizabeth Williams.