February 16th 2005
Vote for the Nanny?
She's baa-aaack: Fran Drescher is returning to series TV on The WB's Living with Fran in April, and it seems she may be eyeing the public stage as well. "I would like to someday run for an elected office," she told us at the Washington Press Foundation's Annual Congressional Dinner. "So now I've set up some roots back in New York, which is, of course, my hometown. If the series is a success I would have to be able to juggle both. But I think I could. You know, Jefferson was a farmer and a politician." Yes, we see the parallels there, too. Anyway, as she was saying: "The show puts me in the public eye and I think that it would serve me well. It allows me to speak on shows like David Letterman and Jay Leno about important things like women's health issues because I'm a celebrity. Other representatives can't do that. People in Washington are always saying to me (that) I belong here. A lot of lobbyists and political funders have expressed that they would back me if I wanted to run. So we'll see." Stay tuned ...