Over the weekend big news broke about a huge pop star joining Nashville for an upcoming storyline. Read on to find out who it is!
It looks like the Diva Queen herself is giving acting another shot! Christina Aguilera is joining Nashville for a recurring guest star role. Who will she be playing? Detailed info is forthcoming, but what we know right now is that she will be Jade St. John, a pop star who is looking to make a crossover into country music despite getting pushback from her record label. Will she be coming to Rayna’s Highway 65 label for help? Hopefully, we’ll be getting those details soon!
This is a pretty exciting bit of casting news for the show, which has been home to quite a few major names. Let’s take a walk down memory lane and see!
The most recent high profile guest star was Mykelti Williamson, who played Scarlett’s homeless friend Terry George. While his storyline wasn’t super popular, it was still a pretty big grab for the show to have the man who played “Bubba” from Forest Gump.
Also appearing this season was Broadway star turned TV actress Laura Benanti, who played a bigger role as Sadie Stone. Miss Benanti has performed in critically acclaimed runs of Into the Woods and Gypsy, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award and won.
In the past Nashville has had celebrities come in for a guest arc like Aguilera. Kimberly Williams-Paisley, wife of Brad Paisley who was also on the show. Williams-Paisley famously played a pretty horrendous character who was married to Teddy, before she faked a miscarriage and was murdered last season. Michiel Huisman, of Game of Thrones fame, played a love interest and music producer for Rayna last season. While he wasn’t a horrible character, he was a road block to Rayna and Deacon getting together. Bad luck pal!
The show isn’t afraid of self-promotion either. Being on ABC the show has used Dancing with the Stars and its cast, Tony Brunioli, Julianne Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and host Tom Bergeron, to promote both shows. Rayna performed this past season with two of the dancers from the show during November sweeps. Meanwhile, dancer and choreographer Derek Hough had a short but memorable arc this season as Noah West, an actor that works with Juliette. Here’s hoping he gets to come back for a movie premiere.
The show also has used Good Morning America and its host Robin Roberts to get news out on the show. Mario Lopez, Maria Menounos, Katie Couric and Barbara Walters have also had appearances to make the show’s characters feel more real. Another attempt at trying to blend the fake reality of Nashville? Having real life singers come on to sing! Or even just make an appearance. The list includes Kellie Pickler, Carrie Underwood, Brantley Gilbert, Luke Bryan, Vince Gill, Kelly Clarkson, Sara Evans, Kip Moore and Trisha Yearwood.
Who were your favorite guest stars? Personally we were fans of Kelly Clarkson and Derek Hough, so here’s hoping they pop back up later this season or maybe even next!
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