Rare Helen Slater (Supergirl) interview, circa 1988

Obscure Helen Slater interview from the UK, covering her struggles with anorexia and bulimia, as well has her memories of training for the role of Supergirl.
Originally broadcast as a segment on "Network 7".

[@Satori2046]

She's incredible.

[@davidheard709]

Helen is remarkable in passion, she is a wonderful actress that has a free spirit of laughter that's one of a kind. None like her.

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

Wow thank you for this. Helen is probably the most perfect woman ever.

[@deinmadelsusanne8060]

Helen Slater and the young Brooke Shields are the most beautiful women ever.

[@lalnunhlimavanchhawng7180]

She's beautiful❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@kennethterry8196]

I Just Love Her So Much. She Will Always Be My Favorite Woman And Actress of ALL TIME!!! NUMBER ONE FOREVER. Nobody will come close. LOVE HER THREE THOUSAND ❤️❤️❤️

[@davidheard709]

Hello. I want to. know. who commented my statement on. Helen Slater.

[@nathanaelleofficial1863]

Thank you for sharing this, it helps a lot.

[@SuperLaney81]

Perfect woman. So gentle. Something women have lost today.

[@beefsoda1]

I love her she's great

[@SebastianLundh1988]

She has the prettiest face ever. I first saw her back in the early 2000's, ca 2002-2003. the movie was _Ruthless People._ I was a hormone filled teenager (born '88), and I was _smitten_ with her; she was so insanely pretty. I had that fantasy of being with her, but then I realized the movie was like _16 years_ old at that time, and she must have been too old for me by then. Oh, what a heartbreak it was. If only it had been 1986, then surely she would have wanted a 14-15 year old autistic boy living in the Swedish countryside. She's a charming woman; her impression and her general demeanour are so attractive. Edit: Thank you for uploading this!

[@r5img]

Well, I don't know if she'd wanted to date a 14 year old from Sweden (nor indeed any of the other starstruck teenage admirers she had around the world), but my guess is if you'd written her a nice letter, she's the kind of actor who would have spent the time to write back with a proper reply.

[@SebastianLundh1988]

@@r5img I'd like to think so. :)

[@btetschner]

It is very interesting, I never know much about her other than her role for Superwoman. Thank you for the video.

[@btetschner]

BTW, I LOVE your profile picture.

[@gatekeeperboxing5898]

She is so beautiful, I saw her in Supergirl and thought she was one of the sweetest and most beautiful girls i'd ever seen. I wished there was someone like her at my school, but there was no-one even remotely as attractive. When I went to the senior school there was a girl I really liked who resembled her a little, one day she was waiting for me at home time and she gave me a wonderful hug and I wondered what I had done to be so lucky. After she walked away I was suddenly being punched and kicked by everyone who passed me. She had stuck a sticky note on my back saying something like "Hit Me" and she was laughing at me with some other girls.

[@r5img]

It is often the case that some of the most beautiful girls at school often have less than beautiful personalities. Perhaps vanity is the problem. Thankfully Helen doesn't seem to suffer from that problem; at least that's not how she comes across in interviews and convention appearances.

[@brendanbannon78]

Helen Slater Portrayed Supergirl from 1984 Movie Before Melendy Britt voiced She-Ra in The Secret of the Sword (1985),Terri Hawkes Voiced Sailor Moon in the anime movies and Tara Strong Voiced Bubbles in The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002) fwith Red Boots,Blonde Hair,Red Cape,Blue Clothes and Heat Vision

[@reecespiecesheroful]

I find it curious that she says that the bulimia is not connected to any emotional state. That may have been true for her, but I doubt others people, particularly overweight women, would agree. Food is highly elevating to the senses, all connected to the nervous system, emotional conduits and whatnot. Our bodies ARE one machine AND, thus there is an emotional state I find it to be true about. I also don't comprehend how she could have been so angry growing up, but hey, I don't know her and am NOT her. She is so f*cking intelligent though. I've been a SUPER fans since she flew onto my screens in the 1980s. I've seen EVERYTHING she's been in. Call me hopelessly devoted to her. LOL Thanks for the upload.

[@sausage6984]

She's cute

[@deinmadelsusanne8060]

it was great fate to be so beautiful and to have so much luck.

[@kdwaynec]

This is not Supergirl, it's Becky Gelke

[@CubanPete1990]

You know what back in 1987 Helen Slater should become Supergirl one more time in Superman 4 The Quest For Peace (1987) from Cannon Films so that way Superman (Christopher Reeve) and Supergirl (Helen Slater) will meet each outer that they are supposed to be Long Lost Cousins bur the worst part in this Movie they Kiss 😘 each outer that will be terrible Dame you Cannon Films!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@r5img]

I think you're referring to the original plans for Superman III, which was going to feature Superman and Supergirl fighting Brainiac. Then Richard Pryor said he wanted to be part of a Superman movie, so they re-wrote the whole movie around him instead.

[@Syklonus]

@@r5img The kissing part is Ilya Salkind's original treatment for Superman III which was Batshit crazy and featured Supergirl being raised by Brainiac then him hitting on her, and then Superman hitting on her. The pre-Pryor treatment sounded the best to me - Supergirl fighting Superman who was turned evil by Brainiac. Could have been an amazing film.