ROLE TO DYE FOR ; Bridget lost Stunning trademark red locks to star as telly warrior
by John Millar

SWORDS and sorcery star Bridget Regan made the ultimate sacrifice to land her dream role – she dyed her beloved red hair.

The glamorous actress had to swap her natural shade for raven locks to play Kahlan, the warrior hero of hit fantasy series Legend Of The Seeker.

She joked: “I’m the black sheep of the family now. All my family have red hair.”

The TV adventures are based on Terry Goodkind’s Sword Of Truth novels.

Bridget, 28, whose family have Celtic roots, said: “The books also say my character has green eyes so I thought I would be wearing contact lenses. But luckily they went with blue eyes.

“Sometimes I miss my red hair and I think I’ll go back to it eventually. It was chemically straightened and dyed for the show so it needs a bit of rest and recovery.”

Read the rest of the interviews here: http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/149194039

DragonCon is coming! For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, DragonCon is one of the largest SciFi/Fantasy conventions in the US. The Seeker Cast has a spiffy list of all the planed Legend of the Seeker events here: http://www.theseekercast.com/2010/06/dcon2010/ If you are planning to attend DragonCon and want to do a nice write up for us to use here on the site, we’d be ever so grateful.

And, because Chris and I can’t go and see all the pretty Kahlans ourselves, we’re going to run a contest. We want pictures of Kahlans at DragonCon and we’re not above a bit of bribery to get them. Simply take a picture of a Kahlan or two at DragonCon and send it to us. We’re going to give away a copy of Legend of the Seeker Season 2 on DVD (or the Amazon gift certificate equivalent, your choice) to the best Kahlan picture. You have to have taken the picture yourself or you have to be the person in the picture and someone took the photo for you. Kahlan doesn’t have to be the only person in the picture, but she needs to be in there somewhere. It can be one Kahlan, a group of Kahlans, a group shot with 20 people and only on Kahlan… etc. Email your pictures to contests [at] herblueeyes.com by midnight on Monday, September 13 . We will put all the entries we receive up in the gallery for everyone to admire and you are welcome to submit as many pictures as you wish.

This is just the first of three or four Season 2 giveaways/contests that we have planned leading up to release day, so if you can’t make it to DragonCon, stop back by in the upcoming weeks to see what else we’ve got going on.

Jana from Germany contacted us today to inform us that there are some autographed items on sale on eBay that are being sold for charity. The two charities are the SPCA in Auckland, NZ which is where Bridget got her kitten and the SaveOurSeeker campaign. There are three auctions. So, good luck bidding! The auctions can be found here:

Autographed photo #1: http://item.ebay.com/270619768081

Autographed photo #2: http://item.ebay.com/270619768749

Autographed photo #3: http://item.ebay.com/330459146851

Autographed t-shirt: http://item.ebay.com/330459144203

Autographed photo and “Team Confessor” sticker (not autographed): http://item.ebay.com/330459149410

Thanks again, Jana. Thanks also to Sandra and Dianne who are also involved! Happy bidding!

There are some more LotS props being sold on eBay.

The first on my list is a a broadsword prop that was purchased from the prop auction. It can be found here: http://item.ebay.com/170514769186

The next is a D’Haran sword that can be found here: http://item.ebay.com/330452877513

And also, don’t forget to check up on the Shed 11 Costume House offers, real costumes worn in the show! The Shed 11 home page link has already been posted. Here is the link to their eBay storefront: http://myworld.ebay.com/shed11costumehouse/ Good luck getting a hold of some of these items you will undoubtedly treasure for the rest of your life!

A prop dagger used by the boy to kill the monk at the end of “Baneling” is up for sale on eBay. Seems genuine. Good luck if you elect to bid! The item can be found here: http://item.ebay.com/230497155191

We at Her Blue Eyes received an e-mail today notifying us of a online store called Shed 11 that is auctioning off 5 genuine LotS costumes on eBay. They are wonderful pieces and would make any collector proud. We’d like to thank Michael for sending us the e-mail that alerted us!

Shed 11 can be found at: http://www.shed11.com/shop/

After clicking on the above link, you can click the heading “eBay auctions.” This will take you to Shed 11’s eBay storefront. Then, on the left, where it says “Store Categories: Other” click on that and that will take you to the five items. A highlight of their auctions is the entire white Mord’Sith outfit worn by Denna! Good luck! Happy bidding!

You cam also purchase Legend of the Seeker-esque costumes from the Shed 11 site as well.

We have here links to a few LotS props being auctioned off on eBay. I will list what each item is above the link.

1. A Mord’Sith costume, looks very nice and legitimate:

http://item.ebay.com/320555629683

2. Mirror Box from the “Puppeteer” episode. Seller includes pictures of the prop being used in the show:

http://item.ebay.com/230495602597

3. Captain Arturis gauntlets from the episode “Broken.” Seller again includes pictures of the gauntlets in action:
http://item.ebay.com/230495977761

Good luck, if you decide to bid on these items!

This Sword of Truth was apparently used in the fight scenes by Craig for all the fighting in Season 1. The seller is Bridget’s stunt double once again and some of the proceeds will go to help Child Cancer. It’s a bit pricey but if you can afford it, it would sure make a heck of an addition to anyone’s collection! Here’s the item: http://item.ebay.com/230491469830

There’s a D’Haran sword being sold on eBay, at least allegedly. The person selling it claims to have worked on the show and it is, in fact, coming from New Zealand. I can’t completely verify the validity of this auction but it seems like it could be the real deal. If you want to check out the details and maybe place a bid, the item can be found here: http://item.ebay.com/330444660973

Also, a whip is being sold. Again, no real guarantees that it came from the show are there, like a certificate of authenticity, but it’s coming from New Zealand as well and the seller claims to have purchased it from the creators of the show at a prop auction. So, if you might like this, you can find it here: http://item.ebay.com/160446496464

The winners of our Runway magazine giveaway are:

Sparty
Wolfi
Debbie
Sarah
Fuat

Congratulations guys! You should have received an email from me looking for your address. If not, please email me your addresses (Lindsey [at] herblueeyes.com) and I’ll get the magazine in the mail to you.