Three years ago, Hillary Clinton and her daughter Chelsea released a book called “The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience” — a title that went on to sell hundreds of thousands of copies around the world.
In September, a show based on the duo’s book will be released, called “Gutsy” — and boy is it packed with stars.
Kim Kardashian, Gloria Steinem, Megan Thee Stallion, Amy Schumer. They are just a few of the celebrities among many who are interviewed on the show. The trailer for the show dropped overnight, though its star-studded cast was not what got people talking.
Thirty seconds into the trailer, Hillary is seen talking to the California-based marriage celebrant, Rev Whittney Ijanaten, about her marriage to Bill.
“You have a marriage that has been on public display since the beginning,” Ijanaten says. “You said the gutsiest thing you ever did was stay in your marriage,” referring to an interview Clinton gave with ABC’s Good Morning America in October 2019 to promote the book.
Clinton interjects: “That doesn’t mean that’s right for everybody.” Presumably, more will be revealed when the pilot drops on September 9, but it’s definitely enough to whet the public’s appetite for Clinton’s opinions about her husband’s infidelity while he was in office.
Up until 2016, the Democratic presidential candidate, former senator and secretary of state has been private about her marriage to the former president, though in 2020 she opened up about it in an interview in the HULU documentary, “Hillary.”
“I was so, personally,” Hillary said. “I…just, [was] hurt, I can’t believe this. I can’t believe you lied.”
The documentary, directed by Nanette Burstein, focused on her life and career in the spotlight.
“I defended and stood by him because I thought the impeachment process was wrong,” she continued to say in the documentary. “But that wasn’t the necessary answer to what I’d do with my marriage.”
Cameron Bailey, CEO of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), said he was thrilled to welcome Hillary and Chelsea Clinton to this year’s event. The show debuted at the TIFF’s Industry Conference Visionaries program last month.
“As two ‘gutsy’ women themselves, their breadth of experience and insight into social issues and gender politics is inspiring,” Bailey said. “We are honoured to host this special conversation as part of TIFF’s Industry Conference and spotlight their upcoming Apple Original documentary series Gutsy.”
Gutsy, an eight-part docuseries to stream on Apple TV, will include candid conversations with artists, activists, community leaders and community heroes across the U.S. Featured stars include Glennon Doyle, Dr Jane Goodall, Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson, and Wanda Sykes.
Both Hillary and Chelsea are credited as executive producers of the show, which was backed by global studio HiddenLight Productions, founded by the pair with Sam Branson in 2020.