Wednesday, December 06, 2000
Santa Monica Personal Training Client Michelle Lintel
Whether on-screen or off, don't go messing with Michelle Lintel. The sexy star kicks butt as the superheroine of the new Sci Fi Channel series Black Scorpion (debuting Jan. 5), and spends her downtime practicing the Krav Maga self-defense techniques of the Israeli military.
The former Miss Kansas is performing most of her own stunts in Black Scorpion, playing an ex-cop who dons a mask and fights a bizarre cast of Batman-like villains. The role is a dream come true for Lintel, who's never lost her childhood love for the cartoon superhero Wonder Woman.
"I always admired Wonder Woman because she was so strong," says Lintel, a long-time martial arts aficionado who is proficient in Tae Kwon Do. "My office is like a Wonder Woman shrine. For my birthday this year, I got more Wonder Woman stuff than I could possibly dream of."
The showbiz newcomer says her next goal is to become a sort of female Arnold Schwarzenegger on the big screen.
"I want to get out there and kick some more ass, basically," she says with a laugh, adding, "But in a good way!" Spoken like a true superhero.
— Rich Brown
