FHS '86 Grad Gets Reality Show

If you have watched more than 10 minutes of any show on Bravo in the last month, you have seen a promo for Work Out, Bravo's newest reality show and the first fitness reality show. They highlight Jackie Warner (formerly Waddell), a blond, hard bodied trainer with a Hollywood A-list clientele and her own fitness business in Beverly Hills, Sky Sport and Spa. You may have heard the great reviews for the show from nearly everyone, including the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, and Variety, with only a few cautions from Common Sense Media. You may also have heard that she's a lesbian, a power lesbian at that, and that she appeared on Ellen.

But did you know that she's from Fairborn? Or that her mom still lives here? Today's Dayton Daily News spills the beans on that.

She talked in an interview about how she couldn't come out as a lesbian in the 80s in Fairborn High School, and that made me think. That's almost 10 years after I graduated from PHHS, and while I knew a couple of my friends were gay, it wasn't public. I wonder if things are different in our schools today. In an upcoming episode, her mom visits and apparently mom doesn't approve of Jackie's lifestyle based on her conservative religious beliefs.

It's always exciting to see someone in your immediate neighborhood make it big, and Jackie has certainly put Fairborn on the map differently than any one before her. I wonder if the Fairborn City Schools will be placing her in the Hall of Fame along with other grads who have made a big mark on the world after leaving us.

I've just programmed my DVR to catch the rest of the season to see this local girl make a big splash.

Anyone out there remember Jackie? Anyone still in touch with her?