Maybe TV Isn't So Bad

Long ago I made the goal of writing a book that required Fabio to model for the cover. I think I was around 15 at the time. So, yesterday, when I heard the man of my dreams was going to be on television shooting an actual romance novel cover, I made sure to throw my kid into Mr. Manroot’s arms and send them away. I wasn’t about to miss this.

Did you see it? No, he wasn’t in the kitchen. He was showing those folks at Americ's Next Top Model how to make a romance novel cover look amazing. I got a huge kick out of watching the process. So what if it wasn’t a real cover. The end result certainly looked authentic, in an 80's Fabio kind of way. Also, I was happy to see the crew really get into the make-up, hair and costume without being condescending.

So, each girl was given a theme, like secret lover or secret baby, and they really did a nice job of working their given premise. Fabio, of course, stole the show with his sultry eyes and wavy blond locks—you can tell that man’s used to having a fan blowing in his face. In my opinion, Melrose did the best job of capturing the romance novel spirit. I wouldn’t be surprised if, after the show, he sprayed her with I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter.

My only wish was that they had more of Fabio on the show. I would have liked to have seen him on the panel and heard his thoughts on the girls’ photographs. Oh well. Maybe he had to get back to his gondola. Or his suits. I heard he was designing some leisure suits. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.



Did you see it? What did you think? If you didn’t catch Fabio, are you sad you missed him?