Ever Wonder What Happened to the "Chicago Housewives" Idea?
January 1st 2000
Leslie is a registered nurse at her father’s, Dr. Leon Forrester Tcheupdjian, booming family business, The Liposuction & Cosmetic Surgery Institute in
the Gold Coast. According to Cattie, “I interviewed Leslie and her
friends but there was not a unique enough ‘hook’ for a new angle on
Housewives, but Leslie had an interesting job and I loved that it was a
family business she ran with her dad.”
So, premiering on Sunday, September 5th, Leslie, her dad and colorful office staff will star in “Plastic Royalty”,
a behind the scenes, all-access look at the “fabulous, outrageous, and
often hilarious lives of Chicago’s self-proclaimed “King of
Liposuction” and his number one employee, his princess of a daughter.”
The half hour reality show will give viewers a front row seat as
this father-daughter duo transform the lives of their patients by day
and rub shoulders with Chicago’s upper crust by night. “Plastic
Royalty” will also profile both medical cases and the staff’s personal
lives. (I already love the “Freakin Puerto Rican” as one staff member
is affectionately called around the office!) The fact that the father
and daughter truly love each other onscreen and off also makes this
show appealing. Their relationsip is professional but also very
touching. Cattie adds, “Leslie is an impressive business woman but
doesn’t take herself too seriously. She maintains a very relatable
quality while being immersed in the glamorous world of the Gold Coast.”
I will be wistfully watching…
