Over the weekend, Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to accomplished actress Gina Torres at a remarkable and informative women’s empowerment brunch in Kansas City that was hosted by Donna Kelce in partnership with GSK’s THRIVE@50+ campaign.
In her interview with Easton Jr. on Saturday, Torres shared her thoughts on the GSK’s THRIVE@50+ campaign, the ongoing NFL playoffs, and an interesting connection that she has with the Kansas City Chiefs.
“I’m thrilled to be here as one of these incredible women on behalf of the GSK’s THRIVE@50+ campaign,” Torres said. “It’s just so important that women of a certain age show up and show out.”
Torres, an accomplished actor in both film and television, was joined by Brooke Shields, Rosalyn Sanchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and other notable women at the event before the Chiefs’ divisional-round playoff matchup against the Houston Texans.
“It’s incredibly empowering,” Torres said of the event. “For so long, especially our generation of women, we were taught that we couldn’t all have a community. That there were so few of us that we couldn’t support each other because, in some way, it would detract from our power and ourselves. What we have all come to learn, which is fantastic, is that we are more powerful when we’re together.
“When we get to share our stories, when we don’t feel that we’re the only ones going through any particular thing. Whether it’s raising teenagers or menopause or just this incredible wisdom that you find, focusing on ourselves and our health and ensuring that we get the information that we need to thrive well into our 50s and beyond.”
Torres and the THRIVE@50+ crew joined Donna Kelce as she watched her son Travis cross another postseason milestone in the Chiefs’ victory over Houston. She shared her thoughts on the remaining teams competing in the playoffs.
“This is what I always say: if you get to this point, you’ve already won,” Torres explained. “Okay, it’s so impossible. I mean, the odds of getting to this stage as an athlete. I mean, everyone involved—everyone involved—has excellence inside of them, so that’s what I celebrate.”
The longtime ‘Suits’ star had a memorable cast reunion alongside Judge Judy for the Super Bowl LVIII commercial during Kansas City’s memorable championship matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. The experience of appearing in a Super Bowl commercial impacted Torres, who grew up watching the unique ads during the big game.
“I grew up watching Super Bowl commercials, never thinking I would be in one, and certainly not in the capacity I was, so that was great,” said Torres. “Meeting Judge Judy was incredible. And, of course, being reunited with my cast mates from Suits was a lot of fun.”
Torres’ most recent show ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ ends next month after five seasons. She shared some closing thoughts about her experience as one of the program’s stars.
“Every show I move away from, I’ve gotten to spend a great deal of time with the cast. I mean, this cast, this crew, we are a crew and a family,” Torres said. “It’s sad, but we’re in each other’s lives, so we don’t get to see each other every day for 12 hours, but we do get to check up. I mean, babies have been born. There’s still a lot of laughter. Our text threads are very much alive. So I’m thrilled about that and thrilled that the audience received it in the way that it did.”
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