Heather Headley Instagram – This is Jenni Carvell.
She was my #dresser when I played Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard in Londonās West End a little over a decade (š²) ago!
The experience was amazingā¦but far from easy. I was singing the most iconic songs of my vocal hero, #WhitneyHouston; we had over 20 costume changes (one or two of them 20 seconds long), and once I left my dressing room, I didnāt go back until intermission or the end of show. I caught the flu in Londonā¦TWICE, and my vocal cords and emotions took the brunt of that. In addition, I was away from my #husband (he actually did 44 trips across the pond to see our son and meā¦yep, #ilovehim !), family, my circle, my communityā¦all I knew.
But God sent me two women: our dear nanny (Mandy), and Jenni! Jenni kept me dressed, laughing, sane. She passed me water bottles, teas, lozenges, tissues, towels, anything and everything I needed to get through the night. She giggled with me, held me up, dried my tearsā¦and although a zipper broke once causing me to do the entire number without turning around šā¦she never missed a dress change. Iām eternally grateful.
Weāre in #London this week, and my first order of business was to see her. Hug her. Thank her.
No longer just my dresserā¦but a friend!
God places people in your life for a time, at the right time, for a perfect purpose.
āGrateful to Himā¦and her! | Posted on 07/Aug/2024 16:23:33
