Poker Deposit BonusWhat Ever Happened to Susan Powter of Stop the Insanity?
April 15th, 2008 Paul Lucas
Anyone who watched infomercial in the 1990s might still be haunted by memories of Susan Powter. Best recognized by her short-cropped, platinum-blonde hair, Powter peddled a health and weight loss system called “Stop the Insanity!”
Powter’s program was pretty much the same kind of nutrition and exercise system sold by nearly every other kind of infomercial weight loss guru, but she used the marketing gimmick of being against the “diet industry.” One of her infomercials even featured parodies of her fellow infomercial gurus, such as Tony Little. She also portrayed herself as some kind of a feminist and often spoke disparagingly about her ex-husband on her infomercials.
Here is a video clip from one of Powter’s old Stop the Insanity infomercials:
So what ever happened to Susan Powter? Apparently she is still under the illusion that anyone is interested in her advice. She has a website at susanpowteronline.com, and the 50-year-old Powter fancies herself some kind of vlogger, making a seemingly endless number of rambling and incoherent videos, such as:
Excuse my language, but: That is one scary middle-aged bitch!
Anyone who has watched the above video will not be surprised to learn that Susan Powter is now out, loud, and proud—which means that Powter and Miss Cleo could form a club of infomercial has-beens who have come out of the closet. Powter was a guest onboard one of Rosie O’Donnell’s gay and lesbian cruises, where she was interviewed by “Ross the Intern” from The Tonight Show.
I don’t know if Powter attended Rosie’s 2008 cruise as well, but if so that would have meant that Rosie O’Donnell, Ross the Intern, Ant, Danny Noriega of American Idol, and Susan Powter were all in the same place at the same time, making that cruise ship the center of the universe for talentless losers trying to milk their 15 minutes of fame.
Powter’s pathetic attempt to associate herself with people more famous than herself continues on her website bio, which claims she has been “dubbed ‘the Lenny Bruce of Wellness’ by Shape magazine.” That’s an apt comparison because Susan Powter looks like she may keel over from a heroin overdose at any moment.
It is ironic that Powter earned her reputation by promoting a product called “Stop the Insanity!” Insanity is the last thing in the world Susan Powter is qualified to stop.
Powter made a long interview appearance at Retrocrush as well:
http://retrocrush.buzznet.com/archive2004/powter/
Comment by TTFK — April 15th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
So, Paul Lucas is it? How many best sellers do you have? Published by? TV appearances? Did your own show how many times? Radio? Your own radio show? Interviewed on Leno or Letterman, or any talk show? Best selling videos? Oh, I see… maybe you got it wrong… maybe it’s you who is under the illusion that anyone is interested in YOUR writing. I’ll be reading Susan’s new book The Politics of Stupid while I’m checking the NY Times best seller list for your next book, but I won’t hold my breath. Now that would be insanity.
Comment by Kennedy — April 16th, 2008 at 10:14 am
You sure seemed interested enough to leave a comment. Thank you!
Comment by Paul Lucas — April 16th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Wow, susan powter is a nut. She reminds me of margot kidder or Sean Young. Heck, or even ultimate warrior.
Amazingly, the videos on her site are edited, meaning they had to be reviewed several times and probably by multiple people. Yet at no point did someone say, “you know this is batshit loco, right?”
Comment by jon — April 26th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
This is a very sad, pathetic video by a woman who clearly has lost it. There is a very strong hint that she has broken down in the fact that she is trying to raise money for “young” woman held in institutions against their will. Perhaps she was there. I feel so sorry for her and her children if she has any. Yikes, this was so frightening to watch!
Comment by medavinci — May 31st, 2008 at 9:02 am
Over the years, sometimes hype catches up to people and they become overpowered by it.
I think the vlogs are stream-of-consciousness and I find them difficult to watch.
The one thing I really agree with though, is that we should know the ingredients in what we’re eating. I am very careful. Dairy is a problem for me and I do eat more fresh fruits and veggies.
Her website is very well designed as far as layout.
Comment by Rita — June 19th, 2008 at 5:41 am