Those insecurities came in handy when Jones served as a mentor on this week's episode of "The Glee Project," Oxygen's reality show aimed at finding a new star for the hit show. On this week's revealing episode the hopefuls have to display their insecurities in public on white sandwich boards over their bodies.
"I was supposed to just be there earlier in the episode, but I wanted to be there when they filmed the music video too, so I went," Jones told HuffPo, although she was mum on spoilers teased in the previews about emotional revelations and last-minute changes. "All I can tell you is these kids dug deep. Some were really nervous and for some this was the first time they were talking about these insecurities ever. I was crying. I we we had something like this show when I was a kid."
Jones even has plot ideas of her own for one hopeful in particular. "I had a great idea, I think I mentioned it to Ryan (Murphy), but if not maybe we can make this happen," she aid, laughing. "The boy from Ireland on the show, Damien, I think it would be great if Beiste takes in a foreign exchange student since she doesn't have a family of her own."
Jones' journey to "Glee" was a diverse one -- she started out her career as an Olympic qualifier in shot put and a youth counselor at a juvenile rehabilitation center. A friend got Jones involved in a "American Gladiators"-like show in the 90s, which led to various bit parts in movies and TV. The 20-year veteran actress worked with "Glee" creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuck on other projects, including "Nip/Tuck" and an unaired pilot for "Pretty Handsome'" in which Jones played a pre-operative transsexual.
"I'm so proud of ('Pretty Handsome'). It breaks my heart that people really didn't get a chance to see that show."
source: huffingtonpost.com
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