The Virginian-Pilot
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CHESAPEAKE
Cherie Spisak didn't like getting bleach stains on her blouse when she cleaned house. So, she started cleaning topless.
But bleach would fall on her pants too, so...
"It turned into naked cleaning," she said. Then, naked exercising, too.
And now it's why she's going to be on national television. Oprah Winfrey and her production company found it quirky enough to book Spisak for Wednesday's show - titled "Are You Normal?"
Spisak's segment airs at 4 p.m. on WVEC.
A regular "Oprah" viewer, Spisak spotted a box in the corner of her TV screen two weeks ago about an upcoming show that asked, "Am I Normal?" Curious, she went to the Oprah website and typed in the story of how she has been cleaning in the nude dating to the apartment she rented while working on her business degree at the University of Maryland.
A producer called her the next evening. Spisak thought it was a joke until she looked at the caller ID and saw "Harpo Productions," the multimedia company founded by Winfrey.
Three days later, an all-female crew was in her Chesapeake home filming the 32-year-old mopping the kitchen floor, tidying the bathroom and tossing in a load of laundry. All she was wearing were two pairs of earrings, a shiny necklace and her wedding ring.
Her husband, Scott, and their three kids were out of the house, as they always are when she cleans.
Spisak, who flew last week to Chicago to tape her appearance, regards nude cleaning as healthy and liberating. Mirrors creatively displayed around her house allow her to be mindful of her form.
"It's freeing. I don't use harsh chemicals in my house, so I don't worry about stuff getting on my skin," she said. "There's nothing that aggravates me more than having all the clothes clean in the house and having my outfit the dirty one in the laundry."
Vicki L. Friedman, (757) 222-5218, vicki.friedman@pilotonline.com
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Cherie is a hot mom!
Wow, Cherie! Just caught you on Oprah. What a hot mom you are; hubby is very lucky! Keep up the good house-work!!
Best wishes,
Dan in Chicago
Advertising
I have always found that when you have to advertise certain things, there must be something wrong with the merchandise.
Degrees of nudity
There seem to be several descriptions and levels of nudity. There is "Nekkid", which I can't find in my dictionary, but seems to be a colloquial term of disapproval. I don't know the difference between "bare naked", "Stark naked" and buck naked", although the term buck was used in a pejorative manner to identify Native American and African males, who habitually wore little or no clothing, depending on the weather. Ergo, "Buck Naked" would seem to be a racially defamatory phrase, and also unapplicable to women.
defining your perspective
That the newspaper deemed this a front page story, indicates that they are having problems with readership. While sensationalism attracts some readership, well written articles of interest and importantce define a first rate publication. When you pander to the lower rungs of the ladder you define yourself with that perspective.
Surprising...
Obviously she's an exhibitionist...but VT grad with an MBA? Really surprising...
SHAME Shame shame
The article read University of Maryland, of which I'm an administrator and she doesn't show in any of the student records for the last 15 years. I agree with the majority of you that this story didn't deserve the front page of any newspaper. As these kinds of people are usually reserved for the sw32F-4-MWM in the in the back of fetish magazines.
She says It's about art, but I'm thinking it's probably about a woman that doesn't have a job or a life and needs the attention. Approaching midlife crisis? (without a Psy.D) And knowning for pocket change you can find anyones address online (or a D.IT), just by having a general idea of their location and their name. Both of which were printed for all of Tidewater to read and the oprah network to watch. Way to go, guess your supposed MBA didn't award you common sense (CS).
ok then
well i guess you can tell she is all about her self.could not tell by the way she posed good luck cherie im sure you will have that web cam up soon
Nude Cleaning is not news worthy.
This is not news worthy, and an insult to those of us who want good honest news reporting.
I call Shenanigans
"Cherie Spisak didn't like getting bleach stains on her blouse when she cleaned house. So, she started cleaning topless" contradicts the later statement "I don't use harsh chemicals in my house, so I don't worry about stuff getting on my skin" Clean however you want, but why make up reasons for doing it?
Decision/Opinion
I would have to see a video or pictures prior to making a legitimate decision - a picture is worth a thousand words! Take care VP readers - we have much more important things to worry about.