Dominique Provost-Chalkley believes that twist at the end of season one of Syfy’s Wynonna Earp was the absolute best way for her character – and for her as an actor – to finish up the first season. “I couldn’t have been left with a better storyline,” said Provost-Chalkley during our roundtable interview at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con. “Everything that I expected, it was 10 times better. I keep saying to Emily (Andras, writer/executive producer), ‘Thank you for Waverly.’
Provost-Chalkley’s thrilled to be able to bring the character to life in the Syfy action/drama/sort of Western series. “There’s so many reasons. Not only her relationship with Wynonna (played by Melanie Scrofano), but then of course her relationship with Nicole (played by Katherine Barrell) and everything she’s gone through. She’s found some serious balls. She’s come out and she’s gone on a huge journey. And then to end it with this huge cliffhanger, who knows what’s going to happen?’ explained Provost-Chalkley. “I couldn’t be more grateful, really.”
Asked how it feels to play a character who has come out as bisexual, Provost-Chalkley replied, “I think it’s so important to be showing this on TV. It’s been really nice to see the fan reaction because it just shows that actually everyone is in agreement, which is really lovely. As I was doing it I had a sense that this was really special and a special thing to be showing on TV. But, I didn’t realize that everybody was going to react to it how they have. So, firstly I just feel so grateful that that has been the reaction. But, yeah, I think the whole story of her coming out was approached so well. Emily is so delicate with the way she deals with things. I just feel super proud. I just feel so proud that I get to represent Waverly’s journey of coming out because you know so many people that are watching it contacted me, saying, ‘Thank you so much for giving me the strength…’ – it makes me really emotional thinking about it – ‘Thank you for giving me the strength to address my feelings.'”
Provost-Chalkley recalled one fan encounter in particular that stuck with her. “One girl emailed me to say that she’d come out to her mom. I was like, ‘Oh my god! Are you kidding me?!’ The fact that I could have affected something like that, it’s really special,” said Provost-Chalkley, clearly emotional over the memory.
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