Nola Devlin is an unassuming, frumpy magazine editor who is overlooked and teased by her coworkers. Though, when she is behind the glow and anonymity of her computer screen, she becomes the famous advice columnist Belinda Apple. Nola’s friends, tired of being overworked and overweight, band together to create the Cinderella Pact, vowing to lose pounds by following the advice of Belinda Apple. When her secret identity is threatened, Nola is forced to take her own alter ego’s advice. But, as the group of friends drops dress sizes, their real issues are exposed, and better-than-expected life changes begin to blossom.
Acting
Poppy Montgomery commits to the dual-role absurdity with genuine charm.
Costume
The frumpy-to-fabulous transformation deserves its own Smithsonian wing.
Director
Gary Harvey
Poppy Montgomery
Nola Devlin
Adam Kaufman
Chip / Alex
Michelle Harrison
Lori DiGrigio
Chelah Horsdal
Nancy
Audrey Wasilewski
Deb
Julia Benson
Joy
Gabrielle Rose
Charlotte
Mark Brandon
Ted
Andrew McIlroy
Chester
Tania Saulnier
Angie
Michael Karl Richards
Josh
Revard Dufresne
Trainer
Elizabeth Thai
Nail Tech
Christie Laing
Tish
David Leach
Cookie Man
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This TV movie premiered on Lifetime, the unofficial home of 'woman in crisis finds herself through questionable means' cinema.
Based on Sarah Strohmeyer's novel, this arrived right as 'The Devil Wears Prada' knockoffs were peaking—magazine world + transformation arc = 2010 catnip.
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