22 Facts About Susan Powter

Susan Powter hosted her own talk show The Susan Powter Show in the 1990s.

Susan Powter, who was born in Sydney, Australia, on December 22,1957, immigrated to the United States at the age of 10.

Susan Powter left school in 9th grade, eventually obtaining a GED.

The couple separated in 1986 and Susan Powter turned to food to alleviate her stress.

Susan Powter turned to diet books and workout tapes and found neither to be helpful.

Susan Powter eventually managed to slim down to 114 pounds by walking and cutting out sugar and processed foods.

In Dallas, prior to her fitness career taking off, Susan Powter worked as a topless dancer to pay her bills.

In 1990, Susan Powter approached Dallas publicity representative Rusty Robertson with hopes of promoting her business.

In 1994, Powter starred in her own talk-show style television program called The Susan Powter Show, which ran for one season.

The series was cancelled after just one season with Susan Powter appearing in one episode.

Advocate of a whole-foods, organic, low-fat diet, and regular cardiovascular and strength-training exercise, Susan Powter condemned the diet industry.

Susan Powter was originally based in Dallas, Texas, at the height of her fame.

Susan Powter is an author of several books, three of which became New York Times best-sellers in the 1990s.

Susan Powter puts out The Monthly Flow, a subscription-based multi-media e-zine.

Susan Powter said in 2025 that she had declined the offer of starring in Kevin Costner's 1995 film Waterworld after receiving a personal phone call from Costner.

Susan Powter reportedly told Coster she didn't see herself in the character she was being asked to portray.

Susan Powter has two sons from her first marriage, Damien and Kiel.

Susan Powter adopted a third son Gabriel, after her second marriage.

Susan Powter rented a Dallas duplex where she lived with her second husband at the time, Lincoln Apeland, her two sons, and her first husband Nic Villarreal, who she divorced in 1988, all in the same house.

Susan Powter later came out as a lesbian, and in a 2004 interview with Curve magazine, she described herself as a "radical feminist housewife".

In October 2024, Susan Powter revealed that due to a series of lawsuits in the 1990s and poor financial planning she had been left virtually destitute, living in an RV, and delivering food for Grubhub and Ubereats.

An upcoming documentary about her life, Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter, co-produced by actress Jamie Lee Curtis, has been filmed.