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Vanessa Williams Is Maxine Robinson, The HBIC of VH1's Newest Scripted Series 'Daytime Divas'

"I certainly draw inspiration from the page, we have a very talented staff of writers."
By Sarah Michel
May 29, 2017 / 9:00 AM

Vanessa Williams learns what it means to be a bawse in her role as Maxine on VH1's newest scripted series, Daytime Divas.

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Based off of Star Jones' book, Satan's Sisters, Vanessa plays Maxine Robinson, the creator and executive producer of the daytime talk show, The Lunch Hour. Alongside a great group of writers, Vanessa draws the most inspiration from Star, who is legit a triple threat: journalist, lawyer, and a philanthropist (among other things). Vanessa may not have The View experience like Ms. Jones, but she has co-hosted before and fully understands what it takes to produce top-notch programming. Get familiar with Maxine because she's the HBIC of this tea.

Don't miss an all new episode of Daytime Divas, VH1's newest scripted series, next Monday at 10/9c!