Old School. Biblically Independent.
By Kayleigh Donaldson | Celebrity | August 28, 2026
Stockard Channing doesn't make a lot of films these days. The multi-award-winning and nominated legend of stage and screens big and small has mostly stuck to theatrical work over the past few years, although you may have also seen her in that Knuckles TV show that people assure me was real. She's now back in one of her most beloved roles, as Aunt Frances in the sequel to Practical Magic. How fun to see her and Dianne Wiest getting some love. It's been too long. And Stockard is using the attention to revive a decades-old grudge. Not that we blame her.
Grease turns 50 in 2028, and the eternally popular musical continues to entertain the masses. Channing's turn as Rizzo is just as iconic, reminding us all that the best on-screen teens are always 32. But what of that weird portrait of her in the film's opening credits? Why was Olivia Newton John drawn like a Disney princess and poor Stockard was, well, that?
(Image via YouTube.)
Channing was asked about it in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. "That's even worse than I remember. Look at that," she said. "It's my nightmare vision of myself," Channing admitted. It must suck to have that weird evil chipmunk drawing be a big part of your on-screen legacy.
"How could they do that?" wondered Dianne Wiest. The pair considered putting a hex on the artist. I bet it was that damn temptress Cha-Cha.
But Entertainment Tonight did give Channing a redo, showing her a video of a portrait drawn by Jenaya Okpalanze. "Oh that's beautiful. That's much better!" She said.
Practical Magic 2 will premiere in cinemas on September 10th.
