Queen Bee

Dynasty is back— and so is the backstabbing. Michael Michele spills the tea on the buzz-worthy new season.

- By Nate Millado

MICHAEL MICHELE’S DAD CAN QUOTE ALMOST EVERY EPISODE of Dynasty. (“The champagne is burned!”) So you’d think that Michele would be born to play Dominique Deveraux on The CW’s hit reboot. “I’ll be completely honest with you—I was afraid to do it,” Michele confesses. “One hundred percent. I’m the cops, doctor, and lawyer chick!” The seasoned actress starred in Homicide: Life on the Street and ER, but Dynasty’s a different beast. “It’s not a straight drama; it’s not a straight comedy. But I’m having so much fun, I may never put on a stethoscope again!”

Diahann Carroll famously said she wanted to be “the first Black bitch on television,” and she accomplished that (and more) by originating Dominique Deveraux on Dynasty. So what was it like to step into Diahann and Dominique’s fabulous shoes?