“Finnigan, a recovering alcoholic from Kansas City, was at the top of the list, but producers worried she looked “too old.” “I got a call the day after I did the mock intervention,” Finnigan tells me. “They said, ‘We didn’t realize you were that old.’ I said you can’t be 17 and sing the blues. If you want somebody who’s 5-foot-10 with big tits and blonde hair, I ain’t it.”
-Candy Finnigan, Icon
What ‘Intervention’ Taught America About Addiction (melmagazine.com)
Feb, 2021
Do we know much about Candy’s personal life? I want to know everything like even what she eats for breakfast. She is such an icon. She’s incredible at her job and when she cries, forget about it. I am so thankful for the gift of Candy Finnegan!
I absolutely ADORE Candy. You can feel how much she cares for the people going through the intervention & she truly wants to help them get through this nightmare called addiction…
Listen up Canada and the ‘powers that be’ who was responsible for hiring Candy.
The BEST decision EVER to hire her as an interventionist. I have admired her so much from the very beginning. She just flat out makes sense. She’s believable, she’s down to earth, tells it like it is in a kind way, bottom line, she reeks honesty, compassion and kindness. A winning combination that is so needed by these unfortunate addicts.
I love her no nonsense attitude. But, it’s tinged with warmth and care. I would consider it a privilege to ever see her speak. What she did with Sylvia was nothing short of a miracle.
LOL Candy! I’ll be honest. At first, I didn’t really care for her. She grew on me over the years and I must say, I actually love her now. I am so glad she’s still on the show.
LOVE HER and everything she has done over the years! Stay true Candy and say it JUST like it is! ~Kerry
I hope she never stops!!!