Thank you for your interest in my story. Here you will find the interviews, articles, and conversations around Beyond the Velvet Ropes, my podcast, and The Forever Angels. If you would like me on your show, at your event, or in your pages, I would love to hear from you.
“It’s not who I am, it’s what I did. And the bunny ears here were just representing a piece of my life, not my whole life.”
Jen Walcott Archuleta, WKBN 27 First News, Aug 23, 2026Tribune Chronicle
The Business Journal Daily
Mahoning Matters
Boardman News
Akron Beacon Journal
WKBN 27 First News
The Mr. Sports Show, Star 94.7 FM
Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta
Beyond the Velvet Ropes is being developed into a feature film with Leone Marucci and Steelyard Pictures. The screenplay was named a Second Rounder in the 2026 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition.
A feature documentary based on Beyond the Velvet Ropes is in development with filmmaker Mark Andrew Hamer of Crash Cat Media Group.
Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta.
I speak about faith, resilience, and starting over. About surviving hard things and rebuilding. And about giving back, through The Forever Angels, hospice volunteering, and animal rescue.
To invite me to speak, email therealunfilteredpod@gmail.com.
Jennifer Walcott Archuleta is the author of Beyond the Velvet Ropes: My Story of Perseverance, Hope, and Love, and the host of the podcast Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta. Raised in Youngstown, Ohio, she moved to California at 18, worked as a makeup artist, and became Playboy’s Miss August 2001. She co-founded The Forever Angels, a nonprofit that helps families, veterans, hospice patients, and animals in need. A film based on her memoir is in development with Leone Marucci’s Steelyard Pictures, and a feature documentary is in development with Mark Andrew Hamer of Crash Cat Media Group. She lives on the West Coast with her husband, former NFL safety Adam Archuleta, their three children, and a houseful of rescue animals.
For press, interviews, and speaking, email therealunfilteredpod@gmail.com
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