TL;DR

• ’90s fitness star Susan Powter says she’s now a “huge lesbian” with multiple past “great love affairs.”
• She refuses to marry again and wants nothing to do with men.
• A new documentary about her life has revived public interest.
• Powter now lives quietly, delivering Uber Eats in Vegas, and avoids dating entirely.
• She once criticized marriage equality activism, but now fully embraces being a gay woman.

Stop the Insanity — Susan Powter Is in Her Lesbian Era

’90s fitness dynamo Susan Powter is back in the cultural spotlight, and this time she’s not hawking weight-loss tapes — she’s declaring, loudly and proudly, that she’s a “huge lesbian” living her best, man-free life. The former platinum-buzzcut queen of infomercials, known for barking “Stop the Insanity!” at America, is now taking that same no-nonsense energy straight into her sapphic senior era.

The 67-year-old star, who helped launch the fitness craze of the early cable era, is being reintroduced to queer audiences through the new documentary Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter. And honey? She’s not easing back in quietly. Powter says she’s had “many girlfriends, big fun,” and describes her romantic past as a string of glorious lesbian love affairs. One thing she’s not interested in? Dating. Or marriage. Or men. At all.

“I’m a huge lesbian,” Powter declared. “Total lesbian, great love affairs, many girlfriends, big fun. Best fun ever!”

No Men, No Marriage, No Problem

Powter told Entertainment Weekly she’s over everything that looks, smells, or behaves remotely like commitment. “I have no interest in ever getting married again,” she said. “I never want to live with anyone again.” After two marriages to men in the ’80s and ’90s — followed by divorce battles and a high-profile bankruptcy — she’s embraced her inner hermit.

“I’m a very isolated person. I don’t date anymore — that’s annoying as crap,” she admitted. She doesn’t socialize, avoids friend groups, and sees her grown sons only occasionally. It’s giving lesbian monk energy, and honestly? Respect.

Today, Powter lives in Las Vegas and delivers for Uber Eats. Yes, from fitness mogul to gig economy lesbian icon — the range is astonishing. But she’s not ashamed. In classic Powter fashion, she owns her life without apology.

Her Complicated History With the Lesbian Community

Despite her decades of queer identity, Powter has had a prickly relationship with the lesbian “scene.” In a 2004 interview with Curve, she distanced herself from lesbian politics and criticized marriage equality activism, saying the fight for state-recognized marriage was “absurd.”

“Oh please, what the f**k? I’m a gay woman, duh,” she said at the time. “I’ve never been in any closet. But the whole aligning myself with one group — I don’t. I don’t do politics. I thought the gay marriage thing was absurd.”

While many queer activists rolled their eyes at the commentary back then, Powter’s unapologetic, cranky lesbian aunt energy is now being embraced by fans who see her as a flawed but authentic queer elder — someone who came out early, lived boldly, and never pretended to fit into the mold.

A Queer Icon Reborn

Powter’s resurgence comes at a moment when LGBTQ elders are finally getting the credit they deserve. Her life — from fitness fame to corporate feuds to bankruptcy to reinvention — is pure sapphic folklore. And her latest chapter, a defiantly lesbian life lived on her own terms, resonates deeply in a world where queer people are pressured to conform or smooth their edges.

Her story also highlights a reality: LGBTQ identity isn’t a point of arrival but a lifetime of unfolding. Powter’s journey, messy and magnificent, shows that living authentically at 67 is just as revolutionary as coming out at 20.

For queer women especially, her refusal to apologize for being single, selective, and done with men feels like a refreshing shout from a generation not known for taking up queer space publicly. She’s not just out. She’s OUT.

And if that’s not stopping the insanity, we don’t know what is.