W Network Slates New Docu-Drama

TORONTO: The new 13-episode docu-drama The Cupcake Girls, which follows two women who are childhood best friends and business partners in a cupcake company, will launch on Canada’s W Network on April 4 with two back-to-back episodes.

Heather White and Lori Joyce are working to expand their Vancouver-based cupcake business. White is a non-nonsense business woman and recovering alcoholic turned triathlete. Joyce has a more happy-go-lucky attitude and is pursuing a mission for motherhood at the fertility clinic. The two manage six locations and an all-female staff of 57. The show will air Sunday nights on W Network at 9 p.m.

"We jumped on the growing cupcake trend early last summer when shooting started on this series, and now as the series is about to hit the air, not only has Heather and Lori’s business expanded, but cupcakes are popping up everywhere," said Vibika Bianchi, the director of original productions at W Network. "As simple and sweet as cupcakes may seem, our audience will be amazed by the behind the scenes drama and comedy that goes on in Lori and Heather’s cupcake world over the 13 episodes of this series."

"This is a new adventure not only for Lori and I but also our families who are involved in the business," commented White. "We have unique and entertaining staff who crack us up all the time and we know our viewers will come to love them as we do."