' s ▁interest ▁and ▁appeal ▁came ▁through ▁the ▁fact ▁she ▁started ▁out ▁as ▁a ▁completely ▁different ▁character . ▁Jenn ings ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁other ▁black ▁female ▁port ray ing ▁such ▁a ▁villa iness ▁on ▁day time ▁television ▁during ▁the ▁n inet ies . ▁She ▁also ▁had ▁so ▁much ▁fun ▁playing ▁Virginia ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁rem ind ▁herself ▁to ▁" s nap ▁out " ▁of ▁character . ▁ ▁Virginia ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁a ▁story line ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁dru gs ▁and ▁im pre gn ates ▁love ▁rival ▁Van essa ▁Hart ▁( S her ri ▁Sa um ) ▁with ▁Ty us ▁Robinson ' s ▁( Russ ell ▁Cur ry ) ▁s perm , ▁using ▁a ▁tur key ▁b aster . ▁In ▁doing ▁so ▁Virginia ▁hopes ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁fellow ▁character ▁Michael ▁Bour ne ▁( J ason ▁W inst on ▁George ). ▁The ▁story line ▁proved ▁un pop ular ▁with ▁some ▁view ers . ▁In ▁another ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁story line ▁Virginia ▁dress es ▁up ▁as ▁her ▁alter - ego ▁" N ur se ▁Jones " ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁fool ▁and ▁run ▁Van essa ' s ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁hospital . ▁Jenn ings ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁wear ▁a ▁p added ▁fat ▁suit ▁and ▁a ▁" wh ack ed - out " ▁w ig . ▁Jenn ings ▁said ▁" It ' s ▁really ▁old ▁and ▁it chy , ▁and ▁it ' s ▁hard ▁to ▁tell ▁I ▁have ▁it ▁on ▁with ▁the ▁nur se ' s ▁uniform , ▁because ▁the ▁cost