10 Outrageously Fabulous Life Lessons We Can All Learn from Moira Rose
Schitt’s Creek fans know the force of nature that is Moira Rose.
This former soap opera star stormed into our hearts like a fabulous hurricane in designer clothes. But somewhere between her bizarre pronunciations and dramatic meltdowns, she actually left us with magical little nuggets of wisdom to show us how to live life to the fullest. So if you’re facing a major life transition or just need to embrace your inner eccentric, here are 10 of Moira Rose’s best life lessons for inspiration.
1. Embrace Your Uniqueness
Picture Moira strutting into the local café wearing what looks like she raided a Victorian funeral home, topped with a wig that could be modern art. At 9 AM. On a Tuesday. While everyone else tries to blend into small-town life, Moira turns up the volume. Each raised eyebrow just adds more feathers to her outfit. Maybe that’s the secret – stop wasting time trying to fit in. After watching her rock high fashion at a farmer’s market, that weird vintage jacket in your closet starts looking pretty tame.
2. Talk Like You Mean It
Moira Rose has a magical way with words as she doesn’t just talk – she turns every sentence into its own little masterpiece. Regular folks might say “nice dress.” Moira calls it a “sartorial triumph.” A simple hello becomes a five-act performance complete with hand gestures and at least three different accents. The best part is that she’s clearly having a blast doing it. Most people stick to safe, boring words like they’re following some rulebook. But Moira proves that language should be fun. Toss in some fancy words. Make up new ones. Roll those r’s like you’re getting paid by the roll. Life’s too short for basic vocabulary, bébé.
3. Reinvention is Always an Option
Going from network television to a small-town motel would break most people. But Moira Rose? She turned it into performance art. Sure, there was plenty of dramatic wailing at first (who can forget the crying wig wall?), but she manages to transform every setback into a new opportunity to shine. The local Jazzagals needed some star power? Done. The community theater needed a director? Consider it handled. What makes this especially remarkable is how she never compromises her essential Moira-ness while adapting to new circumstances. Rather than letting the town change her, she changed the town. That’s the thing about starting over – it doesn’t mean becoming a different person, just finding new stages for the same fabulous show.
4. Cherish Your Inner Circle
Dramatic monologues and designer outfits aside – there’s something genuinely touching about how Moira loves her family. Sure, her way of showing affection might make most parenting books spontaneously combust, but nobody can deny its authenticity. The woman literally wore a Pope outfit to her son’s wedding – if that’s not love, what is? What’s particularly endearing is how her relationships evolve throughout the series. Even her encounters with the townspeople gradually shift from barely concealed disdain to genuine affection. The lesson here isn’t about being a perfect family member or friend – it’s about loving people in whatever weird, wonderful way comes naturally.
5. Rock That Confidence (Even When It’s Borderline Delusional)
Most people would crumble under bad reviews or small-town drama. Not Moira. She walked into Roland’s backyard barbecue wearing a designer Alexander McQueen like it was completely normal. Sure, some might call her confidence delusional, but watching how that delusion works is magic. Bad press about her fruit wine commercial? Whatever. Awkward town hall meeting? Just another stage. She strolls through disasters like she’s walking a red carpet. No hiding under rocks until next Tuesday for this queen. Somehow, treating every moment like she’s exactly where she belongs actually makes it true. Magic trick? Maybe. But copying just a fraction of that unshakeable self-belief could turn life’s most cringe-worthy moments into personal victories.
6. Make Every Day Your Red Carpet
Normal people save their nice clothes for weddings and parties. Not Moira. She goes to the grocery store looking like she’s about to accept an Oscar – complete with a fresh wig and feathers. Each wig has its own personality, a backstory, and maybe even its own agent. Every single outfit she wears could tell you a story, like that time she wore what looked like a designer straightjacket to buy milk. Sometimes it’s a horror story (remember that feathered number at the cafe?), but that’s not the point. The magic happens when someone treats every single day like it deserves its own costume department. Nobody needs designer labels or a wig collection that requires its own zip code. The secret sauce is making ordinary moments feel extraordinary, even if that just means wearing red lipstick to get the mail.
7. Say Yes to Adventure — Even If It’s a Little Scary
Anyone who’s watched Moira join the Jazzagals knows she didn’t exactly leap at the opportunity. But that’s what makes her eventual embrace of small-town life so fascinating. Here’s a woman who probably never imagined herself performing at the Asbestos Fest, yet somehow turned it into a career highlight. The beauty of Moira’s relationship with adventure isn’t that she fearlessly dives in – it’s that she dramatically resists, then participates anyway, and usually ends up creating something magnificent – like the Crow movie. The point isn’t to fearlessly embrace every opportunity that comes along, it’s about being willing to try new things even while complaining about them the entire time.
8. Find Humor in the Chaos
That fruit wine commercial was an utter disaster. And while most celebrities would’ve had a meltdown, fired their agent, and fled to a private island, Moira Rose took the train wreck and made it entertaining. Half drunk on questionable local wine, stumbling through takes like a baby giraffe in heels – yet somehow making it work. That’s her secret sauce right there. If life keeps throwing curve balls, make them part of the show. So what if she face-planted into that prop hedge? Moira got back up, fixed her wig, and kept going. Pretty sure that commercial still runs somewhere in local TV heaven, proving that sometimes the best moments come from complete disasters. Life’s going to get messy anyway – might as well make it entertaining.
9. Cultivate Your Passions Relentlessly
Some might say starring in a local production of Cabaret or directing a questionable production of A Little Bit Alexis isn’t quite the same as being a soap opera star. But Moira approaches each opportunity with the same intensity she brought to Sunrise Bay. That’s not just dedication – that’s knowing your passion isn’t dependent on the size of your stage. When opportunities seem smaller than expected, she doesn’t shrink to match them – she expands them to match her. Whether it’s community theater or council meetings, her commitment to excellence stays gloriously intact.
10. Leave a Little Sparkle Wherever You Go
The true genius of Moira Rose isn’t just in her dramatic entrances (though those are spectacular), it’s in how she transforms every space she enters. A dusty motel room becomes a fashion archive. A town council meeting turns into compelling theater. Even the local grocery store gets elevated by her presence. She doesn’t just pass through life – she bedazzles it. And while not everyone can pull off her particular brand of sparkle (involving multiple wigs and questionable accent choices), the principle remains: every interaction is a chance to make the world a little more interesting.