 By March 2000, Giuliani had stopped wearing his wedding ring and was being seen more in the company of this other woman, including at the Inner Circle press dinner, the St. Patrick's Day parade, and town hall meetings, but it was not yet fully clear whether the relationship was personal or professional.While this woman had become a frequent subject of insider talk among the New York political circle, she had not been mentioned in the press.On April 20 Hanover announced that she would soon be taking over the lead role in Eve Ensler's controversial play "The Vagina Monologues".