I actually auditioned for Melrose Place for Ashley Simpson’s role way back in the day, but then they ended up offering it to Ashley Simpson. Then I came back in and I read for Lauren, but they thought that I looked a little bit too beachy and not doctor-ish enough. And so, I ended up not getting that. At the time I was so upset and was like, “Oh, my gosh. I really wanted to be a part of the show,” and I was crying.  But then, you just realize that everything happens for a reason. If I had gotten Ashley’s role, I wouldn’t have been able to do The Last Song, so everything happens for a reason.

Everyone on Melrose Place is so great, so they’ve been kind of trying to figure out a place for me where I could come in and do something fun. Up until now, it hadn’t really worked out. It’s a really fun role. Normally I play like high school sexy and high school sexy is very different from Melrose Place sexy. I was excited to be a little bit older and a little bit more of a troublemaker. I have two sides to me. I have the innocent side when I’m with my dad and then I have this other vampy me, which is like just a total sex kitten.

I think that maybe underneath I have all this suppressed, sexy troublemaker inside of me because I’m totally a goofball in real life. I’m a little meek person. I’m like goof all, not sexy at all.  I’m just totally like the good girl that never had attention.  I never got in trouble or anything growing up.  I think all of the suppressed bad girl sexiness comes out when I play this character because I just had so much fun to shoot – so different from me. This is why I think that’s why it’s so great to be an actress because you get to do things that you would never normally do.

And I do a lot of kissing with Shaun, so that is never a hard day at work.

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