and you get to bring people from your past into your present to go , “ Is this real ? Could this girl that I had a crush on in high school , who I thought I wasn ’ t good enough for and never talked to , would she be interested in me now ?” So it ’ s like , “ Well , let ’ s find out !” And it was really crazy to see how that did – and did not – happen , so a lot of the dates were like , “ Uhh , yeah , this not gonna work out for me , actually !” And I think the fun part for me was watching the contestants learn both why they had things in their present for a reason , and also why they ’ d left things in their past for a reason , and then coming to terms with that being grateful for that , all of a sudden , Like , “ Oh , I don ’ t have any questions about this anymore – this was meant to be left in the sixth grade !” And I don ’ t wanna spoil it for people who haven ’ t seen it , so you can see for yourself if the contestants find love . But – spoiler alert – I did see some really beautiful connections and experiences happen that I was really moved by . I loved every minute of the show — I loved making it , and I loved watchcontinued from page 20
I said Yeah , and he was like , “ On the house !” And I was like , “ Huh . That was weird . Was it the chicken or the egg ? Did I manifest that just because I thought about it ? Or was it gonna happen anyway , and did I just have an instinctual , animal awareness of something that was about to happen ?”
IE : Now , if only that would work at the Jaguar dealership . BW : Yeah ! “ I think he ’ s going to give me this Tesla ! For free !” Ha ! I ’ ll try to get my manifest skills up to par ! Because a $ 3.50 beer doesn ’ t put a dent in my bank account like something larger would . So maybe I ’ ll work on that !
IE : But now you ’ re a big-time movie star , so anything is possible . How was it working on Rachel Lee Goldenberg ’ s HBO Max film Unpregnant ? hosted , because I was on set for a month , and I loved every second ! It was at a ranch out in Malibu in the mountains , so we sort of holed up there . My one day off was Sunday , so I ’ d go home to Los Angeles for the night to see my dog and husband , and roommate , and then I would go back to the set and stay for the next six days .
IE : Talk to me like I ’ m five . Time portals are featured in this reality show , too , which allow contestants to go back in time to revisit lost loves in a ‘ What if ?’ scenario ? How did the show work , and what were some fun reconnection surprises ? BW : That ’ s the theme of our conversation today ! Portals ! The show was such a fun concept because it exists outside of space and time . So much of our lives in relationships with people is like , “ Oh , I was really young then , and we were friends ,” or “ I didn ’ t handle that thing well ,” and “ We couldn ’ t figure it out , but I wonder if I saw that person now , if I had that chance all over again at this point in my life , how that would actually go ?” And I think that ’ s a really common theme in human relationships , and so the idea for the show is , you come into a place that exists outside of space and time ,
BW : I loved working with Rachel , and I ’ m happy to talk about Unpregnant because I loved acting , and I want to do so much more of it . So I ’ ve been auditioning like crazy for the past five years , and I think that ’ s just what you have to start doing – you just start taping and getting better . And it ’ s crazy – when I watch my tapes back , even from Unpregnant , I wish I could have those four days on set again because I was so nervous and excited , and it made me just desperate to do it more and get myself a role that would allow me to be on set for longer than four days . So maybe the next one will be ten days ! Two weeks , even ! Building up to more . And I love working on one thing – I ’ m such a road dog , and when I ’ m on tour , it ’ s my favorite thing . I ’ m like , “ Cool – I love being part of a team that is tossed together to get something creative done !” That ’ s my kink , and when I was on set ? Even more than being on tour , in some ways , being on set just totally fulfills that thing for me . That ’ s why I was obsessed with filming The One That Got Away , the Amazon dating show that I
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