She's Got the Look Models

When Dana Points from SELF magazine came to our loft to show us how to relax, it was much appreciated. I really needed that down time – and little did I know we were going to have to act in the next hour. Relaxation is very important for acting; that's where creativity starts.

I’m the most trained actor in the group, but I haven't practiced in a while. When the coach said “One of you has to cry,” Celeste looked at me and said "You’re crying." I didn’t argue, and when she came up with the story of the two sisters I didn’t argue because there was no time for that -- I wanted to keep my energy for crying. I went with the flow and I knew all I had to do for us to win was to cry.

After watching the episode on TV, though, I thought the other team was much more natural and pleasant to watch; they just weren’t organized and didn’t manage to cry. Celeste and I won the challenge but there’s nothing to be proud of… I hope my acting coach never sees that commercial! It was a lot of fun, though, to be in a theater again, and lots of memories came back to me.

When we were done with the taste-test of the “Fuentes Fruit Fritata,” Daisy asked me, "So what did you really think?" That's when I blurted out that it was “disgusting!” She told me that she’d been working on this for months and her team worked very hard on that product. I thought, “There is no way I am going to let consumers eat this just because a celebrity is endorsing it -- it isn’t fair!”

So my honesty took over and I said it. I was afraid to be eliminated but knew I was going to be judged on my commercial. But I have integrity and cannot stand anything fake. Hope didn’t feel good after trying the “dessert” and even had to go outside the building for fresh air. It was so salty, no one should be allowed to sell such a product -- and I was not going to put my name on it!

When we arrived back at the loft after the challenge and I saw that my friend Liz was there, I thought she was a hologram -- I hadn’t seen or talked to any of my closest friends and my heart filled with joy. What an amazing surprise! Liz was working in Mexico on one of her spa projects, and she left everything and even risked to be fired to come and see me. She also said when the production told her the challenge was about acting that she had no doubt I would win and she would get to see me! My friends have so much faith in me and I am so blessed to have them in my life. It's good to be part of a group of women that really helps one other and jealousy is not involved! That’s why I love this show.

I was sad for the other girls not being able to see their loved ones because I know how much it meant for them, especially since they were all flown to New York and flown right back home after they didn’t win the acting challenge -- that's harsh. Overall the acting experience gave me a reality check. You have to keep practicing your craft to stay good at it: I miss acting, and I am normally very good at it. Maybe I’m a natural at it because I don't act.