THINGS YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME
The Stargirl actress shares her out-ofthis-world personal facts with Us
1. I love playing backgammon so much that I entered a tournament for it. I even got very close to winning it!
2. I’ve always been a seeker and a self-help and spiritual book junkie. The first ones I read were Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus and Way of the Peaceful Warrior in my teens.
3. I’m left-handed, and so are my mom and dad.
4. I’m a certified Kundalini yoga teacher.
5. I structure my water through a little handheld device.
6. I love animals, but I’m truly a cat person at heart.
7. In general, I’m more interested in documentaries than films.
8. I love earthing and getting my bare feet on the ground. I was also a part of a documentary called The Earthing Movie.
9. I compost. I put all my fruits, veggies and coffee grounds in a bin in the freezer, and then add it to the compost pile when it fills up.
10. I have a huge gong that’s tuned to the frequency of Jupiter. I learned this through my Kundalini yoga practice. I know it sounds a bit out there.…
11. My favorite color is blue.
12. My favorite drink is a cosmo.
13. My husband, Carter Oosterhouse, and I had our first date on a boat in Lake Michigan.
14. I became a mom at age 40. It was worth the wait!
15. We love our indoor plants and travel with them when we go on location for an extended period of time. Of course, we bring our cat and dog too.
16. I’m developing a natural skincare line called Seed & Flora, coming out toward the end of this year.
17. Last year, I decided to try and learn how to play a baritone ukulele.
18. I love to cook and read cookbooks at night in bed to find new recipes.
19. I’m so curious about life that my teacher called me Curious George when I was a kid because I asked so many questions.
20. Jared Leto and I met and became friends doing a really cheesy music video when I was 16.
21. My first modeling job was at 14 for a Robinsons-May catalog wearing a Tweety Bird nightgown.
22. My favorite movie growing up was Dirty Dancing.
23. My first acting job was for a Rock the Vote vignette opposite Giovanni Ribisi and Nick Stahl. I played a coked-up girl and sniffed milk powder for it.
24. My favorite restaurant is BoccaLupo in Atlanta.
25. I’ll be participating in Actors Summit, doing a Q&A from May 20 to 22.