funny bone

I can’t believe Find The Funny Monday has rolled back around yet again. Pressure! I’m starting to realize that #findthefunny stories often relate back to my–

MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENTS. Ugh!

Awhile back, I was up for a cable series in a really great role, that I was exactly right for. Well —  exactly right, with the exception of two small details. Mine were “too” small. What they wanted were two bigger and curvier details like Anne Hathaway has in “LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS.”

she's got what it takes

The initial audition went GREAT. The super supportive CD called  my agent Josh right away, saying the producers wanted to see me —

Tell Evie to wear tight jeans, stiletto pumps, a low-cut black sweater and–
B O O B S !

Oops! –

So I went to the lingerie department at Barneys (which now sadly is no longer a part of the Beverly Hills store) and explained my dilemma to the super sweet saleswoman–

No worries.  All you need is a water bra.

So I got bigger AND curvier in a water bra.  In my jeans, stilletos and black sweater, I felt hot hot hot. When I walked into the room, I did the scene exactly as I’d planned.  I was totally  in the zone. Everyone was with me.

Until —

One of the producers asked me to take my top off. He just wanted to make sure I’d feel comfortable doing it, because after all it was for cable.

So I just went with it. Smiled. Acted like it was no big deal.

But, it kind of was. After I pulled off my black sweater, their expressions just flatlined.

Of course afterwards the CD called Josh, said I did a great job, that they loved me, would love to see me again for a future project, yada yada…

It’s just that they decided to go with someone who was a little more…Va-voom!

Josh tried to cheer me up by putting a positive spin on it (did he channel my mom or something?) by saying the good news is that I can always play “younger.”  Um okay — well, I guess that means this pilot season…

The CW here I come!

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