You know you've made it when you are featured in a New York paper. While some prefer the New York Times, Melissa Benoist popped up in today's
New York Post Alexa section. The interview was far more ranging than what you would find when it's about Supergirl. It's more than that. It's sort of an edgy NPR kind of piece given the Post is a tabloid.
In the article, we find that LA isn't really meant for Melissa, a native of Colorado
Im not an ocean person...I like being landlocked. I constantly daydream about a ranch in the mountains in Colorado or Montana
I think mountains are the most beautiful things in the world.
But would hubby Blake Jenner a Miami native mind? Neither here nor there.
As for me I grew up here in SW CT, where in about a 15 minute drive you could head to a point to sail into Long Island Sound, and maybe the Atlantic Ocean. But I don't consider myself a beach person. Then again the beaches are open only about half the year...unless we have a mild winter like the last two!
In terms of hobbies...most we know.
With her alone time Benoist cooks, and she also is an avid reader and collects records. When in LA, she plays with her two dogs and makes pottery with the wheel she has in her house. I love sitting at a [pottery] wheel, even if I mess up every piece Im trying to throw. Its such a meditating and calming feeling; it kind of grounds me.
Correction that's 4...Milli, Farley, Otis and Duke.
There was some Glee and Supergirl talk, many of us know already.
As for being a sister...
Im the evil middle sister, the drama queen, she says, laughing. And she sees in her childhood so many seeds of the adult shes become. I could be very outgoing, very hyper and energetic and imaginative and crazy and weird, she says of her early years, but at the same time I was really introverted, and didnt mind spending many hours alone . . . playing make-believe by myself. She says she feels the same way today: I love solitude, and Im not afraid of it.
Sometimes though I think that energy comes out in her appearances, brief they were on like The Tonight Show or interviews with ET.
But also there is her upcoming role in Patriots Day as Katherine Russel, widow of terrorist Tamerlan Tsarnaev one of the Boston bombers.
While Melissa says the majority of other actors in the film got to meet their real-life counterparts, that wasnt an option for me because of the nature of her involvement, she says.
Then the article goes into fashion...and sometimes with Melissa it's Casual Friday everyday...
When shes not in a serious costume Benoists personal style is minimal. Im definitely a jeans-and-T-shirt person, she says. Her current uniform: a pair of Levis 501s from the 70s that she got on Etsy, with one of the way too many James Perse white T-shirts she owns. In LA, she pairs the outfit with black mules; in Vancouver, its rain boots and her new oversize, boxy black wool Sessun coat. Its the handsomest coat Ive ever bought! she says.
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She also talked about college life at Marymount Manhattan College which caused her to show love for New York City.
When she moved to LA for Glee and Supergirl Season 1, things changed for her...a little bit.
'Therell be the off chance that Ill gravitate toward something I think is cool, but I am by no means hip to the times,' she says with a laugh. But she does look up to those women who are..."
And among those Melissa cites...none other than Lucy Lane herself Jenna Dewan Tatum whom she has become friends with.
She always looks incredible
And as we are 24 days away from Christmas, the Colorado girl loves to keep it cozy and in the family...
My family hunkers down. We get into pajamas and do puzzles and play board games and have movie marathons. Its something Im looking forward to.
But she will go for the glam as well...
I think holiday party outfits are so fun, she says, citing the sequins and tulle that only suit three short weeks every December: You cant wear [them] all year round thats why it feels so special.
Also included in this article is a video which features a fashion shoot where Melissa again becomes Super...model.
And here are some of the high fashion outfits she wore
Given that it's blue it would be more of a night on the town Supergirl outfit.
And lastly, this would make the cape look jealous...
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W...Melissa is so beautiful.
