There's a loud knock on our door and our executive producer, Tom Pullman, comes sweeping in. "Morning, lovelies!" Tom's always cheerful, even on three hours' sleep. He looks kind of like a well-fed hobbit with his five-foot frame and shiny bald head. "We're setting up the wedding chapel scene as we speak." Tom's walkie talkie is blaring orders from his waist. "STEVE, I'll be there in two!" he shouts at his Diesel jeans. "Girls, we're going to start off in the atrium today. Krystal will give you your bridesmaids' gifts. From there, Sam will get Krystal to spill the beans about the baby...."
"Sam, Sam, it's always Sam who gets the great lines," I hear Sky mutter quietly.
Tom must have overheard too because he stops talking and pulls his tortoise-shell frames off his nose to look at us both with fresh eyes. "Now girls, I want to remind you that we have visitors on set today," he orders sternly, ignoring Sky's comment. "Brian Bennett from Celeb Insider is coming to do a segment on the season finale."
"I don't remember an interview with that twit being cleared with my publicist, Tom," Sky warns flippantly.
"Sky, you did the pre-interview yesterday, remember?" he responds wearily. Sky doesn't answer. "Let's all try to get along today, okay, ladies? No talk of set discord or any of that nonsense." Tom's walkie talkie starts yelling again. "I'll see you in a few," he calls as he dashes out.
Today's interview with Brian Bennett is an easy one. He'll come to the set and talk to us about the finale, our characters', and what we like to do when we're in-between scenes. It's basically the same interview Sky and I have had to give to about a dozen entertainment shows, morning programs, and newspapers the past few weeks to promote the season finale. There are always the same questions ( "So Kaitlin, can you give us any clue as to who the father of your Aunt Krystal's baby is?") so it's easy to memorize the answers ( "I can't tell you that," I reply cheerfully. "It's a surprise the viewers will want to see for themselves.")
When you appear on a talk show though, the rules are different. Since the interview is longer, you usually talk about things other than the project you're promoting. That's HOLLYWOOD SECRET NUMBER FIVE: When stars go on a talk show, they usually know the questions ahead of time. Why do you think Jay Leno and Ellen Degeneres know a star's just swum with sharks or returned from a trip to the Baltic Sea? Or how they have their baby picture ready to show the audience? It's because the star, or her publicist, will have a pre-interview with the show's producers to discuss possible show topics. I like to do my own pre-interviews, but Sky gets her publicist to do hers.