Sep 9, 2019
Christine Elise is the greatest revelation of the mind-bending, meta reboot-about-a-reboot BH90210: The actress who once played bad girl Emily Valentine on the original 90210 returned to play a version of “herself” as a network executive in charge of the show-within-a-show, oozing punk rock attitude and sex appeal and stealing every one of her scenes. And yet, it turns out she’s an even bigger character when she’s off script. This week, she talks to us about how she brazenly pitched herself as a character to the producers; why she had the best professional experience of her life on the reboot despite behind-the-scenes tensions; how she’s hustled to survive employment ups and downs in Hollywood; and why the show deserves another season. She also discusses her novel and short film, Bathing and the Single Girl, as well as her plant-based cooking blog, Delightful Delicious Delovely.