Character Interview with Landry
Albright from True Colors.
What's the worst thing that's happened
in your life? What did you learn from it?
When
my friends all got mad at me—first when Ericka and Tori stopped speaking to me
after we all tried out for the American
Ingénue reality show modeling competition and I made it to the next round
and they didn’t. But I learned who my true friends were after that.
Tell me about your best friend.
I
have two or three besties. Tori used to be my best friend, but after she got
mad at me over that modeling thing…I just don’t trust her the same way. Ashanti
Russell is one of my closest friends. We became closer after getting to know
each other better. She always has my back. Peyton Urich is another of my best
friends. We met when Tori and Ericka weren’t speaking to me. She’s been such an
amazing friend. And Devon and I have best friend bracelets together,
but…sometimes she gets a little controlling.What is one strong memory that has stuck with your character from childhood? Why is it so powerful and lasting?
I was in a dance recital when I was four years old. We were supposed to be little ballerinas and have scarves attached to our tutus, but my mom was still in school at the time and she came home late and forgot to give me my scarves. So all the other little girls pulled out their scarves, and there’s a video of me looking on either side of my tutu for my scarves and then bursting into tears crying “Mommy!” as I ran off the stage. My grandmother said I was adorable, but I don’t think it was any coincidence my grandfather died two weeks later.
What is your greatest regret?
That
I messed up my introduction during the American Ingénue competition. All I had
to do was say, “Hi, I’m Landry Albright from Grand Rapids, Michigan,” and
instead I said, “Chicago, Illinois,” my old state and when I went back to
correct it, I totally slammed into the next contestant, made the microphone
shriek and embarrassed myself. If I could go back in time, I’d totally choose
that moment to change.
Do you ever lie?
Well,
I don’t outright lie, but when my dad asks about my math grades, I do point out
how awesome I’m doing in English and hope he changes the subject.
What do you like best about yourself?
Least?
Best?
I think I’m a nice person and a good friend. Least? My hair. I’d much rather
have Devon’s dark, curly hair or Peyton’s dark red hair.
What is in your refrigerator right now?
Leftover
butterscotch and vanilla pudding from the variety packs my mom and I eat all
the chocolate out of.
What’s on your bedroom floor?
Dirty
clothes—like my Hillcrest school uniform that makes me look like a dead
goldfish, my mom’s favorite sweatshirt that I borrowed and got something blue
on (when did I have fruit?), and some magazines.
What’s on your nightstand?
Magazines,
YA mystery novels, gum wrappers, and my favorite lip gloss.
Imagine you’re doing intense spring
cleaning. What’s easy to throw out? What is difficult to part with?
Did
my mom put you up to asking this? I hate cleaning my room, but whatever. I
guess the easiest stuff to throw out would be all the candy wrappers and to put
my soda cans in the bin to take back for a deposit. What’s difficult to part
with would be my magazines. I like to hang onto them and look at them at night
before I go to bed. And I would never part with my stuffed animals—especially
the blue mouse my dad got me when I was little.
If you could spend the day with someone
you admire (living, dead or imaginary), who would you pick?
Talisa
Milan, my favorite model who won the American
Ingénue competition. She’s so busy that I doubt I could keep up with her,
but I’d love to see what it’s like to be her just for one day. She hosts a
video show, does makeup and hair care commercials, goes to school, and she’s
dating a member of the band, The Puking Baby Dolls.
Are you upset your name is not in the
title?
Not
really. Krysten almost used it for the title of the sequel, but at the last
minute she changed it. She told me she might use that one for the third book
though.
Did your story end too soon?
I’m
getting a sequel and she’s working on a third book, so I’m okay with it as long
as she lets Vladi call me and stuff.
Did you and your author agree on the
storyline?
Well,
at first she told me I had no say in any of it, but she can’t really control
what I say or do. I’m just me and she has to figure out what to do with that.
She calls it, “frustrating,” but hey, I told her, “You’re the one who became a
writer. What did you expect, genius?” So whatever. She’s got to deal with it.
Book
Blurb:
Every
day I walked down the sidewalk to school and wished I were one of the
interesting popular girls who ran up with exciting news. Just once I’d like to
be one of those girls instead of the being the one who didn’t get invited to
things because people “forgot” about me.
Landry
gets pushed into trying out for the American Ingénue reality show modeling
competition with her two best friends. She doesn’t think she stands a chance,
but she advances to the next level in the competition and her friends ignore
her when they get cut.
Enter
the gorgeous Devon, who also makes the first cut and includes Landry in her
clique. Devon becomes the perfect best friend, but can their friendship survive
the competition?
Landry
hopes her big break could come at any moment, but soon sees there’s much more
to modeling. She begins missing out on being with friends and has the chance to
have a boyfriend when she meets a boy named Vladi from another school.
Part
of Landry wants to be famous (and have her hair look good for once), but part
of her just wants to be accepted. She learns about friendships, being true to
yourself, and that a good hair conditioner doesn’t hurt.
Krysten's
Link:
Website: http://www.krystenlindsay.com
