Canada's frank new sweetheart talks about life after Twilight, her new show and how she stays happy
Talking to Rachelle LeFevre is like drinking cherry soda — all fizzy, tasty fun. When the Montreal-born actress phones from Hawaii, where she’s shooting Off the Map, the new ABC TV series created by Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy), you can practically hear the bubbles popping through the line. “I’m sitting outside on the grass. It’s so amazingly beautiful, and I just took my first yoga class in two years,” she burbles, as birds chirp in the background. “I was so full of bliss I thought I was going to burst into tears in class. ‘I’m having a moment of grounded stillness!’ That’s rare for me, because I’m always like, Boing! Boing!”No wonder she was “heartbroken” about being dropped from the Twilight series. “Playing Victoria changed the landscape of my career,” Rachelle admits. But when a scheduling conflict arose between Twilight’s third instalment and Barney’s Version, the franchise’s producers replaced Rachelle with Bryce Dallas Howard. Bravely, Rachelle released a statement that said she wasn’t leaving by choice. “That franchise has the most unbelievable fan base — we’re talking about 13-year-olds who saved up their allowances to see it eight times — and the idea that they would think I’d opted out made me angry,” she says. “I wanted to say, ‘I know what I had here; I didn’t throw it away,’ then move on. Now, there are many other things in my life that I love.”
To keep sane, Rachelle relies on her “tribe,” a group of disparate girlfriends. One works for the Weekend to End Breast Cancer, another is a publicist in Washington, D.C., a third is a PhD candidate in New York, and so on. “And one in Montreal just had her second baby,” Rachelle says. “When I have a baby, and I’m going, ‘What do I do?’ she’s the person I’ll call. With them, there’s not a single thing you can admit about yourself that you will regret or be judged on.” So, Rachelle is keen to have a baby? “I want to have a couple, sooner rather than later,” she says. “I thought I’d met the guy, but sadly, it turned out not to be him. But it was beautiful, and I’m glad that I knew him. My friends and I talk so much about romance: ‘Am I ever going to meet someone?’ I look at it like, I met somebody once, I can do it again.”
Q & A
What is the last great book you read?
Eat, Pray, Love. I am late to the party, but I finally got there.
What part of the world is next on your list?
Paris.
What is your favourite comfort food?
Ice cream: Baskin Robbins’ Mint Chip and Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia.
Who do you consider a misunderstood historical figure?
Jesus.
What is your guiltiest pleasure?
Gossip Girl.
Which words do you most overuse?
Dude and genius . . . ”Dude, that is genius!”
Which gadget could you never give up?
My BlackBerry.
Who has been the most influential political figure for you?
Obama.
What’s the most exciting part of your job? And what’s the most tedious part?
The most exciting part is all the travel. Constantly having to worry about my appearance and size is obviously the most tedious.
What song do you sing in the shower?
“Defying Gravity” from Wicked.
What’s your favourite cocktail or drink?
An Eastside cocktail, which is gin, muddled lime, cucumber and mint.
Who or what do you live for?
My little sister, who’s 13.
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