In the last part of my exclusive interview with Kristin Bauer van Straten I asked her questions that were sent in by fans.
You can read part 1 and part 2 of the interview at the links.
Was your single eyebrow lift inspired by Spock from Star Trek?
“[laughs out loud] That is awesome because I love Spock from Star Trek and it probably was a subconscious ode to him. I am a total Trekkie. Years ago I was on a show and another actress on the show could raise her eyebrow and I’d always wanted to be able to do that and she told me to practice in front of the mirror. And I did, it took me a year to be able to do it, in the beginning both eyebrows would go up. I’d been looking for a character and a place to use it, refusing Botox because I knew that one day I would be actually able to use the eyebrow lift. Pam was finally the perfect character for it.”
Stefano asks:
You had some amazing outfits again this season. Do you ever wear Pam’s fetish like outfits also at home?
“Sadly for Abri: No. If he wants to see me looking like that he has to watch the show. After a long day in a corset and heels and leather and rubber I am pretty happy after 12 hours to get back into my sweats and sneakers or flip-flops in the summer. It’s the perfect combination: I love playing dress-up, but I also love wearing no make-up and being comfy.”
Monica asks:
The power of social media is simply amazing to me, and Kristin seems to have truly embraced it. Was it a conscious decision to embrace her celebrity and be so open with her fans? Has she ever regretted sharing so much about her personal life?
“It was and it happened in two steps. First I was nervous about it and that is one reason why my fan page is called The van Stratens because I wanted to be a little bit anonymous and try it out. After I realized, how much love and support and fun it is for people and how much people are enjoying the show I fully embraced it and have made a real conscious choice not to hire people to do it for me, but to do it myself. Because I am sharing my passion directly with people, there is no buffer. I want to hear what people are saying and thinking and be connected with them myself.”
“I haven’t yet. But I think Abri has had more of an adjustment than I had, because he is not from Hollywood, so he’ll say: “You tweeted that?” He is much more private about what we are having for dinner or when we go to a movie, He’s got an English, Swedish, Dutch background and there is no Hollywood in South Africa, it’s all more private. I took a photo of him with Christmas wearing this funny panda hat and I asked him if I could tweet that and he said “sure”. He came running into the room the next day and showed me that picture on a Facebook page and he couldn’t figure out how it got there and he was in shock. I said: “Well I asked you…”, I think from that moment forward he is much more careful with me and skeptical of his little wife.”
MyObsession asks:
I’d like to tell her I saw her on the tv program Celebrity Ghost Stories and her story was fascinating AND has she had any visits since then?
“I am still living in the same house, but I haven’t had any more visits. I wished that there were actually, but I don’t know how it works, that was a one-time brief moment. I’ve had the house painted by a guy who apparently is a spiritual man and he said, not knowing anything about me, that he sensed a male presence, a fatherly presence hanging around. I’d like to think that my dad is still checking in on me, but I don’t know.”
LouCompton asks:
Ask her to play fuck/marry/kill – as Pam – with Tara, Sookie and Jessica.
“I would have liked to kill Nan Flanagan, but someone beat me to it. Let’s see…. I like being Jessica’s big sister, so I’m trying to think of someone else I’d like to kill…. Either Sookie or Bill. I’ve often been annoyed with Bill, which is very fun for me to play. Fuck Tara, marry Sookie and kill Jessica… actually she did pretty well picking these names.”
Grooviegirl2 asks:
I have bipolar disorder, I am curious if you have ever considered playing a character with mental illness of any kind? I think that there is still a lot of stigma against the mentally ill.
“Well, some people would call Pam mentally ill… I don’t think so. As an actor you like these challenges and for us it’s about the writing. If the character is written well you can really stretch yourself into all kinds of areas and that’s the best thing for an actor that get that opportunity. So yes, I would welcome a role like that.”
Zuzana asks:
If you were a dog what breed would you be? What breed would your True Blood colleagues be?
“I’ve had a lot of Rottweilers and I am very partial to them, so I would love to think of myself as a Rottweiler. Alex would be big and pretty, let’s see… maybe a pit-bull, they are so big and beautiful and strong, yet loving. The rumor is they are intimidating, but they have the biggest heart.”
WillKill4Bill asks:
May we ask about her handsome husband? I have thought for some time he looks how the Viking should look. Rugged and sexy. Would he consider making a one-time guest appearance on True Blood? Perhaps as a customer in Fangtasia that catches Pam’s eye?
“That would be so much fun because he does look like a Viking, that’s part of his ligneous actually DNA wise and he has that African rugged appearance. He had a little part in Jim Parrack’s movie “Post” and he saw himself on screen and he thought he looked like a crazed Russian yak shepherd. He is not seeing the sexy Viking that we are seeing.”
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