'Real World' Alum Jamie Chung Sounds Off on 'Bachelor' Nick Viall's Transition to Acting (Exclusive)
A successful career in film and TV didn't come easily for Jamie Chung.
The 34-year-old fought tooth and nail to become respected as an actress after starring in one of the first modern reality shows, MTV's The Real World, in 2004 -- but that doesn't mean she doesn't think others can do the same.
Et spoke with The Gifted star over the phone last week, where amid her holiday preparations with her actor husband, Bryan Greenberg -- the two have partnered with Braun this season, and plan to give out several Series 9 and Series 7 this year as gifts -- she opened up about her "unconventional" rise to fame, and gave advice to other reality stars with acting ambitions, like former Bachelor Nick Viall.
"I think, at the time, it was a very unconventional avenue, but I look at it as if it's totally unrelated," Chung said of her time on The Real World: San Diego. "I had this amazing...
The 34-year-old fought tooth and nail to become respected as an actress after starring in one of the first modern reality shows, MTV's The Real World, in 2004 -- but that doesn't mean she doesn't think others can do the same.
Et spoke with The Gifted star over the phone last week, where amid her holiday preparations with her actor husband, Bryan Greenberg -- the two have partnered with Braun this season, and plan to give out several Series 9 and Series 7 this year as gifts -- she opened up about her "unconventional" rise to fame, and gave advice to other reality stars with acting ambitions, like former Bachelor Nick Viall.
"I think, at the time, it was a very unconventional avenue, but I look at it as if it's totally unrelated," Chung said of her time on The Real World: San Diego. "I had this amazing...
- 12/20/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
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