Kelsea Ballerini has revealed she tried out for a spot on The White Lotus‘ second season, which might have seen her enjoying Tanya’s (Jennifer Coolidge) assistant Portia.
Talking to Folks on the Selection Energy of Girls Nashville occasion on Thursday (Might 1), The Voice coach confessed to auditioning for The White Lotus position that in the end went to The Fringe of Seventeen star Haley Lu Richardson.
“I’ve no disgrace in my sport,” Ballerini stated when requested what appearing roles she’s tried out for. “I auditioned for the second season of The White Lotus for the position [of] Jennifer Coolidge’s assistant that Haley did.”
Despite the fact that the “Cowboys Cry Too” singer didn’t land the half within the hit HBO collection, she has no exhausting emotions. She praised Richardson’s efficiency, saying she acted it “so brilliantly and superbly,” including, “However yeah, I did audition for that. Enjoyable reality.”
Jennifer Coolidge, Haley Lu Richardson; Fabio Lovino / ©HBO / Courtesy Everett Assortment
The multi-time Grammy-nominated singer made her appearing debut final yr within the new ABC medical drama Physician Odyssey, which follows a medical group aboard a luxurious cruise ship, navigating distinctive medical crises and one another miles from shore.
Ballerini starred within the sixth episode, enjoying Lisa Parsons, a “bridezilla” who wreaks havoc as she and her rich household board The Odyssey for a weeklong wedding ceremony cruise.
The nation music star opened up about her transfer into appearing in an interview with Girls’s Well being in October 2024. She stated it was a part of her mantra to “Run towards issues that scare you.”
Nevertheless, she did have her share of worries. “What if I suck on TV?” she recalled pondering earlier than realizing, “Then you already know what I do? I’ll go placed on my glitter and return onstage. That’s all the time going to be residence base.”
Kelsea Ballerini on ‘Physician Odyssey’; Disney/Tina Thorpe
Ballerini, who joined this season of The Voice as a first-time coach, stated she “discovered a lot” whereas on the set of Physician Odyssey.
“I wasn’t reserved on the truth that it was my first time,” she informed Folks on the present’s premiere again in September. “So I requested numerous questions and I really feel like I discovered a lot, and I actually hope that I did the character and the present proud.”
If Ballerini ever wants appearing suggestions, she has an incredible coach to show to: her actor boyfriend, Outer Banks star Chase Stokes. She admitted to initially being cautious about stepping on his territory.
“I’ve all the time referred to as appearing his world, and so every time I used to be asking him questions on this chance, I used to be like, ‘What about this in your world?’” she informed the outlet. “And he was like, ‘Hey, it’s only a world. I’m part of it, and now you’re part of it. It’s not my world.’ ”
She concluded, “By the tip of the dialog, I used to be like, ‘OK, so that you’ll run the scene with me?’ And he was like, ‘Yeah, let’s do it.’”
