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Stopping Traffic – Meeting Prince Caspian
By Kathy Suarez, Access Field Producer
When I was in high school and for part of college, I considered myself a bit "boy crazy" -- at least, that's what my friends would tell me. I would do the usual "OMG! OMG! OMG! He's looking at me! OMG he's so hot! I'm in love!" thing, regularly.
But when I settled down and got married, I locked up that "boy-crazy teenager part of me" in a box and hid her in the back of my sock drawer, never to come out again.
Well, it appears that since working at Access Hollywood, that crazy teenager has escaped several times from her hiding spot. I am sure some of you might remember my NKOTB incident last month. And, oh, one of my other favorites, the night I interviewed Justin Timberlake for the first time. I literally rushed home after work and changed into the sexiest top I had so he would notice me (I got more stares from construction workers and dog walkers that night though).
Regardless, my body collapsed when I saw him. My heart literally pounded so hard the whole neighborhood could hear, and my palms sweated profusely to the point that I formed a sweat puddle around me. Needless to say, I could barely remember any of questions when Justin approached. All I could do is look into those baby blues and fantasize about me being the girl in the "Senorita" video. And ever since, he's been my celebrity crush.
Click Here To Watch Video Of Wednesday Night's 'Prince Caspian' Premiere
Now, fast forward to last night. I'm standing at the Ziegfeld Theater for the premiere of "Prince Caspian" and all everyone keeps buzzing about is how devastatingly gorgeous Ben Barnes is (he plays Prince Caspian). That's just impossible. No one is as hot as Justin Timberlake in my book. Suddenly the flashes go off like mad, and this image of total hotness appears before me. He's like a perfectly sculptured Greek god. My mouth literally dropped.
So, I did the unthinkable and turned to a fellow entertainment show
(not to be named) producer and said " Are you f^%&kin kidding?!
That guy is gorgeous!!" Not to sound cliché, but his hair was literally
blowing. His smile was perfection and that British accent sealed the
deal. He had me at "hello." The boy crazy teenager in me came out again
and I began again to fantasize of a white horse on the red carpet --
and then Prince Caspian jumps on that horse and comes to me and says,
"Come away with me my lady!"
Can I jump the press barricades now?! And here we go again. My heart starts thumping and I'm getting fidgety. I made sure to put on 10 coats of lip gloss so he could see his reflections on my lips. And what happens when he comes out?! Total blank! I can't speak. He is too good looking.
And he's looking at me! Well, he has to, since I am interviewing him. Whatever, he was still looking at me.
I finally snapped out of it and got those questions in. He's completely modest, happy to be part of this movie franchise (he will be back for the third film) and family-oriented (he talked about spending time with his family in NYC).
Did I forget to mention that he's single?! Not that that does anything for me, but I could always live through someone else. The good news is, I have found my new celebrity crush, the bad news... poor Justin Timberlake has been dethroned.
I cannot wait until this film comes out so I can go and stare at Ben Barnes, Hollywood's next heartthrob, for a good three hours. It will be worth the ten dollars I spend at the movie theatre.
And if she's lucky, I'll let that boy crazy teenager out of her box to come with!
Can I jump the press barricades now?! And here we go again. My heart starts thumping and I'm getting fidgety. I made sure to put on 10 coats of lip gloss so he could see his reflections on my lips. And what happens when he comes out?! Total blank! I can't speak. He is too good looking.
And he's looking at me! Well, he has to, since I am interviewing him. Whatever, he was still looking at me.
I finally snapped out of it and got those questions in. He's completely modest, happy to be part of this movie franchise (he will be back for the third film) and family-oriented (he talked about spending time with his family in NYC).
Did I forget to mention that he's single?! Not that that does anything for me, but I could always live through someone else. The good news is, I have found my new celebrity crush, the bad news... poor Justin Timberlake has been dethroned.
I cannot wait until this film comes out so I can go and stare at Ben Barnes, Hollywood's next heartthrob, for a good three hours. It will be worth the ten dollars I spend at the movie theatre.
And if she's lucky, I'll let that boy crazy teenager out of her box to come with!
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