Christy Carlson Romanocontinues to share secrets from her days as a Disney Channel star, this time about how she missed the opportunity to audition forThe Princess Diaries.
In a newvideoposted to her YouTube channel Thursday, titled “How I Lost Princess Diaries ToAnne Hathaway,” the former child actress, now 37, recalled prepping to audition for the movie, but missing the tryout when her responsibilities on her comedy seriesEven Stevenscreated a last-minute scheduling conflict.
“It was a big chance,” she continued, “and unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance. … I wanted to do this audition so badly. I don’t know why, but I just knew it could be a big deal for me. I didn’t get that audition. I didn’t get to go because we had to film overtime or something like that. Sadly, I never got my shot at that.”
Romano — known for her Broadway roots and early-aught Disney Channel work withEven Stevens,Kim PossibleandCadet Kelly— admitted, “Idothink that would have made my career if I would have got it,” but said that doesn’t mean Hathaway “wasn’t the right person for the role.”
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“She’s amazing. She was so cute in it and so charming,” she said of Hathaway, who got her big break in the 2001 movie, eventually going on to win an Oscar in 2013. Romano also pointed out that she performed a song titled “Let’s Bounce,” which was featured in the 2004 sequelThe Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.
Romano also discussed looking like Hathaway, 38, and how women in Hollywood can often be pitted against one another while competing for roles.
“It’s not fair to pit women against each other,” she said in the video. “I think we can all support one another. … Just because she looks like me doesn’t mean we’re the same talent. It doesn’t mean that she or I have more or less talent.”
The star has been increasingly candid about her career in recent YouTube videos, including opening up about being atodds with costar Shia LaBeoufwhile makingEven Stevensas young actors. She also has avideo titled"HowKaty PerryGot My Record Deal."
Christy Carlson Romano.Charley Gallay/Getty
In 2019, Hathawayreflected on her star-making roleinPrincessDiaries, telling PEOPLE at the time, “Getting the script, it just had that feeling. I touched it, and it was electric.”
She joked that the movie turned her into “a superstar to 6-year-olds,” and she acknowledges, “I got very, very, very famous.” Hathaway said, “I live my life as if I’ve won the lottery, not as though I was famous.”
source: people.com
