Jessica Lowndes talks '90210' past: 'It was so unexpected'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Attending CoverGirl's 50th Anniversary party in West Hollywood on January 5, 2011. (Associated Press)
Jessica Lowndes has only fond memories of her days playing Adrianna Tate-Duncan on “90210,” the CW’s reboot of “Beverly Hills, 90210.”
“For me, I was a guest star and I was supposed to be initially in two episodes and two weeks of work… The fact that it turned into over a 115 is like insane and such an incredible experience,” the 28-year-old told Fox News.
She said the show thrust her into the spotlight at the perfect time.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“I had just moved to LA and it was so unexpected,” she recalled. “I had so much fun. I got to dive into so many pressing issues. My character had a lot of drama, so as an actress, it was really fun to play. The whole thing was a highlight to me. It was so not what I thought it was going to be and it turned into being so much more.”
“90210” ran on The CW for five seasons. Lowndes said she learned a lot from the teen series.
“There are days when you are exhausted, tired and having to wake up at 3:30 in the morning to get to set on time, and I feel like soaking in every moment of it because everything great does come to an end. So for me, I’m so happy I did that. There were days when I was so tired but you just look around and appreciate what is going on.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lowndes was at The Beverly Wilshire on Thursday to support the Women’s Guild Cedars-Sinai Annual Spring Luncheon.
“It’s super important to come together as women,” she said of the event. “I recently took a stand in our fight against misogyny… I challenged women to take off their makeup and to either post a video or make a selfie and nominate other women in their life to do the same. For me it’s not an anti-makeup sort of thing; I love wearing makeup… It’s a way for girls to celebrate who they are and be confident and to feel beautiful. With everything going on right now, there is so much cyber-bullying and for me it’s so powerful every time someone posts these pictures.”
Lowndes said her main goal is to be happy.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“… To me, happiness is what success is. I love what I do; I love to act; I love to sing, but for me it’s about… loving the people that mean the most to me. I surround myself with really good people. I talk to my family; I get out of town if I need a break, and I recharge my batteries. For me, that is the whole thing… It’s about being happy with who you are and where you are at more than anything else.”