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1. Oatmeal For Charity

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Fish once chose to live on less than $2 a day for charity Live Below The Line, subsisting on a bag of oatmeal a day. “I am absolutely honored to be a part of such a truly wonderful and relevant cause,” she says. “In life, I think it is incredibly important to take the time to put things into perspective and never take anything for granted. I believe that challenges such as Live Below The Line will help all of its participants, including myself, to have a greater understanding of what a day in the life of someone living in extreme poverty must be like. There is no reason for any human being to suffer in extreme poverty, especially when our generation can end it.”

2. Advice For Actors

Fish has good advice for young actors. “You can never give up,” she says. “I was told no so many times, went to so many auditions and often got close to getting the part but it often came down to simple things like having the wrong hair color or simply the other girl was better and you just can’t let that break you down. You have to be prepared to have people tell you no, and it sucks at the time but you take a deep breath, move on and try again. I think that that’s important.”

3. Balanced Life

Fish is happiest when she can balance work and family. "The things that make me happiest are my family and my job. So in a perfect world I would be able to continue working and acting,” she says. "[T]hat doesn't mean necessarily being in a huge blockbuster Hollywood film. I would honestly be happy doing a local play just around the corner as long as I was working and surrounded by my family and my friends. I think that that would be the perfect world for me."

4. From Soaps To Hollywood

Fish found making the switch from soaps to movies nerve-wracking. “There is something that is definitely more intimidating about film,” she says. “Film almost seems timeless to me. There’s something about a film that really feels set in stone and exists forever. Whereas if you are doing a soap opera like Home & Away it goes up for thirty minutes and you never see or hear of it again. So film feels very permanent and in a sense it makes you want to prep more. To sit back at the end of the day and say I did everything I could for that performance.”

5. Positive Body Image

Fish started her career on Aussie soap Home and Away, and says the experience taught her a lot about healthy body image. "There's a lot of pressure on that show to look a certain way - and it doesn't come from the producers or any of the directors - but I find you enter the show and you're so young that you put a lot of pressure on yourself to think you have to look a certain way, and it's a matter of pulling yourself out of it and going 'no, that's stupid, you're a role model'," she says. "You need to be normal and look healthy and show other girls that that's the right thing to do."

Jessica Lowndes, the actor and singer, is best known for her Hallmark movies (Over the Moon in Love, Mix Up in the Mediterranean, Christmas at Pemberley Manor), but a new deal with Great American Family is already paying off: She writing the movies she’s starring in (check out Harmony from the Heart). As an artist, her journey has taken an intriguing turn, transitioning from acting to music and screenwriting. Lowndes has opened up about her musical roots, the driving force behind her music career, and her passion for crafting stories that resonate. With insights into her creative process and remarkable collaborations, discover how she's shaping her path in entertainment, one artistic venture at a time—and check out the swimsuit photo she shared, which she captioned "Swipe to see some Summer highlights!"

1. She’s a Musician

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“I grew up in a really musical household,” she told Bringin' it Backwards. “And then my dad's family are all singers and piano players as well, and musicians, but I guess I would've, I don't know, I guess I started singing when I was a kid and then got into acting professionally when I was 14. And at the time I was a kid, I'm going to focus strictly on acting, and then I'll put music kind of over here, even though I love it so much. And this summer before I moved down to LA, I'd had this little breakup and I—with my friend—went into the garage and wrote this 'I Hate Men' EP … and then did nothing with it. I literally had it on a CD burner and left it in my laptop case. And what was so crazy is after I moved to LA, one of my first trips back to Vancouver, I was sitting next to this guy on a plane and we were just talking about music. I had no idea what he did, and I gave him my demo CD that had Sharpie on it, and I was like, here's my music. Dunno if you're interested, but here you go. And he ended up being a producer on this CBS show called Moonlight, and they ended up buying one of my songs from that ep.”

2. This is What Sparked Her Music Career

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“I think I had been going through a breakup at the time and had lots of stuff to get out,” she told Bringin’ it Backwards, “Music has always been very cathartic for me in such a huge form of therapy. And so that was part of it. But I also was just really passionate about this story, about reconnecting with your inner child and really healing. And it was such a healing time as well. And so I just thought it was really cool to just have the music reflect that. And what I like is it's a blending of genres where it starts in one place and ends up somewhere completely different. And that's the story arc as well.”

3. She Loves Creating

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“I love creating, I love telling stories, writing stories, and I feel like music and now screenwriting are just such a great way to get those stories out there and impact people and help people. And yeah, it's my favorite thing ever. It doesn't feel like work for me at all. It's one of my favorite things to do. So even on my days off when I'm not filming, I literally, I'm usually doing Discord sessions with them in LA or in the studio, or just creating something or screenwriting. It's always something. I'm just doing something creative,” she said on the show.

4. She’s Part of Great American Family Now

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Lowndes, although known for her Hallmark films, also appears in movies on the Great American Family Network now, and is writing the movies, too, she told Hallmark Happenings. “I just feel so blessed and fortunate to be a part of GAC family and Bill Abbott [President and CEO of GAC Media] has always been such an incredible supporter of me, of my writing. And so a couple of years ago I wrote “Over the Moon in Love” for Hallmark and he was a huge reason why that happened. And then when he moved to GAC family, he brought me on board as a writer and gave me such an incredible opportunity to hone in on that skill and I'm eternally grateful to him….It means the world to me. And I think it's also, it's a beautiful story about love and romance, but more importantly, it's a story about hope and resilience and I hope the viewers take away from, I hope the viewers can take that away from this.”

5. This is How She Writes

On writing, she says, “It's the best feeling in the world from start to finish. It's incredible,” she told Hallmark Happenings. “I feel like my baby is seeing the light of day this week and yeah, it's been four years in the making. I had had a weird year a couple years ago with work where I was auditioning and pilot season after pilot season, and I was getting down to the final two and I wasn't booking. And so I decided that I was going to go home every night and write for just one hour, and that was the script, and I wasn't doing it for anybody else other than me. And to remind myself why I became an actress and why I got into this industry in the first place. And I fell in love with it and it was challenging. It was hard, but I wanted to do it. And then it turned into this whole thing."

Daisy Kelliher is the chief stew on the hit Bravo series, Below Deck Sailing Yacht. She shares a lot of revealing photos on Instagram. Recently, Kelliher shared a photo of herself in a black and white zig-zag halter swimsuit. Her impressive figure was on display. Kelliher captioned the post, “Don’t forget to be sun safe.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Daisy Kelliher stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She’s Grown Confident

In an interview with Dockwalk, Kelliher talked about being a chief stew, and how she’s grown. “It was definitely a challenging season for me but I felt confident in my management skills. I liked to see that I had become the chief stew that I always wanted to be. I am supportive and I am kind, but it’s hard to see these things without them literally being shown to you on TV.”

2. She’s Learned Her Management

Kelliher tells Dockwalk that she has learned how to manage her other stews. “I took the things I didn’t like about my chief stews, which were they weren’t very approachable and strict and I’m like, we’re making beds and heads, there’s no need to undermine me or talk down to me. I think that kind of defined my management style. To an extent, I have to tell people what to do and be a bit of a boss, but I definitely feel like more of a team player and more approachable.”

3. She Hikes

Kelliher does a lot of outdoor workouts to stay in shape. One thing she likes to do is to go on hikes. Kelliher shared this video of herself and some friends hiking in Donegal. She captioned the post, “Our hike up mount errigal. Took 3 hours in total moderate level- really good path. Can’t believe how lucky we got with the weather was pretty much first day of spring. Just the most incredible views of Donegal. Some of Lord Of The Rings was filmed here.”

4. She Skis

Kelliher likes to ski to stay in shape. In this set of photos she posted on Instagram, she is seen on the slopes. Kelliher captioned the post, “The amount I have done of the last ten days has just been incredible. La➡️ San Antonio ➡️ aspen. I feel so incredibly lucky to have the amazing experiences and share them with the most amazing people. If your ever in San Antonio you have to stay in @thehotelemma but it’s not over yet next stop beaver creek.”

5. She Swims

Kelliher spends a lot of time by the water for her job. She also likes to swim to stay in shape. Kelliher shares a lot of photos on Instagram of herself in the water. She shared these photos of herself climbing out of the ocean, captioning them, “Coming up to Caribbean season.” Kelliher also shared this photo of herself in the pool, captioning it, “My plan for the week, pool, Bali, bed.”

Kailyn Lowry first came into prominence in 2010, when she appeared on an episode of the mTV docu-series, 16 and Pregnant. She then went on to appear as a cast member on the spin-off Teen Mom 2. Lowry has also become a podcast host, hosting “Coffee Convos,” “Barely Famous,” and “Baby Mamas, No Drama.” Lowry recently celebrated her birthday with a trip to Thailand. Lowry shared a highlight video on Instagram of herself in her resort. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Kailyn Lowry stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Swims

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As you can tell from her recent Instagram post, Lowry travels all over the world. She usually likes to go to tropical locations. Lowry loves to go the beach or the pool, and shares a lot of photos of herself by the water on Instagram. She likes to swim as a way of staying in shape. Lowry went to Costa Rica with her friend and Teen Mom co-star, Leah Messer, and shared this photo of the two of them in the water. She captioned the post, “Hot springs.” She also shared these photos of the two of them at the beach, captioning it, “Rio Naranjo.”

2. She Speaks Out

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Lowry isn’t afraid to speak out about things that are important to her. In 2020, she shared a lot of posts on Instagram supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. She shared this post, captioning it, “#justiceforgeorgefloyd #blm #blacklivesmatter.” She also shared this post for Blackout Tuesday.

3. She Moved On From Reality TV

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Lowry has spent a lot of time on reality TV. However, last year, she made the decision to walk away from Teen Mom. She opened up about this decision to E! News. "I want to focus on my self-growth and my kids,” she says. “And I didn't feel like the show aligned with the goals that I have anymore. I decided it was time for me to move on."

4. She Kayaks

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Swimming isn’t the only thing Lowry likes to do in the water. She also likes to go kayaking. Lowry lives near Bethany Beach, so she is able to spend a lot of time by the water. Lowry shared this photo on Instagram of herself kayaking in the river. She captioned the post, “Such a good weekend.”

5. She Plays With Her Dogs

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Lowry and her family own a lot of dogs. She prominently features her pups on Teen Mom and on her social media accounts. She shared these photos, captioning it, “Here are a few pix of my baby Karma.” Lowry also posted these photos of her dog, captioning it, “I love her so much my heart hurts... Should I make her an Instagram?’