Yellowjackets’ Sophie Nélisse in Bathing Suit Says “Let’s Go”

Yellowjackets star Sophie Nélisse is on vacation, and it’s somewhere way, way warmer than the Canadian wilderness (where her hit show is set). Nélisse—who plays young Shauna on the Showtime smash—shared a photo of her in a blue bathing suit, walking between two rows of what looks like a tropical hotel. We’re guessing it’s from Holbox, Quintana Roo, Mexico, from which she’s been sharing photos all week. “Vamos,” she captioned it, adding a pineapple emoji; in English, that’s “let’s go.” How does the 21-year-old approach her life and character? Read on to see 5 ways Sophie Nélisse 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 Was a Gymnast

“[Gymnastics] taught me about discipline,” she told Teen Vogue. “You have to repeat a routine a hundred times to get it right, and when you do gymnastics you have to block out everything around you." “Gymnasts require stamina and good cardiovascular health,” sports medicine specialist Marie Schaefer, MD tells the Cleveland Clinic “Exercises that get your heart pumping are beneficial both during and between competition seasons.”

2. She Was Intrigued by the Psychology of the Series

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Yellowjackets captured her right on the page. The show "touches many different genres but I do love that it taps into horror a little bit but also psychological thriller because I love to see the progression of these girls as they're stuck in the wilderness—like, how it affects your mental health and the extremes that they end up going through because they've been stuck there for so long and how some friendships with the girls that were together before the plane crash, how it will affect is friendships and they'll fall apart and how other relationships will come together and some girls will grow together,” she told Sky Atlantic. “But even though it's very dark and it's very intense, there is also some lightness to it and some funny moments specially with like the older cast. You can tell they have trauma that has all of them throughout the years but there's also some funny moments and there's some loving moments also in there.”

3. She Has an “Inner Strength,” Says Her Co-Star

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Yellowjackets star Melanie Lynskey—who plays the adult Shauna—looked for commonalities in their performance. “Sophie has more directness in her manner. I feel like I’m quite apologetic. I mean, I’m from New Zealand and we’re all basically apologizing for our existence with every word we speak. We’re like, ‘Aw, sorry but here’s what I think.’ My own sort of energy is not quite as direct and confident as Sophie’s, and it was something that I really loved about her and I thought, ‘This is an interesting thing to try to have Shauna be a little bit more good with eye contact, a little bit stronger, not so sort of [hunched] with her body, but a bit more confident with her body,’ because there was something in Sophie that’s like an inherent strength, which I think is really nice for the character,” she told Collider.

4. Her Character Has an “Underlying Power” Also

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We were “finding things that Melanie and I had in common with Shauna,” Nélisse told the Washington Post. “Which mostly is this underlying power that she doesn’t have [at first] that really progresses.” The character Shauna is “in this constant struggle [to] accept her darker side, the darkness I think she doesn’t want to admit that she has, that kind of scares her almost, at times. … I think there’s this constant conflict [between] being herself and being who people want her to be.”

5. As for the Show, She Doesn’t Know How it Ends

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“We know very little about the end, even how they got rescued and how many people died. Are they the only four other than Travis? Are there more? Maybe there are other people that we’re not aware of. We know so little. There’s so much to uncover,” she told Hollywood Life.

Yellowjackets star Sophie Nélisse—who plays young Shauna on the breakout hit—enjoyed a beach day with her friend, fellow TV talent and fashionista Marina Bastarache. And along with posting in beachwear at dusk—with Bastarache no doubt wearing one of her own Nana brand swimsuits—Nélisse shared an image of herself solo, with the caption: "Muy caliente" How does the actress stay so fit and together? Read on to see 5 ways Sophie Nélisse 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’s Disciplined

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Nélisse is a former gymnast, and she says that this has helped her in her acting career. She says that gymnastics helped give her the discipline she needs to succeed at the things she does. “[Gymnastics] taught me about discipline,” she says to Teen Vogue. “You have to repeat a routine a hundred times to get it right, and when you do gymnastics you have to block out everything around you."

2. She Rides Horses

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One look at Nélisse’s Instagram, and you will notice that she loves to get outside and does a lot of outdoor exercises. One activity she likes to do is ride horses. She posted this series of photos from a trip she took to South Dakota, which featured herself and her friends riding through the wilderness, and herself posing with her horse. She adorably captioned the post, “​​His name is Trigger. We are very good friends now.”

3. She Hikes

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Nélisse is a big fan of going hiking. She posted this series of photos from a trip she took to Wyoming, which included herself hiking through Big Horn National Forest. She captioned the post, “This hike was just incredible. It’s called the Tongue Canyon Trail, it’s 4,7 miles and takes you through so many different landscapes along the way. Once you reach the top, you’re surrounded by a 360 degree view of the mountains and it’s absolutely breathtaking. We even fell upon a group of deer at the end.” She also posted this series of photos from her South Dakota trip, which featured herself hiking in Badlands National Park.

4. She Bikes

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Another outdoor exercise Nélisse likes to do is go for a bike ride. She posted this series of photos on Instagram of herself and some friends riding in Stanley Park, Canada. Nélisse captioned the post, “More days like this pleeeeaaasse.”

5. She Cooks Healthy Meals

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When Nélisse does cook, she likes to make healthy meals for herself. She posted this photo on Instagram of herself preparing food in her kitchen, with the caption, “Sometimes I cook.” In the photo, Nélisse is seen prepping a salad with greens and salmon.

Sophie Nélisse wowed us all on the Showtime series Yellowjackets, playing young Shauna, the teenage survivor of a plane crash with her fellow high school soccer players who grows up locked into a mystery that involves cannibalism, murder and betrayal. How did the 24-year-old Canadian land such a role, and how does she stay mentally fit? (One way is to take a vacation after all the hard work; she just shared photos of herself in a swimsuit in her recent “Mexico roll” photo dump.) Read on to see 5 ways Sophie Nélisse approaches life and work 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’s “Never Satisfied” With Her Work and “Shocked” at all the Love

“I'm quite the pessimist in general,” she told Dead Talk Live when asked about whether or not she thought Yellowjackets would get a second season. (It has.) “Like I'm never satisfied with any of the work that I do. So I was quite skeptical. But the show runners and everyone that was working on the project, they kept telling us towards the end of the shoot, how amazing the first episodes were and how the response to it was great. And they were very confident that the show would get the amount of love and respect that it got. I was skeptical. But it's hard to say when you're in it, when you're shooting it, there's always little things that you see that other people don't….I mean, I'm still kind of shocked at the amount of love we've been getting.”

2. This is Why the Show Broke Out So Fast, She Thinks

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Why did Yellowjackets become such an immediate smash? “I think it's because it's mostly a bunch of women and that's something we're not used to seeing,” she told Dead Talk Live. “We're used to seeing groups of people and, and we know that men are strong and capable of such cruelty and aggressivity. And that's not expected of women. We're not used to seeing women's darker side and flaws. And I think that that's what makes the show so unique and, to see how strong women are together, when we work as a team and as a group were kind of undefeatable and I think that's what's so amazing about the show.”

3. This is How She Approached Playing a Younger Version of a Well-Known Actress

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Playing a young Melanie Lynskey, “For me, it wasn't that difficult because if you look at it from a character point of view, my character, when she's set in the wilderness or at any time, actually doesn't know what's gonna happen ahead of her,” she told Dead Talk News. “So I try not to let anything that's written of my older self affect my character, the way I play things, because Shauna doesn't know what events are about to happen. She doesn't know if she's gonna kill someone. She doesn't know what's to come. So I kind of try to just take it day by day. Obviously now that I've seen the first season and, and seen how Melanie plays Shauna, there are little things that I've picked up on, like the way she clenches her lips together sometimes, or the way she just plays certain lines, the dark humor that she brings to it. Those are definitely things that I'm gonna try to incorporate in the second season, if I have a chance.”

4. She Underwent a Physical Transformation

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To play a young Shauna, “I had to go through obviously some physical changes because I'm blonde with blue eyes and in the show I've” got brown hair “with brown eyes. And I also noticed when we first started talking that we have quite a different like pitch in her voice, like she speaks way higher and I speak quite lower. So we kind of had to adjust to sort of meet in the middle and kind of, sort of sound the same.”

5. Here’s Why She Became an Actor

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“I kind of fell into acting when I was young because my brother wanted to become an actor,” she said at the Toronto International Film Festival way back in 2016. “And at the time I was doing gymnastics, so I kind of just started acting a bit to get money, to pay for the travel expenses. And recently I was sitting down because I needed to find what I needed to study after I finished high school and I was looking at all these different jobs and I was like, nothing is as interesting as like acting. And I was like, there's nothing that fits with my personality as much as acting. I was like, being an actress: It makes me travel. It makes me meet different people every day. And the kind of the routine of like a job that you do the same thing every day, that really bugs me. And with acting, I don't have that. It's always something different and something new. And so I discovered that I really wanted to be an actress, only like three months ago.”

Sophie Piper first made waves in 2020 as a contestant on Love Island. Since then, she’s built up a large Instagram following. She shares a lot of gorgeous photos of herself on her page. Piper recently shared a new set of photos of herself posing on the beach in a pink bathing suit. She captioned the post, “Let’s go to the beach.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Sophie Piper 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 Supports Other’s Choices

Piper is all about supporting other women and the choices they make. She tells Grazia that while she personally wouldn’t get plastic surgery, she’d support others who do. “It’s your own body, you can do what you want to,” she says. “I wouldn’t have surgery myself; I don’t want it. I’ve got such a low pain tolerance as well; I’d be squirming around.”

2. She Swims

Piper spends a lot of time at the beach. Naturally, she likes to go swimming as a way of staying in shape. Piper posts a lot of photos on Instagram of herself in the water. She shared this photo of herself floating on her back. Piper captioned it, “Float like a butterfly.”

3. She Paddleboards

Swimming isn’t the only water activity Piper enjoys doing. She also likes to paddleboard. Piper posted this photo on Instagram of herself kneeling on a board in the water. Paddleboarding has a lot of benefits. It can help with balance and arm strength.

4. She Rides ATVs

In late 2021, Piper took a trip to popular Dubai. She made sure to share some highlights on Instagram. One thing she did was go ATV riding. Piper shared this photo of herself on an ATV in the desert.

5. She Loves Avocado Toast

Piper makes sure to eat healthy. One food that she enjoys is avocado toast. She shared this grid photo on Instagram, which includes a slice of avocado toast. Piper captioned it, “Sunday morning.” Harvard Health reports avocados have a lot of benefits. “Avocados are a good source of fiber, and contain more fat (the good kind) than carbohydrate, so are popular on lower-carbohydrate diets such as with diabetes. Their heart-friendly fats do not increase blood cholesterol, which can provide satisfaction on a traditional cholesterol-lowering diet that is often low in fat and cholesterol. It is one the highest-fat plant foods, making it a popular inclusion in vegan and vegetarian diets. The slightly earthy but neutral flavor of avocados works well in sauces, salad dressings, sandwiches, baked goods, salads, and grain dishes to add richness.”

Lucie Donlan is a surfer. She’s an alumni of Love Island. She’s also an influencer with a large following on Instagram. Donlan just shared a stunning new set of photos on her page. In them, she sat in the ocean wearing a long sleeve swimsuit that is white with black splashes. She captioned it, “Let’s go somewhere where the stars kiss the ocean.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Lucie Donlan 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 Hikes

Donlan does a lot of things to stay in shape. She likes to do outdoor activities in particular. One thing Donlan does is go on hikes. She shares a lot of photos and videos on Instagram of herself hiking. She posted this reel from a vacation she took, which includes her hiking in the mountains. She captioned the post, “Travel will forever have my heart.”

2. She Skis

Donlan likes to ski to stay in shape. She recently went on a trip to the mountains, and shared a bunch of highlights on Instagram. Donlan posted this reel of herself going down the mountain. She captioned the post, “‘Can you ski?’... Nah, I make it rain.” Donlan also posted this photo of herself skiing, captioning it, “Where I feel most alive…”

3. She Surfs

Donlan has been a professional surfer since she was a teenager. She shares a lot of photos and videos on Instagram of herself riding the waves. She shared this video of herself and a friend going surfing. Donlan captioned the post, “Sisters that surf… - Fun longboard session in the summer waves.”

4. She Swims

Surfing isn’t the only water activity Donlan does to stay in shape. Naturally, she also likes to go swimming. Donlan shares a lot of photos on Instagram of herself swimming. She shared these photos of herself going for a dip in the lake, while on a trip to Yosemite. She captioned it, “Good for the Soul: Spontaneous wild swims under the breathtaking El Capitan, while road tripping through Yosemite.”

5. She’s Open

Donlan has dyslexia, and she is open about her journey with it. She shared this post on Instagram for Dyslexia Awareness Month. Donlan captioned it, “Dyslexia is something I’ve always struggled with growing up and from a young age and now in my adult life. It’s something that I must admit I’ve always felt insecure about sharing with others. A lot of people don’t realise the real depths dyslexia goes to; spelling, talking, organisation, reading, maintaining focus, expressing emotions … The list goes on but with our challenges we also have our strengths and that’s what makes us who we are. We may do things differently but I think that’s what makes us unique!”