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COSMONEWS Interview A balding man in his 40s Ashley leans over, points to the door, and whispers to us, “Is that the girl from Twilight?” Sure enough, it is. Ashley Greene has Greene just arrived at a trendy New York City restaurant for our in- terview wearing jeans, a crew- neck black sweater, and ballet Knew flats. The petite brunette— she’s 5 feet 5 inches tall and whisper thin—flashes a smile and says “Hey, I’m Ashley!” in a high-energy way that seems, This well, exactly like Alice. It’s been more than two years since Twilight made her an in- stant A-lister, and the 23-year-old Would can’t go anywhere without being recognized. Given that she has four upcoming movies—part one of The Twilight Saga: Break- ing Dawn, a scary flick called The Happen Apparition, LOL with Miley Cyrus, and the quirky comedy Butter—and that she just be- came the face of Mark cosmetics, her fame factor is about to reach ridiculous levels. One look at her glowing face and you can tell that Ashley is psyched about all of it. While Twilight costars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have both admitted to feeling awkward in You’d think the combo of the spotlight, Ashley handles massive fame and a steamy the attention with total grace. new romance would have her After she asks the waiter for head spinning. But like her asparagus soup and a chicken Twilight character, Alice, she club sandwich, she tells us why pretty much saw it all coming. she’s been able to take it all in stride. “When I moved to Los By Bethany Heitman She makes even a sweatshirt Angeles, I sort of knew this Photographs by Cliff Watts look smokin’. American Apparel; shorts: Citizens of Humanity. See page 170 for shopping information. information. shopping for 170 page See Humanity. of Citizens shorts: Apparel; American would happen to me,” she says, Fashiondirector: Michelle McCool. Hair: TedGibson for tedgibsonbeauty.com at Jed Root Inc. Makeup: Linda Hay at the Wall Group. Manicure: Elle for artistsbytimothypriano.com. Top: again sounding like her vampire alter ego, Alice, who can see the future. “You have to have that JANUARY 2011 / COSMOPOLITAN 25 COSMONEWS Then in October 2007, her agent soon as I got the call telling me I had wood, you meet a lot of people who told her about an audition for a role the part, I had this feeling,” she says. are self-obsessed. But she was outgo- mentality—that it’s going to hap- in a movie based on some book called “I knew it was going to be something ing and sweet. And she still is. She pen—in order to make it.” That at- Twilight. “When I got the breakdown important. I just couldn’t have an- hasn’t lost sight of what’s important titude gave her the guts to make the of what the role was, all it said was ticipated how huge it would really just because she’s famous now.” big move that would launch her career ‘Alice Cullen, girl, 18 years old, vam- be for me.” It wasn’t until the premiere of Twi- and eventually cause her to cross paths pire,’ ” Ashley puts down her sand- light that the starlet realized the scope with a certain Jonas Brother. wich, which she’s been eating in tiny, Twilight Fever of what she was a part of. “Fans camped polite bites, and widens her eyes. “I Even before the first movie came out for days before the premiere so they Getting the Gig was terrified. I had no idea what they out, Ashley had fans. Twi-hards ded- could get a glimpse of us,” says Ashley. Ashley has her mother to thank for were looking for!” icated countless Websites to her, and “All I could think was, Yup, we’re going helping her morph from a kid with She raced to a bookstore and picked fans would show up on set and wait to make another four. I knew I would low self-esteem into a teenager with up the novel. “I read it in a day and fell for hours to catch a glimpse of her have a steady gig after that.” killer confidence. “I was a self-con- in love with it,” she says. “Right then, I walking by. With the sudden fame, Ashley defi- scious 14-year-old, so my mom put decided that I was going to do every- Szohr loves that Ashley’s sudden nitely felt the pressure to perform every me in modeling classes in Florida, thing in my power to get the role.” fame hasn’t gone to her head. “I met time she stepped out in public, but she where I grew up,” she says, stopping The people casting the movie her out by a pool in Los Angeles before insists being part of a cast that gets to taste the soup that arrives within thought she was perfect to play the she had hit it big, and we instantly along incredibly well helped her deal. seconds. “I dabbled in it for a bit and fairylike Alice and signed her on. “As clicked,” she remembers. “In Holly- “All our lives were turned upside down, She stays was told if I grew taller I would be a and we’ve become very close because graceful under great model. But that didn’t happen. we’re all going through the same thing. pressure. So I decided to try an acting class I’ve had my days where the intense and instantly realized that it was THE COSMO QUIZ focus is so hard that I want to cry. But what I wanted to do.” when celebrities complain about it, it’s The hardest part about dating another By the time she turned 17 in 2007, Name: _______________________ like really? Have you been under a rock Ashley was dead set on becoming a celeb is: for 20 years? Everyone knows this at- a. The insane paparazzi attention. movie star. Right after graduating Nickname: ___________________ tention is a possibility.” b. Fighting off all his female fans. high school, she moved to Los Ange- c. The constant rumors in tabloids. I could never date a guy who… les all by herself. Surprisingly, her d. Busy schedules mean never getting to First Comes Love… parents were cool with their not-yet- a. Chewed with his mouth open. Of course, dealing with the paparazzi b. Had a really hairy chest. see each other. legal daughter running off to L.A. “I is twice as difficult when you’re dating c. Didn’t have a job. e. Other: ____________________________ got a manager before I moved,” she d. Wanted Robert Pattinson’s autograph. ___________________________________. a guy who has just as many fans as you explains. “Plus, my mom had me e: Other: _________________________. do. Ashley’s been photographed cozy- when she was 16, so we are In relationships, I tend to: ing up with Joe Jonas for the past few a. Wear the pants. very close and can relate to The TV show I can’t stop months. Unlike Joe’s former girl- b. Sit back and let the guy do the romancing. each other. She’s always watching is: friends—Taylor Swift and Demi Thankfully, Lutz was willing to now, I often have to say, ‘I’m sorry, but c. Overthink everything. supported my choices.” a. Gossip Girl. Lovato, among others—who spoke reveal what Ashley’s like in her per- I have to go work,’ ” she says. “That b. Top Chef. d. Need lots of alone time. She moved into an e. Other: ____________________________ about their relationship with the singer, sonal life. “Even though she’s beau- said, I am willing to work out the com- apartment with two other c. Jersey Shore. Ashley is keeping her lips zipped. tiful, she’s a guy’s girl. Ash isn’t afraid plications of a long-distance relation- d. T h e Vampire Diaries. _________________________. aspiring actresses and We can’t say we blame her. Holly- to poke fun and can take it right ship by doing small things to stay con- e. Other:_______________ What she started working within a ____________________. If I had to pick, I’d be on: wood romances flare up and burn out back,” he says. “And she’s adventur- nected. Even if it’s a quick text or call, year. She landed enough watches a. Team Edward. so quickly, it seems pretty smart not to ous. We went cliff diving with we communicate constantly.” on quiet b. Team Jacob. small roles on shows like nights in The craziest thing a gush until you know it’s a sure thing. friends, and she was the only girl And while it seems Ashley’s in a c. Team Jonas. Punk’d and Crossing Jor- Twi-hard has ever said to “When you talk to the media, it adds who jumped off the 50-foot-high great relationship, she isn’t sure dan to help pay the rent and possibly me is ________________________________ pressure to a relationship. People see cliff. Talk about fearless.” where it’ll take her. “I’m indifferent The most fearless thing I’ve ever done is dinner bills on nights when she was _____________________________________ pictures or hear part of a quote, and Sounds like she makes a kick-ass about marriage. I think sometimes _____________________________________ hanging with fellow up-and-comers suddenly you’re in love with someone girlfriend…although she admits that people get married so they can say _____________________________________.

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