lola new york

Let me introduce myself as Leven, “Levlita”; Actress/LOLA fan. When I met the fantastical Emmett Shine, I was immediately captivated by his creativity, charm, and spirit. I proceeded to lure him into a round-the-clock, mostly drunken, passionate blackberry messenger affair that I have somehow managed to prolong until this day.

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When I was recently unexpectedly plucked from a visit in Houston to go to LA to film a new television series for the CW, I was excited (natch) but semi-terrified. I have only worked as an actress in New York City, where I find myself to be in the minority (in the “actor” population) as a busty blonde with a dry sense of humor and Converse sneakers. Thankfully, I had Emmett to keep me company via “BBM” and plenty of debauched, eager friends to keep me entertained while not slaving away on set in the middle of nowhere in Hawthorne, California with my mama in a trailer.

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While staying at the new, offensively hip n’ happening, unfinished hotel, The Thompson” I held many a hotel room party catered by a scant mini-bar and some pharamacy-bought protein bars. All my thanks to: the amazing, cuddly Brent Weber for spooning me whilst watching Katherine Heigl movies, Cade Hudson for being a rampant neanderthal with an unquenchable appetite for vodkaredbulls, Little B. Hilton for being wiley, down for anything, and showing me just how versatile hotel balconies can be.

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I would also like to thank Constantine Maroulis for keeping me alert and from fading into delirium on-set in the 99 degree heat. Also, Nicholai H., thank you for throwing such an amazing house party and to Jon Alagem for keeping the partygoers in Nicky’s backyard from causing overwhelming noise pollution. Hunter Parrish deserves a warm thank you for unwillingly climbing/posing in a large piece of construction machinery and proceeding to get covered in nearly-unremovable grease. And an enormous thank you to Leah Pepper for hosting my unofficial last-night-in-LA party in her hotel room sponsored by Johnny’s Pizzeria and the troupe of underage partygoers Barron stampeded the room with. Thanks for making my work-oriented trip to LA so counterproductive! I love you all!

Already back in New York… ; )

La, I barely knew thee!!!

xoxo

Levlita