“I don’t know what I want to study, because I love everything.
Eventually, yes I want a degree,” she opined.
So that opportunity presented itself and I found myself on some trapeze and trying to juggle."
In the series, three young ladies worked to show viewers at home how to D.I.Y.
Cakeran for just one season, locking in at a total of 13 episodes.
Speaking toRefinery 29in December 2013, Allen admitted she’s a bit similar to legendary businesswoman Martha Stewart.
“I love to D.I.Y.
I’m a little like Martha Stewart,” gushed the actress.
“I like finding old furniture that has good bones, you know?
Quite an impressive resume and there’d only be more shows in her future.
Speaking toRefinery 29, Allen shared that she loved working so consistently on TV.
“Oh, Lord.
Being an employed actor in Hollywood is nice,” she said.
She credits her breakout movie role for teaching her about the business in general.
“I didn’t know what was going on around me, I was just there to have fun.
At 12 years old, you just want to have fun, and so I did.
In 2009, she starred as a young Jennifer Garner once again in the kooky comedyGhosts of Girlfriends Past.
The actress said she was thrilled people still associated the two of them with each other.
Allen even admitted that strangers would often come up to tell her just how much she looks like Garner.
And though she doesn’t quite agree with everyone, she is always very flattered.
It’s worth opening up to and realizing we’re all in the same boat together.
We’re not alone.
I think that’s why people are drawn toRevenge.
There’s a character and an experience that everyone can relate to.”
In an interview withRefinery 29, Allen gushed about the cast, crew, and positive atmosphere on set.
you could have input.”
And one of her biggest passions in life aside from performing, of course is travel.
I would love to do some yoga there.
And be amongst people who are so different than myself.
Thus, another complicated love triangle was born.
In March 2015, after playing the supporting character on the show, Allen gushed toTVLine(viaYahoo!
The song was 2016’s “Me the Thief,” and Allen was the star of the video.
And once they did, they birthed a new creative project.
What toldBillboardthat he got the idea to collaborate after hearing Allen singing in the shower.
The multi-hyphenate decided then and there that they needed to work together.
“I was like, ‘Oh man, she has a really powerful voice,'” he recalled.
“I saw immediately an opportunity to create a really cool project.”
Allen noted, “We were both waiting for the right moment to pop the question.
Should we write a song together?'”
It was a bit confusing and intense but Christa put me at ease.
I’m thankful for the experience because it helped me to grow.
Not only as a songwriter but also as a person," he explained.
And which required Allen to completely strip down.
She shared, “We wanted to celebrate them and their fearlessness.
Also, indignation at the way sexually liberated women are portrayed in film and tv.
… We were excited to put a woman on the cross and worship her.”
I also come from a very conservative family that doesn’t believe in females wanting sex for pleasure.
For them, sex should be for procreation only and having babies."
Speaking toAXSin April 2018, Allen opened up about what the project meant to her.
I’ve never shot a movie that was this edgy.
As she explained toGalore, acting for Allen is all about having faith in the strength of the project.
