Kristen Bellhas earned her place as one of America’s sweethearts and its not very hard to see why.
“And I was called ‘Annie’ by my whole family ‘til I was 16.
She explained that before choosing Annie, she came up with another possibility.
“When I was about 3 and a half, I said, ‘No more.
You will call me Smurfette or nothing at all,'” she said.
Luckily, her family was able to convince her to go by Annie instead.
We have a star!'”
The beloved series was canceled after only three seasons in 2007.
However, Bell would go on to play Veronica again and again.
The show also returned with a fourth season in 2019, airing on Hulu.
And now that she’s a mom, she sees her character’s worth even more.
Bell said “there were no sparks whatsoever,” and she didn’t even know who he was!
she said on “Sunday Today.”
After three months of dating, the two hit a rough patch.
“He sat me down and said, ‘I can’t have this right now.'”
But that all changed after just four days when he called her to say he made a mistake.
In 2009, after filming “When In Rome” together, Shepard popped the question.
Their second daughter, Delta Bell Shepard, came in 2020 (viaPeople).
Dax went, ‘Ooh!
Bell dished to Good Housekeeping.
After the Delta variant of COVID-19 appeared, Bell did admit to the unfortunate timing of the moniker.
In fact, when Bell posts family photos onInstagram, her daughters’ faces are always kept hidden.
“It’s hard to explain what it did to me,” she recalled toForbes.
“When I don’t, I’m sad, irritable, anxious and lethargic.”
The animal lover, who is particularly fond of dogs, calls them “nature’s antidepressants.”
“To me, they’re just kids I didn’t birth,” she toldPeople.
Today, Bell shares her family’s home with two pups.
The other, Whiskey, was adopted in 2021.
The actress and philanthropist volunteers her time to serve others and is involved with multiple nonprofit organizations.
She supports the organization along with other celebrity mothers like Selma Blair and Jordana Brewster (viaJust Jared).
The actress alsodedicates her timetoBaby2Baby, which gives children living in poverty necessities like diapers and clothing.
Additionally, she cofounded the companyThis Saves Lives, which creates granola bar snacks.
The proceeds from sales provide food to children in need.
The pair’s mission was to educate kids on the similarities that humans share.
The book was so popular that it landed a No.
1 spot onThe New York Times bestsellerlist.
“And when they called us I thought they got the wrong Bell Shepard.
“Kristen was convinced that we were intentionally trying to make fun of her.”
