When Suburgatory's Carly Chaikin came to visit our office, I have to admit, I was surprised. Unlike her hot-pink-wearing, bleach blonde character, the 22-year-old actress was wearing black leather, her hair was dark blonde, and she confidently rocked her 11 tattoos. Dalia Royce, who?
Glamour: OK, so how much fun do you have on the set of Suburgatory?
Carly Chaikin: I have the best time ever. I couldn't be luckier to wake up every morning and be so excited to get to work, even if it's five in the morning. The cast is all really close. Jane [Levy] is one of my best friends.
Glamour: You seem really different from your character, Dalia.
Carly Chaikin: She's literally the antithesis of me! I actually originally auditioned for the role of Tessa. I had dark hair when I went in, but Emily Kapnek [the creator] said she wanted to see me for Dalia. I thought my agent was kidding. I've never gotten to play a character like Dalia--so deadpanned--and I have a lot of fun with her.
Glamour: So how about that bleach blonde do of yours?
Carly Chaikin: In one day, I had my hair dyed blonde and got a spray tan to look like Dalia. I woke up the next morning, looked in the mirror, and almost started crying. I'm a natural brunette.
Glamour: And look at those tattoos!
Carly Chaikin: I have eleven. I have a lot of quotes and words. I have Bob Dylan lyrics on my ribs. I'm a diehard Dylan fan, and my dad and I joke that if I ever met him, I'd have him sign his name right under my tattoo and then I'd run to the parlor to get his signature tattooed. But I think my favorite one is the "LB" on my middle finger. "LB" stands for Lavender Bunny--the name of my childhood stuffed animal!
Glamour: What's your biggest guilty pleasure?
Carly Chaikin: I really love America's Next Top Model. I'm always tweeting about it, and people are like, you need to get a life! Any time I do a photo shoot, I always think, 'What would Tyra say?'
Glamour: We have to ask... what's it like working with Jeremy Sisto? We'll probably never get over our crush on Clueless' Elton...
Carly Chaikin: He's honestly one of the coolest guys in the world. I always try to get him to do "Rolling with the Homies" for me. Once he did it halfway for me, but then he stopped himself and threw bread at me!
Will you be watching Suburgatory? Don't forget to catch the season two premiere tomorrow at 9:30 p.m. ET on ABC!
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