Ashley Greene, “the hottest girl in twilight” and “the most huggable person on earth”:

One time Jodie Foster told me she felt bad for the young Twilight cast, because there’s no time to get used to that amount of success so suddenly. They’re normal kids, and the next day their phones are inundated with phone calls, there’s paparazzi everywhere, and their computers are victims of hackers. My question is – what is it like to go from working at a bowling alley, to being part of a worldwide phenomenon adored by millions and millions of people, and being featured in the lists of the sexiest people alive? I caught up with Ashley at the Chateau Marmont to find that out. I didn’t find a random starlet, but a 24 year old woman that even Jodie Foster herself would’ve loved to hug.

What were you like as a child?

I was rough. My parents would be like “don’t go on the trampoline, or you’ll break something” and I would go for it anyway and break a bone. And I would break the same bone again.

My friend’s brother was 14, I was 10. The difference in size is huge at that age. He jumped, landed on his back, and when he bounced back up his knee hit me in the leg so strongly that it actually broke. He broke my femur, which is the longest, hardest bone to break in a human body. I knew it was broken because I had broken my arm twice before. But it didn’t end there. When my femur was healing, my brother was taking me out on a wheelchair. Baggy pants were in style, so his pants dropped, he let go of my chair to pull them up and I flew across the street. The first thing he said was “Don’t tell mom!” but he broke my femur again and I had to wear a full body cast. Luckily we had insurance, poor mom. I’ve broken my skull twice. One time trying to do a back flip in a pool. Instead of jumping backward I jumped forward, hit my head on the floor, knocked myself unconscious and then fell on the pool. Mom had to jump in and save me. The second time my brother was chasing me around the house. I turned around to see if he was behind me and I smashed my head against a wall. I feel like I shouldn’t tell people these things, they don’t make me sound very smart.

 

Well, you were lucky nothing worse happened.

I still have the four scars from when I broke my femur. I had to get special nails. I thought maybe I should have them fixed, but I’m okay with who I am.

 

When did you get your big break?

As the year was ending I got the role of stabbing victim in Crossing Jordan. That’s a hard thing to do as your first job ever. In the scene I’m dating a guy, who stabs me. I didn’t tell my mom I died on the show. She was so angry “You have to tell me if they’re killing my daughter on TV!”. I didn’t think about it, but it must be hard to watch that as a parent.

 

You did a lot of little roles. How did you get the role in Twilight?

My agent got me an audition for one of the big casting companies. They told me I had to focus. They were not worried with me getting the role; they wanted me to make a good impression so I would get call backs for other projects. They would never want to see me again if I sucked. The description of the character read “17 year old girl” and that’s it. What could I do with that? So I asked for the script and my agent said I couldn’t have it. “So you’re telling me not to blow it but I don’t even have something to work on?”. That’s when she told me it was based on a series of books. I didn’t know Twilight, so I bought the books, read them and read the first in a day and a half. I was obsessed. I had to read the second book. All the girls want to be Bella, and find their Edward. Vampires are alluring. They wanted me to audition for Edward’s sister, Alice. It was my favorite character. She was fun, had a crazy past. I auditioned a few times, I couldn’t think of anything else. And they held back their decision. So my agent called me and said “I’m so sorry…. you’re going to have to cut your hair. You got the role”. I screamed so loud I probably scared everybody. I called my mom. My dad almost cried, he knew how much I wanted the role. A week before going on location my friend told me “this is going to change your life”. We didn’t know exactly what that meant, but soon enough I found out. I started to have fansites. I thought “fansites? But the movie is not even out yet!” The book was already very popular. People loved the characters, so they transferred that love to us.

 

What did you do after Twilight?

I took a different turn and did The Apparition. It’s a thriller. During one scene I actually lost myself. I was so into the scene that I reacted like the character would. Ashley wasn’t there anymore. It had never happened to me before. I had never connected that emotionally to a character. I was crying on the set. I was proud of that, because guarding yourself comes naturally. Nobody wants to suffer. Making yourself feel real pain is a crazy thing to do. At lunch I asked myself if I was ready to go through that again. It’s horrible but awesome at the same time. Part of me thought: I don’t want to do this again. It hurts so much. And I would cry again. You don’t know how happy I was when it was over. But I’m happy I did it.

“Loved shooting AshleyMGreene for the cover of Esquire. Gorgeous and very sweet! Can’t wait to photograph her again!”.

Issue: December 2011
Who: Ashley Greene
Photo: Max Abadian

Ashley Greene is wearing a dress by Marchesa, and earrings and a ring by Laruicci.


To Get a Look Like Ashley’s, Try: Sally Hansen Nailgrowth Miracle Color in Wholesome Earth, $6. Mark Lipclick Full Color Lipstick in Cha Cha, $10. Maybelline the Falsies Flared, $9.

When: July 18
Where: Poolside at a private residence in Beverly Hills

Ashley Greene arrived at our cover shoot in style, dressed in a loose navy pullover, striped navy and white shorts and white straw wedge slingbacks. She was quick to fall in love with the gowns our fashion director, Elizabeth Cabral, had selected for the holiday glamour–themed shoot.

The actor, best known as the cheerful, fashion-savvy vampire Alice Cullen in The Twilight Saga, was instantly drawn to a Gucci black and crimson gown with chiffon flower embroidery . And that was just the start. By day’s end, Greene had posed in Emilio Pucci, Marchesa and Arthur Mendonça. “Ashley was open to trying anything on,” Cabral says. “She was very easygoing, and she loves clothes.”

On wearing trends: “I think trends are dangerous. Just because it’s a trend doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to work on you, and I think that’s where a lot of fashion mistakes are made. People just go with what’s hot and what’s hip. And for me, things overwhelm me easily so I have to be really specific about what I wear.”

On the Canadian impact on her wardrobe: In Vancouver, I found my favourite store on the face of the planet – Aritzia. Every time I filmed there, I’d basically clean out the store. It was a nice thing because they only had it in Canada, but now it’s also in New York. I feel that’s going to get me into a lot of trouble.”

On fashion tips she’s learned along the way: “I’ve certainly learned that every woman has a different body type so you have to learn to love yourself and work with what you have. If you were born with an athletic figure, you’re never going to have Scarlett Johansson’s body. Once you get past that, you become a lot happier in your clothes decisions and with yourself.”

On Alice’s (of the Twilight saga) clairvoyant powers: “It sounds really cool but I think it would drive me crazy, honestly. It kind of takes away the mystery of life a little bit. I think I would just drive myself absolutely insane trying to stop things from happening.”

On a favourite red carpet moment: Prabal Gurung had a red dress that I wore to the New Moon premiere, and it was floor length, a very simple silhouette, had a tiny bit of a train in the back. When I wore that, I think I felt, for the first time, like a movie star.”

On her next move: “Right now I’m just reading a lot [of scripts], trying to figure out what the next move is going to be. I feel like everyone’s kind of watching and waiting saying ‘What are these kids going to do?’ So I’m just taking full advantage of being able to take things at a very steady pace and figure them out as I go.”

On her off-camera style: “I’m obviously a really huge fan of showing off your figure, but still being feminine and classy. I think there’s something to be said for keeping something to the imagination.” 

On helping the costume designers with Alice’s bridesmaid dress: “I wanted Alice’s past incorporated into her dress a little bit. She’s from the 1920s and 1930s, so we kind of kept that in mind.”

On staying in touch with the cast: “We’ll do dinners and game nights. This whole experience was really special to a lot of us, and we certainly don’t want to lose that family aspect just because we’re not filming.”

On embracing the single life: “I’m not dating anyone right now, which is nice. I’m choosing to take it as a really great opportunity to focus on myself and figure out what’s next in my career.”

On filming Bella and Edward’s wedding scenes: “Watching your friends get married, onscreen or off, is a very interesting, delicate thing.”

Ashley pryder ännu ett omslag denna månaden (även Allure) och denna gången är det Blackbook Magazine! Tidningen innehåller en ny photoshoot samt en ny intervju med Ashley. Än så länge finns bara omslaget och en del av intervjun ute som ni kan läsa nedan.

Ashley Greene says her brother is terrified of being seen with her – in case he mistakenly gets romantically linked with her. The ‘Twilight’ beauty says that since her split with Joe Jonas, virtually every man she is seen with gets called a new love interest. “I’m not an actress – I’m a professional dater! I’m dating everyone!” she laughed. “My brother won’t even walk outside a restaurant with me. He’s like, ‘I do not want to be romantically linked to you’.” She clarifies: “I’m not dating anyone.” Greene, who insists in her BlackBook magazine interview that she is “not perfect, I have flaws“, also talked about growing up with a Marine as a dad – and her huge list of injuries as a sporty kid.

American actress and model Ashley Greene is the cover star of the Women’s Health Magazine for the October 2011 issue. Ashley shows off her sexy, sporty body in a tiny bikini. The actress reveals the secrets of what it takes to get her body confident in the exclusive for the mag.