Crystal Chappell does not need a major introduction between the Lesbicanarias. For over a year now, we have been in love of her interpretation of Olivia in Guiding Light, and she has won over our hearts when she decided to create Venice The Series. So, to have been given the opportunity to chat with her about her new projects, has been a pleasure more than anything else, (yes, I know, my job is hard, sad story of my life).
Get comfy girls because Crystal will tell you, first hand, her opinions about the «no kiss» in Otalia that made us suffer so much. We will discuss about her new job at Days of Our Lives. She will tell us news about Venice and we will also find out what word she knows how to say in Spanish, (Lesbicanarias points for the one that can guess)
Lesbicanarias: We had the opportunity of meeting you thanks to your work as Olivia in Guiding Light, the series has a very large international audience, Otalia’s clips in Spanish have comments not only of Spanish speakers but places such as Italy and Brazil, for you ¿What was the secret to hook such a diverse group of people?
Crystal Chappell: It was really Guiding Light that was responsible for coming up with the idea of pairing the two together. I was thrilled when it was presented to me and I thought it was a very brave story for an American soap to take on. Of all that I have done in my career, I am most proud of the Otalia storyline. But it really was the “powers that be” at GL that came up with Otalia.
Lesbicanarias: You’ve mentioned more than once how frustrating the topic of the «no kiss» between Olivia and Natalia was, ¿What has been the most difficult for you as an actress? shooting an intimate scene or dealing with the fact that you couldn’t shoot it, even though the character requires it.
Crystal Chappell: The most difficult part of it was getting the scene completed knowing that there was a falseness in it. As an actor, you strive to be as truthful as possible, so it was very frustrating not to be more intimate and quite frankly, because they agreed to tell the story, I didn’t quite understand why there couldn’t be a simple romantic kiss.
