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Entertainment Tonight 11/16/1999 Catherine Bell on Entertainment
Tonight
Catherine Bell is now known as the beautiful co-star on JAG. But before
stardom came hard work on the fashion runways and the shocking extremes
that women sometimes go through to stay thin. Catherine Bell: I was probably
10 to 15 lbs. thinner than I am now and I was always being told I had
to lose another 10 lbs. And all the models there were rail-thin. You weren't
to eat anything! BG: Nine years before she joined David James Elliott
as JAG's sexy Sarah MacKenzie, Catherine Bell was an aspiring model who
was given the chance to work the catwalks of Japan. But she soon experienced
the dark side of the modelling world when she was constantly asked to
lose weight. CB: I had a model over there show me how to throw up and
I tried it once and it was the worse experience. I never did that again,
thank God! BG: Catherine gave up modelling and turned her attention to
acting. One of her first jobs was as a nude body double for Isabella Rossellini
in Robert Zemeckis' 1992 hit, Death Becomes Her. CB: I went in and one
of the AD's took a Polaroid of my behind, and I guess the director liked
it. [laughs]. And it was a great opportunity to meet some wonderful people
and I met my husband on that film. BG: He was the AD taking the picture
of you? CB: No, but he was Zemeckis' assistant. BG: It's a sure way of
getting men, by the way. She's been married to her husband, actor Adam
Beason, for 5 years now and they recently invited me to visit their home
in Los Angeles. While their family is limited to two Italian greyhound
dogs, Catherine has big plans for her future. CB: Probably right at the
end of JAG, I would love to have a child or two. I ultimately want to
have two kids.
Amazing Catherine Bell
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