Chelsea
Staub Spills
Jonas Bros Secrets!
by Lynn Barker
 Pretty,
blonde actress Chelsea Staub played Meredith in the Bratz movie,
was in the Disney Channel TV movie "Minutemen" and now, has
one of the most coveted roles in tween/teen-aimed TV! She's playing Stella,
the BFF, fashion stylist, dresser to the Jonas Brothers on their new TV
show "Jonas", premiering on the channel May 2nd! We had to find
out what the guys are like to work with, if they've played any pranks
on her and other on-set secrets!
Get the scoop
on all things "Jonas" from this friendly insider! Picture pretty
Chelsea with her long blonde hair in an upswept do and wearing a gorgeous
yellow Phillip Lim dress, black belt and black flats.
AGW: Chelsea,
a lot of girls would love to be in your shoes. What is it about the Jonas
guys that most impressed you?
Chelsea: I
think the thing that's amazing is that they're actually great people and
that's hard to find these days. I think my first impression was 'wow,
these guys are really great'. About a year ago, when we shot the pilot,
I was joking around and made some little stars with their names on them
and glitter and decorated the dressing rooms and I went over to their
house about a year later and they still had them on the doors to their
bedrooms and, for me, it's was like 'wow, that's really cool' and they
didn't know I was coming over so it wasn't a put on. It wasn't staged.
I think they're just really good guys.
AGW: Such
a nice story. What was the auditioning process like for you to get this
part that I'm sure a lot of girls wanted?
Chelsea: It
was long and grueling. It's actually a funny story. Nicole [Anderson of
"Hannah Montana"] and I were both up for [the part of] Stella
and we were friends and I got the part and she didn't. So, as happy as
I was to be working with the Jonas Brothers, it was really hard to watch
your friend walk away from that role. Now, she's on the show [Nicole plays
Macy, a superfan of the guys]. We shot the pilot and I probably auditioned
for maybe five times for the role of Stella with callbacks and more people
would be in the room each time. And then, the last audition was with the
guys.
AGW: How was
that?
Chelsea: That
was cool. I wasn't as nervous as I probably would be now auditioning because
when we originally shot the pilot, it was before the Miley tour and "Burnin'
Up". It was before even "S.O.S." hit the airwaves so they
weren't really the phenomenon they are now. So the first pilot was fun.
We were all like 'Wouldn't it be cool if people like watched it'? [we
laugh].
AGW: Which
Jonas has been more funny?
Chelsea: Kevin
is hilarious on the show. Nick is the more serious one and Joe is like
the crazy prankster.
AGW: So, other
than Jonas music, what kind of music has been played on set?
Chelsea: We
have a lot of music on set. With them being artists, we're constantly
listening to music in the make-up room. There's a lot of Kings of Leon,
a lot of music to kind of mellow us out and between scenes they're always
thinking and writing songs. They have some great music. They're always
introducing me to new artists.
 AGW:
Are you ready for all the Jonas fans who are going to rush up to you saying
'OMG, what are they like?' or "Can you get me into the show?'
Chelsea: Oh
yeah. It's already starting. It's funny. I have a whole box at home filled
with notes and phone numbers for them. So about once a month I'm like
'here's your box'. People have given me certificates when they've bought
a star in the sky named after the guys so it's pretty incredible.
AGW: What
has your biggest gift to yourself or splurge been since getting the show?
Chelsea: My
biggest splurge was going to Paris. That was my gift. I went over Christmas
and New Years. I went with my two best girlfriends. I had never been out
of the country and this was my first time. We did everything. We were
only there for five days but we saw all the museums and the Louvre and
the Eiffel Tower and we also went out dancing and walked around the city
until midnight. It was great.
AGW: Did you
buy a lot of clothes?
Chelsea: We
didn't shop; three girls in Paris. You should have seen us too. We went
home with no bags in our hands when we walked off the plane and our moms
were like 'what?'
AGW: So you
aren't a shopaholic?
Chelsea: I'm
actually not. That's why it's so funny to play Stella because fashion
and shopping have never really been a passion of mine. I like to just
wear what's comfortable. I like to get dressed up but I've never been
the girl that's walking slow-motion through the mall with eight shopping
bags.
AGW: What
would people be surprised to know about shooting the Jonas show?
Chelsea: I
think people would be surprised at probably how long it takes. A lot of
the kids just think 'oh, that's so fun. They just go out there and put
on a show in a half hour but we shoot twelve hours a day, five days a
week! I'm there from six in the morning to six at night so it's a grueling
process.
AGW: Do you
get input into the episodes?
Chelsea: There
are so many storylines we want to do. Too many to fit into 21 episodes.
I know we were backstage today and something funny happened and we were
all like 'you've got to write this in!. I was really nervous and the guys
are like 'you've got to write a scene' because I was shivering and was
like 'I'm cold but I'm sweating. It doesn't make any sense'. They were
like 'you've got to write a scene where Stella has a panic attack before
a concert'.
AGW: Who would
you like to guest star on the show?
Chelsea: I've
love to have Goldie Hawn come on as my mom. I have no mom on the show
yet, so I'm hoping.
AGW: Any funny
pranks played on you by the Jonases yet?
Chelsea: There
have been plenty of them. The funniest so far is I thought I was fired!
The boys cleared all my furniture out [of my dressing room]. They had
to put Joe in a cheerleader lift so he could unscrew my lightblubs. I
walked in and it's empty and dark and there's a note saying to 'please
see our producers!
AGW: I'd wanna
kill them!
Chelsea: It
was funny but scary.
AGW: Are you
gonna get them back with your own prank?
Chelsea: We
have one in the works; me and Nicole and pretty much everyone on the crew
because they saw me walk onto set saying 'you guys. I think I'm fired'.
So people are coming up to me every day with 'what about this idea?'
AGW: Do you
all have any love interests on the show?
Chelsea: There
are guest star love interests that come in and out every couple of episodes
but Stella has grown up with these boys and they've known each other for
fifteen years and now that they are teenagers, she finds herself conflicted
that she's starting to become attracted to one of them. I can't say which
one.
AGW: Are the
guys going to perform songs we know or new stuff on the show?
Chelsea: It's
all original songs. You're not gonna hear 'Burnin' Up'. Songs they perform
will be new ones that the fans haven't heard. You'll see them performing
but they do it in a music video type way rather than just on stage in
a concert.
AGW: Are you
a singer too?
 Chelsea:
I sang in a movie and I'll sing for the character but I haven't approached
the idea of recording an album.
AGW: What
nice thing have the guys done for you?
Chelsea: Nick
makes awesome Nutella sandwiches and whenever he makes one, he makes an
extra for me. We'll look at each other on set and Nick will go 'do you
know what time it is?' and we'll just walk over to the craft services
(food) table without even saying anything and start making the sandwiches.
AGW: Is there
another Disney show you would like to be on?
Chelsea: Probably
"Hannah Montana". I love Miley and that would be fun.
AGW: What
are you driving?
Chelsea: Probably,
the first car I get will be a hybrid. You know I'm 20 and I'm still driving
my dad's hand-me-down car, a Mitsubishi.
AGW: What
was a memorable romantic date for you?
Chelsea: I
know one date we went up on the roof of the Barnes and Noble at The Grove
and that was cool to be able to look down at everyone below and have our
own little spot.
AGW: How do
you let a guy know that you like him?
Chelsea: I've
always just waited to him to make the first move. I've never been able
to be like 'Hey, let's start hangin' out'. Obviously I try to be as approachable
as possible.
AGW: What
is the craziest rumor you've heard about yourself?
Chelsea: They
always say I'm dating one of the boys but nothing too crazy yet.
AGW: What
is the best advice you have ever gotten?
Chelsea: Someone
just told me one time 'you've got to just live to the point of tears'
which I thought was great. Whether you're upset or laughing so hard that
you're crying, I've always loved that. Just get it done. I think it was
my mom that found it one day when I was upset. 'you've just got to live
to the point of tears' and I was like 'all right! I like that'.
AGW: Do you
have a cause or charity that you support?
Chelsea: I
went to the Carousel of Hope which raises money for diabetes and that
was cool to be a part of now, knowing Nick; wanting to give back when
it directly effects someone that I care about.
All photos
courtesy of Chelseastaub.com
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