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Ellie was doing great in her career. She was getting requests for appearances at all the major talk shows, but out of all of them, Ellie truly shone at her appearance on the Ellen show.
For the show, she wore a cute black and white polka-dot dress, with white sneakers, and her hair in a ponytail. It was my favourite interview of her, as she was affable, charming, and came across as lovely as her real self, and off-screen persona.
“Eleanor James, thank you for joining the show today.”
“Wow Ellen, thank you for having me. Please call me Ellie, all my friends do and the honor is all mine, Ellen. I am a great fan of your show.”
“That is nice of you to say, Ellie. I must say that you are even more beautiful in person, and that the pictures don’t do you justice.”
“Thank you Ellen, I agree.”
“Wow, you agree? That is a first... most guests would, instead, be modest about it.”
“I am nothing, if honest,” Ellie said, laughing. “Don’t get me wrong. I am truly flattered by your compliment Ellen, even though I don’t always feel beautiful, without the fancy gowns, my makeup team, and sparkling accessories... and often I wish that I wasn’t so skinny, and had some curves! What I meant to say is that I agree that the pictures don’t do me justice, specifically, don’t do my freckles justice.”
“Your freckles?”
“Yes! I take great pride in my freckles, especially the ones on the corner of my right cheek, that form the pattern of a small heart. Most photographers don’t capture them in all their glory, or edit them out, focusing on my eyes instead.”
“You know they say that the eyes are the windows to the soul?”
“That is a beautiful expression, Ellen. I wish they made one for freckles, they seem to be neglected by the poets!”
“Perhaps I could try. Something like Ellie’s freckles are windows to the heart?”
Ellen, Ellie, and the audience all laughed.
“Let’s talk a little more about you, something that we won’t learn from pictures. What would you say is your best quality?”
“I would say that my best quality is that I can be stubborn.”
“How is that your best quality?”
“I don’t give up easily and usually get what I set my mind on to achieve.”
“That’s great, good on you. Setting your mind on something, and then achieving it, is a great quality to have. Let’s talk about what you feel is your worst quality, and why do you think that is?”
“I would say that my worst quality is that I am stubborn, and that I usually get what I want because of it,” Ellie said coyly.
Ellen and the audience laughed. “It’s complicated, then? Your best, and worst qualities, it seems, have led you to amazing successes so far. An Oscar nomination, every other award that you can think of BAFTA, SAG, Emmy, and even a Grammy, even though indirectly. You were the inspiration behind a Grammy winning song as well?”
“Yes, I have heard about that. I can’t take all the credit though. I owe it all to my graceful ability to walk in high heels, on slippery rainy days, and to my luck, in finding the right person to stumble onto accidentally,” Ellie said, laughing.
“Perfect way to become the year’s most viral meme. So, what future projects do you have planned? Where have you have set your sights, and heels, for next?”
“I have worked in so many beautiful, and dreamy, locations: France, Thailand, Spain, Japan. I want to do one movie, on the next new horizon for mankind, on the red planet of Mars.”
“Mars? You know that would only be a one-way ticket. I would miss you if you left. I think we all will,” said Ellen, looking at the audience. The audience agreed.
“Yes, that would be a grand adventure! Who knows? I might convince some aliens to give me a ride back to Earth,” Ellie joked.
“Well, you certainly are stubborn enough, and beautiful enough to convince them. You have me convinced and become your fan, Ellie. I look forward to seeing your next movies, and the one at Mars! Do come back to the show again. I would love to continue our conversation,” Ellen said.
The audience is in agreement and applauded well for Ellie. Ellie laughed wholeheartedly and thanked Ellen.
After the show, Ellie told me that her appearance on the show was a dream come true for her.
I felt so happy for Ellie. She deserved this recognition, and so much more. I felt proud to be her friend, and my heart wished for her to achieve everything that she desired.