My mother wanted to name me Jackie or Jacqueline but she got to name my sister and my brother, so my dad and my brother insisted on naming me. And they were big fans of 'The Little Mermaid.'

People like to clap back at the people who speak out most.

It was an instant weight lifted off my chest - both literally and figuratively.

I'm pretty smart with boys. I know how to handle them and I know what to do around them.

My mother wanted to name me Jackie or Jacqueline but she got to name my sister and my brother, so my dad and my brother insisted on naming me. And they were big fans of 'The Little Mermaid.'

No matter what you look like or think you look like, you're special and loved and perfect just the way you are.

I've always done pretty well in auditions. I just go in and give it my best shot.