I'm not the same girl I was five years ago. Hopefully, with the choices I'm making people will start to see that I'm not just little Gabriella.

Do not just look at your boyfriend as just a boyfriend. Look at him as a friend, too.

If you have your eye set on somebody, don't beat around the bush

My first real kiss came when I was 10, and it was in an acting class. I had to do a scene from a movie where someone gets kissed under a tree, and I did not want to do it! But my acting partner wanted me to feel comfortable, so he bought a picnic basket with all these snacks. He made such an effort - and it was cute.

I don't like being stagnant. I want to continue to grow and just be better at what I do, and the only way to do that is to keep stepping outside of your comfort zone.

I love a guy who can make me laugh.

I have a toy poodle, Shadow. She's a little whippersnapper! And I love little monkeys.