Scheana Shay Says ‘90210’ Casting Directors Suggested She Get Botox at 24: ‘What I Have to Do’
04.08.2023 - 16:53
/ usmagazine.com
Scheana Shay‘s short-lived role on The CW’s 90210 spinoff series came with some surprising advice.
During the Friday, August 4, episode of her “Scheananigans” podcast, Shay, 37, told guest Shenae Grimes-Beech about her memorable audition process.
“Actually the casting directors for 90210 are some of the reasons why I ended up getting Botox. They told me that for Disney my facial expressions were great. But for a more dramatic role, I needed to learn how to control my eyebrows,” she recalled. “They were like, ‘The role is yours. Here is your callback. We want you for this but we are bringing in a couple more girls as well because if you can’t control your facial features we won’t give it to you. They were like, ‘Maybe try some Botox.’”
Shay added: “So I started getting Botox and I was like 24 or 25. I thought, ‘I guess this is what I have to do to stop my face from moving.'”
The Vanderpump Rules star played the role of Cassandra in one episode of the teen drama, which was part of the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise. 90210 aired from 2008 to 2013 and starred stars such as Grimes-Beech, 33, AnnaLynne McCord, Tristan Wilds, Dustin Milligan, Ryan Eggold, Michael Steger and Lori Loughlin.
Grimes-Beech, for her part, has been candid over the years about the challenges that came with being part of the hit series.
“That’s something I think I do, just like meant to protect my own mental health is I block out giant chunks of my life and behind-the-scenes of 90210 is definitely one of them,” she exclusively told Us Weekly in 2021. “I have, like, vague memories here and there, but I, honestly, I don’t think I’d be able to, like, walk you through episodes.”
At the time, Grimes-Beech said it was initially difficult to move on from 90210.
“Once