Addison Rae Easterling is
really famous—and always knew she'd appear onscreen. Growing up in a constellation of small Southern towns, the 20-year-old thought a career in broadcast journalism would be just the ticket. But after three months at Louisiana State University, Easterling found TikTok, a social medium she took to immediately, attracting a mind-boggling follower count (82 million thus far) with her lip-sync videos. It wasn't long before she was off to L.A.
Of course, internet fame doesn't always add up to traditional stardom, but she's unlocked that algorithm as well, landing her first major Hollywood role as Padgett, a social media influencer (naturally) in Netflix's
He's All That (out Aug. 27), a gender-swapped remake of the 1999 teen rom-com
She's All That.
After the jump, Easterling opens up about channeling her own experiences to play Padgett—and why she says she has to work twice as hard to be "taken seriously."
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