51: The higher the hair, the closer to your dream; Nikki Blonsky, Golden Globe Nominated Actress

Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget with Margaret Josephs

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Society & Culture, Business

4.7 • 760 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Golden Globe nominated actress Nikki Blonsky joins us literally straight off the plane from her move to LA for her next exciting project. Nikki grew up on Long Island and was a musical theater triple threat! Her unrivaled talent and pure determination landed her dream acting role when she scored the legendary part of Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 hit musical Hairspray. We talk about the daunting prospect of being cast alongside Hollywood royalty like John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer and Christopher Walken for your first foray into movies (at just 17 no less) and how it felt to walk in the shoes of one of your idols, Rikki Lake, and take on such an iconic character. Nikki went to roles in shows such as Ugly Betty, Queen Sized and Huge, for which she was nominated for a Teen Choice Award. We talk inspiration, representation and dedication. Nikki has always been known as a fierce ally to the LGBTQ+ community and in June this year came out herself. Nikki launched her own podcast Nikki Nights in May to huge success! Don’t miss this week's episode! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Do you dream of being CEO of your own empire, running your own company, achieving your life's goals, yet wake up in a cold sweat?
0:08.2	Next, the last night's take out leftovers and a pile of bus ticket stops?
0:12.5	You are not alone. Like many others, you are suffering from a classic case of caviar dreams, tuna fish budget.
0:19.9	I'm Margaret Joseph's.
0:21.5	And I'm Lexi Bobbuto.
0:22.7	And every week, we'll be talking to influencers, trailblazers, disruptors, and risk
0:27.0	takers who'll share their own journey to Caviar Dreams on a Tuna Fish budget.
0:32.0	Side effects may include increased motivation, boundless happiness, and a fast track to success.
0:35.8	Well, hello, Cabiard Dreamers. Hello,
0:38.1	caviar dreamers. Super excited. Guess who we have today? We have a great guest today. Great guest.
0:44.0	Nikki Blonsky of Hairspray, thank you. Good morning. Baltimore.
0:52.1	I love hairspray. It came out right when I moved to New York. So I used to run down the streets
0:57.3	in New York singing Mama Welcome to the 60s. I just love that movie song. I know. Well, of course,
1:02.3	I saw the first one. Yes. With the Divine and Ricky Lake. I'm a big fan of all John
1:09.4	voters. And by the way, Nikki Blansky killed it. Amazing. It was her first role ever making out with Zach
1:16.1	Efron and John Travolta was in it, Michelle Pfeiffer. And Nikki Blonsky comes out first role
1:22.1	and is a star. She really is. I would be honest, I've always had a real thing for Zach Efron, and I always felt really
1:29.8	creepy about it because I thought he was so much younger than me.
1:33.8	But he's not actually as young as you would think.
1:36.0	How old is it?
1:37.0	Is he 31?
1:38.0	I think he's 31.
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