Arielle Kebbel | The Truth About the John Tucker Must Die Sequel, Her Hollywood Start & Choosing Herself!
Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe
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🗓️ 19 February 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
#921. Arielle Kebbel has spent over two decades in Hollywood, but this conversation reveals the parts of her story she’s never shared like this before.
From booking Gilmore Girls just days after moving to Los Angeles at 17, to nearly landing iconic roles that could have changed the course of her career, Arielle opens up about the fear, pressure, and survival mindset that quietly drove her for years.
She shares a deeply honest update on her relationship status, what it really takes to break your own patterns, and why choosing yourself can be both the hardest and most empowering decision you’ll ever make. We talk about the emotional pull that led her to adopt her wild Mustang, Snow White, the unexpected role horses have played in her healing, potentially producing the long-anticipated John Tucker Must Die sequel, and stepping into her current meaningful role in I Can Only Imagine 2!
This is a raw, vulnerable conversation about identity, timing, and what happens when you finally stop running from yourself.
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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- (5:01) — Arielle’s honest relationship status update!
- (20:04) — The emotional story behind adopting her wild Mustang, Snow White
- (30:15) — Booking Gilmore Girls days after moving to L.A.
- (37:50) — Her fear around money, overworking & survival mode
- (45:55) — The truth about the John Tucker Must Die sequel
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| 1:05.9 | hey everybody welcome to off the vine i'm your host katelyl brissau. And today I have Ariel Kebill on the podcast, |
| 1:11.6 | who is just an absolute delight. It started off very raw and real because we find out her |
| 1:18.1 | relationship status. And then I wanted to talk to her about something that I think is relatable to |
| 1:24.8 | all of us. And that's timing, not just in relationships, but in life, where |
| 1:28.8 | she's at in life right now. She's been steadily working in Hollywood for over 20 years, which is |
| 1:33.5 | such a long career, but she also talks about her mindset of when is it ever enough and how she |
| 1:39.1 | lives from a place of fear. You've definitely seen her on Gilmore Girls, The Vampire Diaries, |
| 1:44.0 | John Tucker Must |
| 1:44.7 | Die, and so many other shows and films. From the outside, obviously, careers in Hollywood |
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