Actress and “One Tree Hill” alumnus Bethany Joy Lentz You can now cross off items on your virtual bucket list. Her upcoming memoir, Dinner For Vampires, has been endorsed by the New York Times.
Lenz’s memoir explores a difficult chapter in her life. The actress, who played Haley James-Scott on the CW’s acclaimed series, was involved in a cult for 10 years when she was younger. Lentz, 43, shared insight into the harrowing times on the ‘One Tree Hill’ rewatch podcast shared with former ‘OTH’ castmates Hilary Burton-Morgan(Peyton Sawyer), and sophia bush(Brooke Davis).
The co-host of the Drama Queens podcast detailed her experience in a memoir scheduled to be released next month.
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Bethany Joy Lentz opens up about deeply personal experiences in upcoming memoir
As The Blast previously reported, the actress and singer opened up about her past on an episode of “Drama Queens” that aired last July.
During the episode, Lentz revealed that he had been a member of an unknown cult for 10 years.
The “Pearson” actress told her co-hosts that she plans to write about her experiences at the time in an effort to make peace with her past.
She described her time as a cult member as “a very valuable experience to write about…” and revealed that it took her a long time to recover from that terrible period. “And recovery, then 10 years of recovery,” Lentz added in the interview. [leaving the organization]. So there’s a lot I want to tell you. ”
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‘Biltmore Christmas’ actress wanted to make sure she remembered the experience ‘correctly’
At the time the episode aired, Lentz had not begun writing his memoir, but was personally working through the experience through writing.
It was important for Lentz to preserve in his memoir all the details he experienced while being a member of the cult. The “Dexter” actress felt a little uncomfortable during the flashback period before publicly sharing the details.
Lenz said of her writing experience during the episode, “The pressure to get it right, everything having to be exactly real, everyone involved in it” were important points to consider before spotlighting her story. said.
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Continuing to talk about her writing experience at the time, Lenz also explained: I’m always writing. ”
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Bethany Joy Lentz said she never thought she’d write publicly about the experience.
The new author revealed the memoir’s existence on Instagram earlier this spring.
In the caption of the photo revealing the colorful cover art, Lenz said: I wrote“Being a writer has been a great personal joy in my life since I was about 12 years old. This is not the first book I’ve wanted to write publicly, but I find it difficult to untangle this subject. As much as I am, I am grateful to be able to share my story in my own way. This is a story of forgiveness, with heartache and humor along the way, and I hope “Dinner for Vampires” reminds you of that. No matter how strange your path, you are not alone,” she concluded her post with a flaming heart emoji.
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“Grey’s Anatomy” actress Shared a photo on Instagram In August, he gave his followers a look inside his recording studio and revealed that he was recording an audiobook version of Dinner for Vampires!.
Readers can meet Mr. Lentz in person as he promotes “Dinner For Vampires.”
Fans of Lentz and “One Tree Hill” can celebrate the release of “Dinner for Vampires” with merchandise and good times.
Readers will be able to meet Lentz on his book tour. As of this writing, Lentz has five dates scheduled at U.S.-based bookstores.
September 13th, “Five Star Christmas” actress I posted a reel I showed myself surrounded by countless books and signed autographs. In his caption, Lentz announced that Books-A-Million bookstore will be offering signed books exclusively.
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Bethany Joy Lentz still loves ‘One Tree Hill’
The woman who brought Tree Hill’s beloved Haley James Scott to life may have a busy calendar full of memoir-related plans, but she still manages to create a beloved, quaint I have a lot of love for fictional North Carolina towns.
Caption for a photo set full of “Tree Hill”“Dangit, I love spending time with my Tree Hill family! Thank you to everyone who came! It’s great to visit Tree Hill and see the love you continue to show us all,” Lenz said. It never gets old,” he wrote.
“Dinner for Vampire” will be released on October 22nd!
