(Soaps in Depth. March 4, 2003)
It should come as no surprise that someone as stunning as Alicia Minshew (Kendall) used to be a model. But don't be surprised if you don't remember seeing her picture anywhere. "I was the queen of doing British and German catalogs!" she says with a laugh. "Their sizes run smaller so they don't need six-foot-tall girls. Most people who model are really tall, but I'm just an average height, so I did a lot of petite modeling." Considering she was a natural at modeling, it was inevitable that Minshew's career would eventually turn to acting. "I was told, 'You should do commercials because you seem to have a lot of fun in front of the camera,'" she relates. Sure enough, once she got to more than just wear fancy clothes, the actress was hooked. "I thought, 'Oh this is so much more fun!'" she smiles.