Watching Lost

Why do I get the feeling I’m going to love Charlotte as much as I did Juliet? I’ve actually seen Rebecca on a previous TV show (Justice) but wasn’t so much impressed by her. This time, it’s different as I like her role on Lost a whole lot better.

She recently talked to TV Guide about her role…

There was a bit of a media frenzy over the summer surrounding the casting of your role — due, in large part, to Kristen Bell turning it down. Did you follow all that?
Mader: [Laughs] I didn’t know when I was going through the whole audition process. It wasn’t until after I got the job that I heard those rumors. Friends of mine would say, “Kristen Bell was up for your part and turned it down.” And I’m like, “Did she?”

It’s odd, because you wouldn’t think you and Kristen Bell would be going after the same roles.
Mader: [Laughs] Never in a million years. We look nothing alike at all. It’s pretty funny.

When you went in to audition, were you aware that the character was supposed to be…
Mader: …Blonde and small? [Laughs]

Yeah. And have an American accent?
Mader: I do American accents all the time. I played an American attorney on Justice. I’m always ready to bust that out if it needs to be done. When I prepared the audition piece in my head, I was ready to go either way. So when I met Damon and Carlton, I went in speaking my own accent and they were like, “We like it this way.”

Were you ever tempted to send Kristen a big bouquet of flowers?
Mader: [Laughs] I was going to do a Kiss-o-Gram or something. [Singing] “Thank you, Kristen… for turning it down.”

Itching for more? Jump and head to TV Guide for the complete interview.