Also...

A sweet fan named Mary has taken over the fan site realm and created http://www.completelychelsea.net/

Check it out, she did an awesome job and will have all the up to date info and news on miobi, etc. :)

xoxo

Here is also some other fan art I thought should be shared:) Such great creative people out there!

ABC Family announces MIOBI renewal!!

Yay!! We couldn't be more thrilled to get the news that we will be making 10 more episodes of Make It Or Break it in October! Thanks to all of the fans support, the story will go on:)
Here are a couple press releases with the pickup details.

I'm off to NY, so might not blog for a couple of weeks... will surely be tweeting though. That seems to always follow me around ;)
Xoxoxo

Again.... yaaaaaay!!!

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/07/make-it-or-break-it-scores-10-greek-premieres-aug-31.html

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/07/27/abc-family-orders-10-more-episodes-of-make-it-or-break-it/23674

I feel like the worst blogger in the history of bloggers!! All these social networking sites are more like anti-social networking sites. So enough blabbering on my part. We wrapped the first 10 episodes of the show, and our ratings and reviews have been great. It's crazy to see fan-base be born and grow, it's really so cool to see people enjoying what you've worked hard at.

So here's an artist for you guys. His name is CHASE. Started out as a graffiti artist and is now world famous. Chase has been published in countless books and magazines, hired by Nike, Western Union and way too many other ones for me to even list. There is probably not a country in the world that hasn't been graced with his murals. Chase's artwork displays strong messages that aim toward light and life and one of his most famous quotes "remember who you are". I am lucky to call him a dear friend, and his big personality is just as touching as his larger than life art. I can't even begin to explain so just check it out on his site.

www.theartofchase.com

Set your DVR's!

Okay, so I swear I will slow down the amount I talk about MIOBI. I just have to do this post cause we are airing on Monday!

So everyone please set your DVR's or just tune in and check out or series premiere! I'm so excited I can't handle it... it's been so long since we filmed the first episode and I can't wait for you all to see it:) The plot only thickens too, so make sure to stay tuned in ;)

For info on the cast, interviews, video clips, photos and more go to:

http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Shows+Make-It-Or-Break-It/page_Detail

Have a great weekend and Happy Father's Day!

Disney/ABC Upfront presentation!

Last night we went to a party and presentation of all ABC's new shows, to promote for international distribution. Around 600 people showed up from around the world and they showed a clip of our show to them before bringing us on stage. Here are some pictures of the party after and us just before, as well!

Also check out this months issue of  "M Magazine", we are featured on their 'it list'. Such exciting changes, and we're still sooooo excited for everyone to see it all : ) 

Happy Memorial day everyone!

Xoxo Chels

Behind the scenes photos, the cast meets Nastia Liukin!

So we were on set yesterday and got a surprise visit from Olympic gold medal gymnast, Nastia Liukin! You've never seen such giddy girls. Living and breathing gymnastics for 6 months, we have come to idolize her and all the other "greats". 

I posted a photo of it, and below are some more behind the scenes; including my gymnastics double and I. 

Inspiration at it's finest

I think it's about time I suggest everyone check out this photographer.

His name is Teren Oddo, and I happen to know him very well. He shoots musicians, fashion and entertainers/actors.

I am posting only a couple of his most recent photos that I LOVE so much they inspired me to post this blog, but his site has some equally inspirational stuff that I'm not posting here; so check it out.

www.terenoddo.com

Love always;

Chels

Quick update

So I know I  haven't blogged for a while. I swear I'm going to get better about this. 

We've been shooting Make it or Break it (our new, and official title!) and now are on episode 3. It's going very well and I can't WAIT to see what you all think about the show; it's so different from anything else on tv right now.

So, abc family has our site up and running... here's the link (it's minimal right now but will be added to more and more)

http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Shows+Make-It-Or-Break-It/page_Detail

There is also a little teaser video on there too...

Okay so enough about that: )

I will be posting cool stuff I come across to share with you all this week.

Xoxo

Chels

Bob's Backyard

So in doing all of this conditioning, etc for Perfect 10, my gymnastics trainer Carolyn decided to spice it up for me so I wouldn't get bored. We went to a place called 'Bob's Backyard'. And it's literally stunt legend Bob Yerkes’ backyard. This guy is in his 70's and has been around since Elvis was doing stunts. He has worked with everyone on everything (including Circus with the Stars) and decided to turn his backyard into a place for stunt wannabes from around the world to come and train (without any trainers). There are old trailers everywhere and people living in them. Crazy.

So, here are some pics and you can see that people started to file in and train. Pros and beginners.

This is the inside of one of the trailers someone would stay in.

Practicing on silks.



Here is the craziest; you know when you see someone in a movie go flying through the air after an explosion or something? Ever wonder how they do it? Nitro.

Without the nitro:




With the nitro:





All they do is run up to a small board/platform and then it sends them flying through the air. It's apparently the most dangerous thing in the stunt world. I can imagine why.

Here's  a video about Bob.

Chels: )

Rudy Fig

So I have been made aware of an amazing artist based from minneapolis called Rudy Fig. She is only 20 years old, and her art is a mix of doll-like women/girls and candy. It's really very visually satisfying and I thought I'd share it with you all!

Check out her myspace for more paintings.

http://www.myspace.com/bigdeadvanillafish

Here we go...

So here I am starting my first blog... 

I love writing, always have. So I figured this would be the best way for me to keep in touch with the world and satisfy my craving to write. 

So...my life, my life... I'm entering a new chapter that I'm very excited and naturally a little nervous about. The pilot I filmed in December has been picked up for series! ABC Family has given us a 10 episode order, and we (meaning the cast and I) are all soooo excited to get going!!! The picture is the three other leads and me, by the way.

Now here comes the tricky part. I'm in 5 day a week training to build muscle mass (I'm naturally slight in frame and need to be more muscly like a gymnast), for 3 of those days I'm training twice a day. After going to a nutritionist I've been put on a 110g of protein/day "diet" and that includes 2 shakes a day; one whey the other egg-white based! 

Whew! Writing it down makes me realize how much all that is! It's amazing the difference I've seen in 3 weeks.. now we have about 6 more to go till we start filming. Crrraaaazzzzyyy!!!

I have to say the thing I'm probably most excited about in all of this is how fresh this show is. Here you have a plethora of shows showcasing girls who are shockingly thin. Ours is showing young girls that healthy young women who take care of themselves and kick a$$ in the gym, are beautiful! Our cast is stunning and athletic. All of the four girl leads take care of ourselves and all four of us are different shapes and sizes. 

I can't tell you how refreshing this is to me... and I'm sure it will be to thousands of other people. I'm so sick of the pressures young woman (and hey, even men) feel to be small or look a certain way. Let's motivate our youth to take care of themselves and give them healthy role models. And listen, I'm not sitting here preaching from my keyboard. Teen years are teen years and that comes with drama. It's just nice to know that the world is about to see a show on air that resembles all of our favorites but one which is based upon athletic, driven teens. It excites me immensely.

And on that note... I'm gonna watch a few of my guilty pleasures before bed. 

Kinda a crazy first blog, but hang in there and check back for some updates. 

I'll try to make it more often than not... depending on how much I have to say ; )

Love and peace

Chels