Sophia Bush on One Tree Hill audition: 'not sexy enough,' then 'too…

Her memoir, And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes From a Life in Progress, also covers her upbringing, her activism and her Hollywood ups and downs.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Newsroom
Published 1:34 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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VarietySophia Bush Was Told She Wasn’t ‘Sexy Enough’ to Play Brooke After First ‘One Tree Hill’ Audition — and ‘Too Much’ After Second

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLighter news now. Sophia Bush has a memoir coming, called And I Will Tell You Mine, and Variety has one detail from it already.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAfter her first One Tree Hill audition for Brooke, she was told she wasn't sexy enough.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAfter the second, she was told she was too much.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the correct amount lasted, what, one afternoon? Between auditions?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThere has to be a middle somewhere, and I'd like to go there in person and shake its hand.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe middle's patched out, man. Casting had one slider and they broke it both directions.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd she still got the part, which means somebody finally read both reviews and ignored them.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBest review section ever: a whole book where the audience reads the end first.