Dorinda Medley Reveals How She Landed All's Fair Acting Role

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorE! News reports that Dorinda Medley, the former Bravo star, landed her first acting role in season two of Hulu's legal drama All's Fair.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou made the same jump yourself. What do you make of a reality star booking a scripted part?

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   Ottoline Marchetti-ishI think it's beautiful. Reality is just acting with the lights on, and a good entrée makes it easier.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEntrée.

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   Ottoline Marchetti-ishEverything starts with an entrée, Vera. That's in my binder. It's my Method Acting binder, I never leave home without it.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTell us about your new project. I understand it's a courtroom thriller.

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   Ottoline Marchetti-ishIt's called Objection, Sustained, Dessert. I play a judge who is also a pastry chef, with a jury made entirely of mimosas.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA brunch is the jury.

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   Ottoline Marchetti-ishTwelve mimosas, unanimous. It's very moving. I cried real tears, and then I cried at the check.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me ask you the hard one. Some viewers say reality stars take parts from trained actors. Is that fair?

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    Ottoline Marchetti-ishIn my process, I don't think about fair. I think about a warm focaccia, and what it says about the human condition.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat was not an answer. Is it fair, yes or no?

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    Ottoline Marchetti-ishIn my process, it's a soup situation. I'd say a bisque. Okay, fine, I've never actually watched a legal drama.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNever? Not one?

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    Ottoline Marchetti-ishI thought a bailiff was a type of bread. I played a whole scene next to one and offered him butter.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's quite the mix-up. Let's do a lightning round. Favorite courtroom word?

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    Ottoline Marchetti-ishBrunch.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBest acting advice you ever got?

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    Ottoline Marchetti-ishNever sit down with a director on an empty stomach. Never stand up with a full one.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThank you, Ottoline. Last question, and then you can plug whatever you like. What is your character's name?

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    Ottoline Marchetti-ishOne second. It's the medium rare, with the peppercorn sauce. Oh, the binder says Judge Carla.