OK guys hold onto something. I did see part of the ad on Extra the other day.
Star's sexy other career not `Lost' on savvy viewers
By Lauren Beckham Falcone
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Evangeline Lilly may be ``Lost'' on ABC, but you can find her on late-night TV and online anytime, bare-bellied and hawking a ``fun, flirty'' telephone dating service,
www.livelinks.com.
Lilly, who stars as the sweaty escaped convict Kate on the network's hit show about plane crash survivors, once studied international relations at the University of British Columbia, but she's apparently settled on helping the young and dateless with the International Language - love.
The 25-year-old actress is spokeswoman and feature model for the very sexy service, which hooks up singles via telephone.
Talk about letting your fingers do the walking.
``Phone Livelinks Chatline and within seconds, you'll be talking to women or men in your local area!'' the Web site promises, as Lilly, looking decidedly un-marooned in a low-cut white blouse and blown-out hair, chats on a phone, her demure smile beckoning callers.
Fans of the show are abuzz about the beauty's alter ego.
``It's kind of funny because all the other models are really slutty,'' said one blogger on a ``Lost'' fan site. ``You should see the commercials. Scantily-clad women telling you to call in sultry voices.''
Lilly was discovered three years ago in British Columbia by a Ford model scout, but declined a career in high fashion to go to college. When she got her tuition bill, however, Lilly changed her mind and signed with the agency.
Still, she didn't think modeling or acting would stick, according to an interview with People magazine.
``(I studied) international relations because I wanted to be a missionary,'' she told the weekly rag.
While at the U of BC, she founded and ran a world development and human rights committee and went to the Philippines with a missionary group.
``Lost'' is her first starring role. She was featured briefly on Stephen King's now-canceled series ``Kingdom Hospital,'' but was killed off before she became the darling of ``Lost's'' desert island.