Jamie Lynn Spears - Spotlight - Interview

Girls' Life, June-July, 2003

AGE: 12.

HOMETOWN: Kentwood, La.

CLAIM TO FAME: Last year, Jamie Lynn made her TV debut on Nickelodeon's sketch-comedy series. All That, She's also Britney's little sister. Jame Lynn played the role of young Lucy (Britney's character) in Crossroads.

HER BIG BREAK: Nick execs spotted her performing a rap song on the VH1 Driven episode featuring Britney. She auditioned for All That by doing a characterization of Thelma Stump, the 84-year-old bodyguard Jamie Lynn now portrays on the show. "I got the idea of the bouncer from my Granny Lexi. She's a combination of my Granny and my sister's bodyguard."

DANCING DIVA: When son isn't acting, Jamie Lynn takes duhes lessons--hip-hop, jazz ballet and tap. She sings, too. "I don't take singing, but I just like to sing. Sometimes I make up songs, and sometimes I sing real songs."

ON FITTING IN: Jamie Lynn is the youngest member of the All That cast but feels like she fits right in with the other members. "They don't treat me like it 2-year-old or anything. They treat me like one of the gang. I've made a lot of close fience there. I don't have a best close fiend--I like them all equally."

CRUSH MUCH?: Jamie Lynn claims to have no current crush, but when asked if she likes boys, she tells us, "Sometimes yes, sometimes no."

LITTLE DARE DEVIL: All That has incorporated a new segment, called "On-Air Dare," in which the case members attempt crazy challenges during comme rcial breaks. Jamie Lynn has found herself in some pretty sticky sitches as a result. "Us actors have to do all the disgusting things. I've done two. I jumped in a big trash can. And I got covered with 10,000 eggs. They poured them down a tube. It was gross."