Chrishell Stause
{{Short description|American actress (born 1981)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Chrishell Stause
| birth_name = Terrina Chrishell Stause
| image = Chrishell Stause June 19, 2014 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Stause in 2014
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|7|21}}
| birth_place = Draffenville, Kentucky, U.S.
| education = Murray State University (BA)
| occupation = {{plainlist|
- Actress
- Real estate agent
}}
| years_active = 2003–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Justin Hartley|2017|2021|reason=divorced}}
- {{marriage|G Flip|2022}}
}}
| website = {{URL|chrishell.com}}
}}
Terrina Chrishell Stause (born July 21, 1981) is an American actress, television personality and real estate agent. She began her career playing the role of Amanda Dillon in the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children (2005–2011). From 2013 to 2015, she starred as Jordan Ridgeway in the NBC soap opera, Days of Our Lives and later returned to the soap on a recurring basis. For this role, Stause received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series in 2020. In 2019, Stause began starring in the Netflix reality series Selling Sunset.
Early life
Stause was born on July 21, 1981"Rest Stop". Soap Opera Digest. June 28, 2016. p. 38.{{Cite news|url=https://instagram.com/p/BgaIYkjg5F_/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BgaIYkjg5F_ |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Ok so those following along on the new ID quest, thought I would do a kick back to my old real ID & an old fake ID from Days of Our Lives when Jordan was on the run-ha! RIP Chrishell Stause & Ellen Rogers! It's Chrishell Hartley now|access-date=March 16, 2018}}{{cbignore}} in Draffenville, Kentucky.{{cite web|url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/the-young-and-the-restless/actors/chrishell-stause/|title=Chrishell Stause (Bethany Bryant on 'The Young and the Restless')|date=May 24, 2016 |publisher=Soaps.com. SheKnows Media / Penske Business Media|access-date=February 28, 2021|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200928160206/https://soaps.sheknows.com/the-young-and-the-restless/actors/chrishell-stause/|url-status=live|quote=...born on July 21, 1981 in Draffenville, Kentucky as Terrina Chrishell Stause.}} She attended Murray State University, from which she received her B.A. in theater in 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.murraystate.edu/ialu/enewsletter/amc_jump.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031307/http://www.murraystate.edu/ialu/enewsletter/amc_jump.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016|title=All My Children Star Chrishell Stause Visits MSU|publisher=Murray State University|access-date=December 12, 2006|date=December 2006}} Her middle name "Chrishell" is a portmanteau word created based on the unusual circumstances of her birth: her mother went into labor at a Shell station, and an attendant named Chris helped deliver the baby.{{cite web|url=https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/how-chrishell-stause-got-her-first-name-47696578|title= We Can't Stop Thinking About the Story Behind Chrishell Stause's First Name|last=Prahl|first=Amanda|date=August 15, 2020|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=PopSugar}} However, in her book Stause denies the gossip on her birth. She mentioned that her mother had some car troubles and pulled into a gas station. While waiting at the car station, she went into pre-labor and the car attendant genuinely helped her to reach a hospital. Stause was born in a hospital.{{cite book |last=Stause |first=Chrishell |title=Under Construction |date=February 8, 2022 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KFg1EAAAQBAJ |isbn=9781982186272}} Before knowing that she was pregnant, her mother broke up with Chrishell's biological father, who was half Japanese and half Spanish. Jeff was her stepfather.
Stause missed a full year of middle school because she was forced to live in a tent. At that time, Stause mentioned washing her hair in the river, using food stamps and hiding her life from classmates. Her parents "struggled with addiction and mental health" and for a period joined the Worldwide Church of God when she was 10 years old. Her mother never had a steady job and Stause describes her as free spirit and self-righteous.
Career
File:Melissa Claire Egan & Chrishell Stause June 19, 2014.jpg and Chrishell Stause at the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominees Cocktail Reception]]
In 2005, Stause was cast as Amanda Dillon in the ABC daytime soap opera, All My Children, a role she began on May 4, 2005, when the character returned to Pine Valley after a five-year absence. The role of Amanda was previously portrayed by Alexis Manta. During her time on soap, Stause also acted in the independent films Scaring the Fish (2008) and The Crimson Mask (2009).{{Cite web |date=March 11, 2010 |title=All My Children: Chrishell Stause on Crimson Mask Panel! Updated! |url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/all-my-children/news/5433/all-my-children-chrishell-stause-on-crimson-mask-p/ |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=Soaps.com |language=en-US}} The soap was cancelled and ended on September 23, 2011. Following cancellation, Stause made her prime time television debut guest starring in the second season of the ABC crime comedy-drama series, Body of Proof.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/AllMyChildren-Chrishell-Stause-Body-Proof-1036991.aspx|title=All My Children's Chrishell Stause Joins Dana Delany on Body of Proof – Today's News: Our Take|website=TVGuide.com|date=September 3, 2011|access-date=July 20, 2013}} She was a member of improvisational troupe The Groundlings in Los Angeles.{{cite web|author=Matt Webb Mitovich|url=http://tvline.com/2011/12/05/chrishell-stause-body-of-proof-all-my-children|title=Chrishell Stause Talks Body of Proof Role, Original All My Children Finale|work=TVLine|date=December 5, 2011|access-date=July 20, 2013}}
In April 2013, it was announced that Stause had joined the cast of NBC soap opera, Days of Our Lives.{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2013/04/18/days-of-our-lives-cast-chrishell-stause/|title=Exclusive: All My Children Alum Chrishell Stause Joins Days of Our Lives|access-date=April 18, 2013|date=June 19, 2013|work=TVLine|archive-date=June 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616070735/http://tvline.com/2013/04/18/days-of-our-lives-cast-chrishell-stause/|url-status=dead}} Her character, Jordan Ridgeway, first appeared in Salem on August 15, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/days-of-our-lives/the-ken-corday-interview-days-of-our-lives/2013/07/02|title=The Ken Corday Interview – Days of our Lives|date=July 2, 2013|first=Michael|last=Fairman|work=On-Air On-Soaps|access-date=July 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706014251/http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/days-of-our-lives/the-ken-corday-interview-days-of-our-lives/2013/07/02|archive-date=July 6, 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2013/06/chrishell-stause-dishes-on-her-days-debut|title=Chrishell Stause Dishes On Her 'DAYS' Debut|website=soapoperanetwork.com|access-date=June 16, 2013|date=June 19, 2013}}Soap Opera Digest: Comings and Goings (Vol. 38, No. 33). p. 12. August 2013. On October 24, 2014, it was announced that Stause would be leaving the series in 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/chrishell-stause-days-0|title=CHRISHELL STAUSE OFF DAYS|work=Soap Opera Digest|date=October 24, 2014 |access-date=October 24, 2014}} In 2018, it was announced that Stause was reprising the role and would begin airing in February 2019.{{cite web|url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/days-of-our-lives/comings-and-goings/2033/chrishell-hartley-back-to-days-of-our-lives-as-jordan-ridgeway/|title=Chrishell Hartley Back To Days|publisher=Soaps.sheknows.com|date=November 30, 2018|access-date=February 12, 2019}} The character exited on November 11, 2019, and Stause briefly reprised the role during guest appearances on March 4 and July 20, 2020, and also on May 24–25, 2021. At the 47th Daytime Emmy Awards, Stause received nomination for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series.{{cite press release|url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Updated-Daytime-Noms-7-30-20-1600.pdf |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210117234515/https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Updated-Daytime-Noms-7-30-20-1600.pdf |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |title=Nominees Announced for the 47th Annal Daytime Emmy Awards |page=90 |date=May 21, 2020 |publisher=National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences}}
File:Chrishell Stause 2012.jpg in 2012]]
In 2015, Stause guest-starred in the ABC prime time soapy drama series, Mistresses,{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2015/04/16/mistresses-chrishell-stause-season-3-cast|title='Mistresses': Chrishell Stause in Season 3 Cast|author=Rebecca Iannucci|work=TVLine|date=April 16, 2015 |access-date=April 16, 2015}} and starred opposite Justin Hartley in the romantic comedy film, Another Time.{{cn|date=April 2024}} From 2015 to 2016 she starred in the web-series, Youthful Daze. In April 2016, it was announced that Stause would be joining the cast of CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless as Bethany Bryant, debuting in late May.{{cite web|last1=Webb Mitovich|first1=Matt|title=The Young and the Restless Casts Chrishell Stause as Wild Child|url=http://tvline.com/2016/04/20/the-young-and-the-restless-cast-chrishell-stause-bethany|work=TVLine|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|access-date=April 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420175344/http://tvline.com/2016/04/20/the-young-and-the-restless-cast-chrishell-stause-bethany/|archive-date=April 20, 2016|location=United States|date=April 20, 2016|url-status=dead}} She last appeared on August 17, 2016. The following year she was cast in her first film leading role, in the thriller Eve of Abduction.{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperanews.net/2017/12/y-alum-chrishell-stause-gets-exciting.html|title=Y&R/DAYS Alum Chrishell Stause Gets Exciting New Gig!|first=Michael|last=Thomas|access-date=December 7, 2017}}
In addition to her acting career, Stause is also a real estate agent. Her work is showcased in Selling Sunset, a Netflix reality television show focused on The Oppenheim Group, a real estate brokerage dealing in luxury homes in L.A.{{cite web|url=https://ogroup.com/agents/chrishell-hartley/|title=The Oppenheim Group Real Estate Agent Chrishell Hartley|publisher=ogroup.com|access-date=February 12, 2019}} In 2022 she received MTV Movie & TV Awards for Best Reality Star.
In 2019, Stause played the lead in the thriller film Staged Killer for Lifetime.{{Cite web |last=Chin |first=Heather |date=March 26, 2019 |title=Chrishell Hartley's Lifetime Thriller 'Staged Killer' |url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/days-of-our-lives/news/537812/chrishell-hartley-lifetime-thriller-staged-killer/ |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=Soaps.com |language=en-US}} On September 2, 2020, Stause was announced as one of the celebrities competing on the 29th season of Dancing with the Stars.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/dancing-with-the-stars-abc-unveils-season-29-cast-carole-baskin-nelly-1234568545/|title=Dancing With The Stars: ABC Unveils Season 29 Cast Including Tiger King{{'}}s Carole Baskin & Rapper Nelly|work=Deadline Hollywood|author=Peter White|date=September 2, 2020|access-date=November 3, 2020}} She was eliminated in the eighth week of competition, getting to eighth place.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/chrishell-stause-eliminated-from-dancing-with-the-stars/|title=Selling Sunset Star Chrishell Stause Eliminated from Dancing with the Stars|work=People|first=Natalie|last=Stone|date=November 2, 2020|access-date=November 3, 2020}} In 2023, Stause returned to Lifetime with the leading roles in A Rose for Her Grave: The Randy Roth Story and You're Not Supposed to Be Here.{{Cite web |last=Easton |first=Anne |title='You're Not Supposed To Be Here' Is A Twisty Thriller, With A Same-Sex Couple At The Center |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/anneeaston/2023/10/31/youre-not-supposed-to-be-here-is-a-twisty-thriller-with-a-same-sex-couple-at-the-center/ |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
In May 2024, it was announced Stause had joined the cast of Australian soap opera Neighbours as Yasmine Shields.{{cite magazine |last1=Brounstein |first1=Diane |title=Chrishell Stause Returns to Soaps! |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/chrishell-stause-returns-to-soaps/ |magazine=Soap Opera Digest |publisher=A360media |access-date=May 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529210805/https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/chrishell-stause-returns-to-soaps/ |archive-date=May 29, 2024 |location=United States |issn=0164-3584 |date=May 29, 2024 |url-status=live}}
Personal life
Stause was engaged to Matthew Morrison from December 9, 2006, to 2007.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.papermag.com/blogs/2007/06/curtain_cutie_matthew_morrison.php|title=Curtain Cutie: Matthew Morrison|last=Spaner|first=Whitney|magazine=Paper|access-date=June 14, 2007|date=July 30, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328041826/http://www.papermag.com/blogs/2007/06/curtain_cutie_matthew_morrison.php|archive-date=March 28, 2008}}{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2010/05/chrishell-stause-says-ex-fiance-glees-matthew-morrison-is-a-real-life-player.html|title=Chrishell Stause says ex-fiance 'Glee
In January 2014, it was confirmed that Stause and Justin Hartley were dating{{cite web|title=Revenge's Justin Hartley Is Dating All My Children's Chrishell Stause|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/497906/revenge-s-justin-hartley-is-dating-all-my-children-s-chrishell-stause|website=Eonline.com|date=January 10, 2014|access-date=June 5, 2014}} and the couple announced their engagement in July 2016.{{cite web|last1=Fairman|first1=Michael|title=Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause Engaged!|url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/justin-hartley-and-chrishell-stause-engaged/2016/07/31/|work=On-Air On-Soaps|publisher=Michael Fairman Soaps, Inc.|access-date=August 1, 2016|location=United States|date=July 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008064002/http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/justin-hartley-and-chrishell-stause-engaged/2016/07/31/|archive-date=October 8, 2016|url-status=dead}} The couple married in July 2017.{{cite web|last1=Leonard|first1=Elizabeth|title=This Is Us Star Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause Are Married|url=http://people.com/tv/justin-hartley-and-chrishell-stause-are-married|website=People|access-date=October 28, 2017|date=October 28, 2017}} In November 2019, Hartley filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.{{cite web |last1=Todisco |first1=Eric |last2=Mizoguchi |first2=Karen |title=Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause Split After 2 Years of Marriage |url=https://people.com/tv/justin-hartley-chrishell-stause-split/ |website=People |publisher=Time Inc. |access-date=November 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123133408/https://people.com/tv/justin-hartley-chrishell-stause-split/ |archive-date=November 23, 2019 |location=United States |language=en |date=November 22, 2019 |url-status=live}} Stause alleged that Hartley had let her know about the divorce by text only 45 minutes before the media broke the news.{{Cite web|last=Day|first=Nate|date=August 10, 2020|title='Selling Sunset' star Chrishell Stause reacts to fans calling out her ex Justin Hartley|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/chrishell-stause-justin-hartley-selling-sunset-fans|access-date=August 12, 2020|website=Fox News|language=en-US}} She filed for dissolution of marriage in December 2019 and refuted the July 8 separation date previously listed by Hartley.{{cite web |author=SOD |author-link=Soap Opera Digest |title=Chrishell Hartley Files for Dissolution of Marriage |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/chrishell-hartley-files-for-dissolution-of-marriage/ |website=Soap Opera Digest |publisher=American Media, Inc. |access-date=December 4, 2019 |location=United States |date=December 4, 2019}} The divorce was finalized on February 22, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.wonderwall.com/news/justin-hartley-and-chrishell-stause-finalize-divorce-429204.article|title=Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause finalize divorce|last=Gray|first=Mark|work=Wonderwall.com|date=February 22, 2021|access-date=February 27, 2021}} She subsequently started dating Dancing with the Stars dancer Keo Motsepe from December 2020 to February 2021.{{Cite news |last=Zareen Nasir |title=Selling Sunset's Chrishell Stause and DWTS' Keo Motsepe Split: Source |url=https://www.fashionebiz.com/chrishell-stause-tells-marie-lou-nurk-shes-burnt-out-on-being-a-punching-sack-in-selling-nightfall-season-7-gathering/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116131952/https://www.fashionebiz.com/chrishell-stause-tells-marie-lou-nurk-shes-burnt-out-on-being-a-punching-sack-in-selling-nightfall-season-7-gathering/ |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |access-date=November 16, 2023 |newspaper=Fashionebiz |date=November 16, 2023 |language=en }}
She announced via Instagram in July 2021 she had begun a romantic relationship with Selling Sunset co-star and boss Jason Oppenheim, which ended in December of the same year.{{Cite magazine|last=LeGardye|first=Quinci|date=August 1, 2021|title='Selling Sunset's Chrishell Stause and Jason Oppenheim Get Cozy In Rome|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a37190871/chrishell-stause-and-jason-oppenheim-rome-selling-sunset/|access-date=August 4, 2021|magazine=Harper's BAZAAR|language=en-US}}
In May 2022, Stause confirmed a relationship with Australian musician Georgia Flipo, better known as G Flip,{{Cite web|last=Nicolaou|first=Elena|date=May 7, 2022|title=Who is G Flip? Chrishell Stause of 'Selling Sunset' confirmed their relationship during the cast reunion|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/who-is-g-flip-chrishell-stause-selling-sunset-dating-rcna27623|access-date=May 7, 2022|website=Today|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=May 6, 2022|title=Selling Sunset's Chrishell Stause confirms romance with singer G Flip|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a39926821/selling-sunsets-chrishell-stause-g-flip-relationship/|access-date=May 7, 2022|website=Cosmopolitan|location=UK|language=en-GB}} The couple started dating in March and secretly got married in Las Vegas in July of that same year.{{cite web | url=https://au.variety.com/2024/music/news/g-flip-joel-madden-chrishell-stause-podcast-interview-15337/ | title=G Flip Tells Joel Madden About Marrying Chrishell Stause in Vegas | date=June 26, 2024 }} They did not share the news of their nuptials until spring of 2023.{{Cite web|date=May 10, 2023 |first1=Natalia |last1=Senanayake |title=Chrishell Stause and G Flip Are Married After 1 Year of Dating(Exclusive)|url=https://people.com/home/chrishell-stause-and-g-flip-are-married-exclusive/|access-date=May 21, 2023|website=People|location=US|language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-05-11/selling-sunsets-chrishell-stause-marries-g-flip-after-a-year-of-dating|title='Selling Sunset's' Chrishell Stause marries musician G Flip after a year together|last=Saad|first=Naadine|website=Los Angeles Times|date=May 11, 2023|access-date=May 30, 2023}} In July 2023, on their first anniversary, Chrishell and G Flip held another ceremony in Palm Springs. The couple shared that they plan to have a wedding every year on their anniversary.{{cite web | url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1377282/why-g-flip-and-chrishell-stause-are-already-planning-their-next-wedding | title=Why G Flip and Chrishell Stause Are Already Planning Their Next Wedding | date=June 28, 2023 }}
Both of Stause's parents died from lung cancer between 2019 and 2020.{{Cite web|title='Selling Sunset' Star Chrishell Stause's Mom Dies After Cancer Battle|url=https://www.etonline.com/selling-sunset-star-chrishell-stauses-mother-dies-after-battle-with-cancer-149894|access-date=August 12, 2020|website=Entertainment Tonight|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=February 5, 2020|title=Chrishell Stause Says Mom Has Months to Live After Being Diagnosed With Same Cancer That Killed Dad|url=https://www.eonline.com/uk/news/1119627/chrishell-stause-says-mom-has-months-to-live-after-being-diagnosed-with-same-cancer-that-killed-dad|access-date=August 12, 2020|website=E! Online}} Stause has four sisters. Her oldest sister, Shonda, appeared on seasons 1, 3, and 7 of Selling Sunset and resides in St. Louis.{{Cite web|date=August 15, 2020|title=Selling Sunset: Fans Are Loving Chrishell's Sister, Shonda|url=https://screenrant.com/selling-sunset-fans-loving-chrishell-stause-sister-shonda/|access-date=September 14, 2020|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 2005–11
| Series regular |
| 2008
| Scaring the Fish | Robinu | |
| 2009
| The Crimson Mask | Jules | |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| The Crimson Mask: Director's Cut | Jules | |
| Body of Proof
| Justine Befort | Episode: "Your Number's Up" |
| 2012
| Hot and Bothered | Payton | Short film |
| 2013–15, 2019–21, 2023
| Series regular (2013–15); recurring role (2019); guest role (2020–21, 2023) |
| 2014
| Meanwhile... | Party Girl | Episode: "What's a Banana Slug?" |
| 2015–16
| Zoey Miller | Series regular |
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| Misguided | Chrishell | Episode: "The Actresses" |
| Another Time
| Julia Practor | |
| Mistresses
| Yoga Woman | Episode: "Threesomes" |
| 2016
| Bethany Bryant | Recurring role |
| 2018
| Eve of Abduction | Lila | |
| 2019–present
| Herself | Main cast |
| 2019
| Staged Killer | Naomi | |
| 2020
| Herself | Contestant on season 29 |
| 2022
| Herself | Episode: "Crash and Burn"{{cite news | url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/bling-empire-season-3-cameos-chrishell-stause-mila-kunis | title=Here Are All the Celebrities Studding 'Bling Empire' Season 3 | website=Netflix }} |
| rowspan="4" | 2023
| A Rose for Her Grave: The Randy Roth Story | Lori | Television film |
| The L Word: Generation Q
|Herself |Episode: "Looking Ahead" |
| Is It Cake?
| Herself / Judge | Episode: "Everything Is Cake!" |
| You're Not Supposed to Be Here
| Zoe | Television film |
| 2024
| Celebrity Family Food Battle | Herself | Episode: "Reality Star Showdown” |
| 2024
| | Cameo |
| 2024–2025 |
| 2025
| Herself | Season 3, Eliminated ; 11th Place |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|chrishell.com}}
- {{IMDb name|1919140}}
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