While Vandanapu was clearly well-suited for the role, it still came with its challenges. For one, she knew that she would have to work extra-hard to put a new, original stamp on her character Karen, originally popularized by Amanda Seyfried in 2004. “It’s hard when a movie is so iconic, and as you’re reading the dialogue in the script, you can literally hear Amanda saying it in your head,” says Vandanapu. “But I think we created a lot of new essence with Karen; She’s a little more bold, and less shy about her ‘dumbness.’” Even so, the star was excited that she got Seyfried’s stamp of approval, when they recently met at an event. “She’s absolutely wonderful,” says Vandanapu. “It was really reassuring to hear she was excited [about the film], and that I had her blessing.”
Getting into character for filming was one thing—but off-screen, Vandanapu had just as much fun experimenting with fashion for the film’s many screenings this month. With an eye for sprightly colors and fun, flirty silhouettes, the star is shaping up to be one of young Hollywood’s freshest red carpet stars to watch. “I love fashion,” says Vandanapu. “I look for things that will flatter my body, but at the same time, fashion that feels interesting and that catches the eye.” Throughout the Mean Girls press tour, the actor slipped into loads of pink—not just on Wednesdays!—but looked for designs that felt more unexpected, too. “I wanted to lean into the glitzy glamour of Mean Girls, and the four girls,” says Vandanapu.
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