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Evan Farmer has his act
together
He's the lead singer in the MTV parody 2gther, but it's no joke that
this cutie will rock your world!
"In college, I was the
fun fat guy girls liked to hang with but didn't want to go out
with," says Evan. |
Talk
about a lucky break! A few months ago, Evan Farmer landed the
role of "teen idol" in an MTV boy-band spoof. Then 2gether
turned out to be such a huge success that it became a
weekly series. Now the "boy band" is performing live
(they're touring with Britney!), and their second album is due
out this month. We got the scoop on the sensitive guy behind
those insanely blue eyes...
Q:
Okay, Evan...can you tell us about your first big break?
A:
It was an Underoos ad. I was 8. I was wearing Superman underwear
and I had to jump through these barn doors and pretend to fly.
It was a very big deal back then!
Q:
Hilarious! So, Superman, any other flying experiences?
A:
Well, I did go skydiving a couple of years ago. When I
was sitting in the plane, waiting to jump, I was scared.
I almost chickened out, but the mental picutre of me not
jumping-and having tolive with myself afterward-was way
more terrifying. I figured that I controlled my destiny,
so I went for it!
Q:
Do you follow the "just do it" rule in everything?
A:
No. I'm very shy, so I take forever to kiss a girl for
the first time. I usually catch her in the middle of saying
something. She'll be talking, and I won't even be hearing what
she's saying because all I'm thinking is "Kiss now! Kiss
now!" At the last second, I'll |
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bailing, and then I'll say to myself, "No way! I can't
bail-I would never forgive myself!" So I'll finally do it.
It's crazy-I can jump out of a plane, but I can't kiss a girl!
Q:
Do you think that girls are hard to understand?
A:
Not at all! Guys feel exactly the same things that girls
do. Once, my friend was having a rough time in a relationship,
so he came to me and, like a couple of idiots, we role-played
the conversation he was going to have with his girlfriend. This
is so cheesy, and I can't believe I'm telling you,
but we literally high-fived each other when we were done. Later,
he said the conversation had playedout exactly as we'd
practiced.
Q:
Have you ever had a hard time with a girlfriend?
A: One of the most devastating experiences I've ever had was
when my ex-girlfriend broke up with me in college. Afterward, I
just went nuts partying, and I gained a lot of weight
really fast-close to 40 pounds! I didn't realize how
heavy I'd gotten until I came home from school at the end of the
year and my sister took one look at me and said, "Hey! You
finally grew an ass!" It was a wake-up call: None of my
friends had said anything about my weight. I was so
embarrassed that I literally ran out of the door: I put on my
running shoes and ran five miles right then. I kept doing that
until I lost the extra weight. |
"Even though I'm shy,
I like to be the initiator in a relationship," says Evan.
"The horror of it adds to the excitement!" |
Q: Was that
experience the toughest you've been through?
A: No. The worst was when my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer
during my freshman year in college. I came home from class and my
roommate said, "Your mother called"-nothing more, nothing
less-and even though she called all the time, I just knew
something was wrong. I sat on my bed and cried. Anyway, she had to have
surgery, but she's doing great now.
Q: We
can't believe you knew before she told you! It sounds like you
and your mom have a psychic connection.
A: We are extremely close About three years ago, I went through a rough
time-worrying about my future, feeling depressed-and she called me with
inspirational quotes every day for a year. She told me to
put them on my bedpost as a reminder that I was going to be okay. It
worked! When you wake up and say an affirmation to yourself over and
over, it gives you the power to believe it-and once you believe it, you
can make it happen.
By Carissa
Rosenberg
Photos by Naomi Kaltman  |
