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That’s just the tip of the iceberg, though there’s plenty more to learn about Kristin Chenoweth.
“It was a wonderful way to put it to an adopted child,” she said.
“And I think it’s true.
An adoption is a full-circle blessing.”
She added that “it is not something I have ever been ashamed of.”
That turned out to be a good thing, though.
She said this meant she “got to have a childhood” while still pursuing her passion.
When she was around 12, she met with a vocal coach at the insistence of her piano teacher.
The coach was impressed with Chenoweth’s natural talent but said that she shouldn’t take voice just yet.
While Chenoweth was initially disappointed, she said that she eventually realized the wisdom in those words.
The budding star wasn’t always accepted by her peers and was bullied growing up.
Another weapon in their arsenal?
Chenoweth’s petite, 4'11" height, which she said she “was teased about, too.
“Life goes on.
Don’t let them affect you.
“The haters online and on social media are there,” she toldPride Source.
“But I don’t know …
I think I’ve gotten tougher or somethin'.”
Chenoweth ended up learning what auditioning is like and then some.
After waiting in line for several hours, she finally got her turn.
Welcome to my brain!”
In a lot of places.
The person who had the biggest impact on Chenoweth, though, was her mother.
She toldBroadway Worldthat her mother was who truly kept her motivated.
It wasn’t the only short-lived success Chenoweth saw before the widespread acclaim she drew for “Wicked.”
“Wicked” certainly achieved that goal.
“I got my wish,” she told CBS News.
“I am very proud I was involved in this.”
I just don’t know any other way to be.
I wish I didn’t care as much, but I can’t help it.
The actress has been quite vocal about the troubles she’s faced, including depression.
“I’ve sacrificed to be where I am,” she confessed toPR.com.
“I’m a very controversial figure in the Christian world,” she toldThe Sydney Morning Herald.
Chenoweth said that, to her, Christianity means she should be “loving and accepting of other people.
Chenoweth was right under it when it fell, landing on her head.
The recovery process was long, and Chenoweth’s parents moved in with her to help her recuperate.
As painful and as difficult as the process was, it did teach her an important lesson.
“It forced me to be still and quiet and slow down for a second, she said.
“She’s an incredible, incredible person,” she told Couric.
And my parents Junie and Jerry gave me a life.
The chance at a life.'”
Chenoweth added, “And I’m so grateful for her.”
“I think about it a lot,” she toldVariety’s theater podcast, “Stagecraft.”
Chenoweth also has a great idea for a musical about one of her idols,Dolly Parton.
