If you grew up in the early 2000s, you probably rememberMandy Mooreas the ultimate Hollywood sweetheart.
As Moore has gotten older, her career has shifted.
The role even earned Moore anEmmynomination.
Here are some things about Mandy Moore you probably never knew.
Talk about pop royalty!
As Moore recalled toJames Corden, it was a somewhat surreal experience.
Apparently, she set off on tour right after filming her very first music video.
“I mean, sixteen years later it’s stuck with me,” she laughed.
That was one comment Moore will never forget!
Hey, we don’t think we’d forget anything Justin Timberlake would tell us either.
Moore, whose real name is Amanda Leigh, was raised in Florida.
Moore’s love of theater made her realize she wanted to sing professionally.
Moore got the job and started singing at basketball games and soon, other sports games, too.
The role has earned her critical acclaim and a whole new phase in her career.
And, as it turns out, the project really has been life-changing for the actress.
“I was feeling pretty down about myself,” she confessed.
So, she decided to stop auditioning for new shows.
“And then, the script for ‘This Is Us,’ came along,” she recalled.
Even though Moore had decided to stop doing pilots, she couldn’t resist the script.
Luckily, she gave pilot season one more chance and decided to do “This Is Us.”
These days, Moore has become a pro at listening to what her body tells her.
As she put it, “If you’re tuned in to your body, it encourages you.”
So, how does Moore listen to her body?
A big part of it is through meditation, which she discovered in 2019 after a doctor suggested it.
“It’s the perfect reset,” she said.
Well, we are certainly impressed!
However, it turns out, Moore has to try out for her parts just like most other actors.
“We all still audition unless you’re Meryl Streep!
That’s part of being an actor.”
Of course, Moore wouldn’t mind forgoing the audition process.
“You’re walking into an uncomfortable situation with people you don’t know,” she said.
“You’re reading not with another actor, it’s usually a casting director.”
In fact, her hairstyle seems to be completely different in every film and TV show she does.
It turns out, Moore loves being able to transform for each role.
Then, she chopped off her long hair for a choppy pixie cut in “How to Deal.”
As she recalled, this look helped her feel “a little freer, a little lighter.”
Then, of course, Moore went back to her natural blonde hair for “The Princess Diaries.”
However, in the film she got to wear hair extensions!
Ultimately, Moore told PopSugar that she’s loved all her different looks.
She had an unhealthy first marriage
In 2009, Mandy Moore married well-known music producer Ryan Adams.
Six years later,their marriage ended(viaThe Sun).
Moore has since revealed that the marriage had its fair share of problems.
Her marriage was, as Moore put it toGlamour, “Not the smartest decision.
I didn’t choose the right person.”
She was, in her words, in a “very unhealthy situation.”
Apparently, Adams used music to control her.
He even stopped her from working with other people in the industry.
And, sometimes, he’d even give her songs to other female singers.
Ultimately, Moore realized the relationship was “psychologically abusive.”
It’s clear she absolutely made the right decision to end the marriage when she did.
For Moore, this child was a long time coming.
In fact, she had spent quite along time trying to become pregnant.
“We did ovulation tests, all that stuff,” Moore explained toRomper.
Her doctor suggested she may have endometriosis and that there could be something wrong with her uterus.
Moore recalled being more than willing to undergo surgery to make pregnancy possible.
However, right before the surgery, she found out she was ovulating.
She thought she’d give it one more try, just in case.
“And lo and behold…” Moore said.
When Gus finally arrived, she couldn’t have been happier.
It’s awkward and, sometimes, downright embarrassing.
It turns out, even Mandy Moore went through some awkward years as a teen.
Over the years, Moore has learned to embrace and accept her height.
She’s even found the confidence to wear heels and tower over some of the men in her life.
As she put it, “I’ve come to love my height.”
It seems like Moore really is the perfect inspiration for tall and all girls everywhere.
However, for Mandy Moore, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
“You couldn’t pay me money to go back to the last decade of my life.
The 20s were the worst!”
she toldParadein 2020 when she was 36.
Moore went into a bit more detail in a 2019 interview withPeople.
We are so proud of how far she’s come!
Between 2009 and 2020, Moore turned her focus from music to acting.
And, while she did land an amazing role in “This Is Us,” she missed singing.
In 2020, she released her album “Silver Landings.”
Back in 2005, Moore launched a clothing line known as Mblem.
The line shut down four years later in 2009.
As she told WWD when the line was discontinued, “I love the fashion world.
I’m fascinated by it.
I’m humbled by it.”
So, who knows, maybe we’ll get to see more fashion from her one day!
For Mandy Moore, however, she had a number of goals.
In fact, it sounds like Moore was eager to try pretty much everything she could.
One of the most surprising goals of hers was to adopt a child.
“If you’re in a position to be a loving parent, why not?”
“I want to have a big family.”
She also wanted to “go on an archaeological dig” and “ride an elephant.”
One thing’s for sure Moore had big dreams at 19!
