She Gave Nothing to the Press
When it came to the press, the only things they learned about the up-and-coming actress was the fact that she liked giraffes, the color yellow, and knitting. “I don’t want to be a personality,” she insisted once. There was a time when one journalist spent three weeks following her, desperate for a scoop.
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He finally threw down his notepad and groaned, “There’s nothing here worth printing,” to which Kelly replied calmly, “I don’t think I’m very interesting either.” She gave her all to Hollywood but gave nothing to the press. Her private life was just that – private.