Among the many former child stars who’ve tried and failed, there have also been success stories.
Hunter King has already gone through a spectacular transformation, and she has seemingly only just begun.
Here’s a look at her journey so far.
“Just going over lines with my mom really helped me a lot.”
In 2001, she landed her first-ever screen role, in the sci-fi TV series “Roswell.”
Artificial Intelligence," the 2001 feature from director Steven Spielberg.
While the role was small she only appears in one scene King’s talent was impossible to ignore.
As her roster of professional credits continued to grow, so too did the Hollywood opportunities.
In 2012, she was cast in the soapy teen drama “Hollywood Heights.”
This marked a big progression, the first time she was a series regular on television.
“I had never done anything like that before.
“I was just very intimidated by the amount of material that we had to learn.
I just remember being so nervous.
I was like, ‘There’s no way I was going to memorize these lines.'”
I was like, ‘Yeah.’
She said, “Okay.
You start in two days,'” King told About.com.
King was hired, no audition required, replacing exiting actor Lindsay Bushman, who’d previously played Summer.
The opportunity to be part of such a legendary soap was not one King took lightly.
“I was just nervous of really impressing the cast and not letting anybody down.”
“Hunter demanded Michael be fired or else she would file a police report against him.”
“She’s different from anything I’ve ever played.
She’s a bully to the extreme,” King explained in an interview withClicheMag.
“So, playing this character was very difficult and challenge to me.”
“I felt like an awful person,” she said of playing a bully.
“It was really hard for me.”
As the sisters toldEntertainment Weekly, acting together fulfilled a long-held dream for both of them.
“I’ve always wanted to work with Joey.
“I have so much love and respect for everyone who was involved in this show.”
In August 2018, King revealed via Instagram that she and Svoboda had gotten engaged.
“Thank you for making yesterday the best day of my entire life!
King added even more in a statement she gave to the magazine.
Speaking withSoaps in Depthin February 2020, King divulged that she and her fiance were considering a destination wedding.
Sadly, the relationship didn’t stand the test of time.
“They called off their engagement a few months ago,” a source told the outlet.
“It was an amicable split.
They obviously still follow each other on social media and care about one another.”
“I feel so incredibly grateful and lucky to be part of the Hallmark family!”
King said in an accompanying statement.
“I get to be in Hallmark movies for a living!”
“Are you kidding me?
Is this real life?”
“We’ll see.”
“We wanna actually play sisters,” she added.
“Because the one time that we worked together, we did not play sisters.
We played, like, enemies.”
“But we’re definitely trying.”
“Who hates tofu but learned how to perfect it anyway because he knows I love it.”
“My boyfriend [Chris Copier] and I …
I think we must’ve manifested the idea of Italy.
In early July, King teased some photos from the movie which shot on location in Kansas City onInstagram.
