Tamala Jones

"I met a representative who wanted to try me out a little bit and told me, 'I'm going to send you out on auditions,'" she recalled. "And that person introduced me to Blake Lively's parents."

"When they became managers, I was already going to their acting school, and I would babysit Blake to attend school because I couldn't afford it."

"Sometimes, my mom would bake goods for them if they had a big party."

"I was always playing with her...then putting her to bed, and that's when the acting classes would start"

"If it weren't for Blake Lively's parents, I probably wouldn't be here today, They were highly instrumental in getting me started."

""Castle" Actor Tamala Jones Revealed What It Was Really Like To Babysit Blake LivelyBuzz Feed, 26 March 2023 by Larry Fitzmaurice"