Former 'Saturday Night Live' star Vanessa Bayer revealed she had to keep her casting a secret for a month due to 'horror stories' of past cast members revealing the news too early.
Former “Saturday Night Live” star Vanessa Bayer revealed that she was forced to lie to her family for a month when she landed the coveted gig after hearing “horror stories” of past cast members.” podcast, Vanessa Bayer opened up about how she couldn’t tell anyone she was cast in SNL when she was moving from Chicago to New York City ahead of her debut. Vanessa Bayer was told she couldn’t tell anyone that she made the cast of “Saturday Night Live” until an official announcement was made.
Bayer wasn’t allowed to tell anyone — including her parents — that she was offered the job until NBC publically made the gig official because she’d heard “horror stories” about the other cast members blurting it out too early. The Ohio native quietly shared the life-changing news with her parents, her best friend Gwen and her brother but begged them to keep quiet.
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