Shortland Street star Frankie Adams.
So, Frankie's going to Hollywood. No, not the 80s Brit band. The Shorty St actress-turned-celebrity boxer: Frankie Adams. She is leaving Ferndale for the bright lights of Los Angeles. Or at least a pal's couch somewhere in LA.
Cracking Hollywood for a young actress can be tough. There's the job
rejections. The never-ending pilot season auditions hoping for your big telly break. The return to your homeland when your credit card is maxed out and your funds have dried up. Just ask Keisha.
Adams, 20, is joining the gaggle of working thesps who left New Zealand with burning ambition hoping to make it in Hollywood. There's Fleur Saville, Anna Hutchison, Ari Boyland, Zoe Bell, Claire Chitham, David de Latour, Rose McIver, Karl Urban, Melanie Lynskey, Martin Henderson, to name but a few.
So, what can Frankie expect? Here's our quick guide to surviving LA.
1. Get like Gwen
Start with the juice cleanse. Detox is soooo LA. A heathy body is a healthy mind. Coconut water, cupping, cabbage soup diet - you name it, you'll do it. Of course, removing the toxins from your body might seem couter intuitive to filling your face with Botulinum toxin, which is an LA rite of passage. Go figure.
