Gilmore Girls: Vanessa Marano Touts 'Redemption' for April in Revival
Come hell, high water or Freeform, Vanessa Marano was returning to Stars Hollow.
According to the actress, she was knee-deep into production on Switched at Birth when she was invited to reprise her polarizing role as Luke’s daughter April in Netflix’s Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. But she was determined not to let one thing interfere with the other. “I was like, ‘Listen everybody, I have to do Gilmore Girls,'” she recalled to me Friday at the revival’s premiere, which she attended with sister Laura. “Our [Switched at Birth] line producer made it happen.”
VIDEOSLauren Graham and Alexis Bledel Contemplate a Second Gilmore Revival: ‘This Week on Grandma Girls…’
Marano then presented to me the three reasons she simply had to check a Gilmore revival off her bucket list. “A, Redemption,” she said. “And, B, It was my favorite show. And, C, I’m just so excited it’s coming back!”
And the icing on the cake for Marano? April’s a bit of a basket case when we meet up with her in A Year in the Life (which bows this Friday). “It’s great because she doesn’t have her stuff together at all,” she enthuses. “And I’m so excited about that.”
Watch my Marano Q&A above and then check back in the coming hours and days for more from Stars Hollow’s elite as TVLine’s “18 Days of Gilmore” scoop countdown continues.
Launch Gallery: <i>Gilmore Girls</i> Red Carpet Premiere
Related stories
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life: My 10 Favorite Moments Ranked
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life: What Did You Think of the Last Four Words?
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Recap: 'Fall' in Love All Over Again
Get more from TVLine: Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Newsletter
