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“I’m adventurous.

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If there’s something in front of me that scares me, I think, I should do it.

It’s about creating memories.

You’ll always remember the feeling you had.”

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Once I stopped, I gained 20 pounds in a month!

I want to be healthy, I want to have kids and I want to live a long time.

So, I’m eating well,working outand embracing my butt, curvy legs and hips.

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Besides, if you’re too thin, you look older."

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“I have a hard time not finishing my plate.

I got that from my grandma.

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When we’d be full, she’d say, ‘You dished your plate.

You gotta eat it all.’

I’d say, ‘Grandma, but I’m so full!’

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She’d say, ‘Stand up and jump up and down.’

We’d jump to get our food down quicker, so we could stuff more in there.

Now, it literally looks like I’ve licked my plate after dinner.”

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Lunch will come, and I’ll get fish tacos, maybe guacamole and chips, too.

Dinner, I’ll say, ‘Let’s share appetizers,’ then we order themall.

Now that we’ve started this whole thing, we have to have dessert.

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If Ryan gains weight, he’ll gain 5 pounds and I’ll gain 10.

He’ll lose his in eight days and it’ll take me two months."

Left, Julianne and BF Ryan Seacrest at the 2012 Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute gala.

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“I don’t second-guess myself.

Whatever decision I make is the right decision because I make it be the right decision.

I could say, ‘Oh, I probably shouldn’t have done that,’ but screw that.

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I’ve got to learn from it.”

“I was so freaking nervous for my love scene inSafe Haven!

I may have done a shot before I had to do it!

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“There are more people for you than just The One.

“Ryan plays my supporter.

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I’d never want anybody to be in control of what I do.

He knows that’s big with me.”

And if it’s a boyfriend, I want him to be really close to my family.

I’m very family-oriented.

I want to have three, maybe four, kids.”

“One day I will shave my head.

I don’t know when that day will be, but I want to.

When I had long hair, I always felt like I had to look pretty.

With short hair, I feel more fun and free.”

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I used to matcheverything.

I probably won’t do that anymore.

Simple is best.”

Left, at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards.

“I got away with some stuff before I got into the public eye.

But now, I think of my nieces and nephews.

I don’t want them to be disappointed in me.

I don’t want them to think, ‘That’s my aunt.

How bad is she?’

I know I’m going to make mistakes.

Left: Luminous on the runway in Swarovski for the 2011 Heart Truth/Red Dress show at Lincoln Center.

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