He's the lead singer in the MTV parody 2gther, but it's no
joke that this cutie will rock your world!
Talk about a lucky break! A few months ago, Evan Farmer
landed the role of "teen idol" in an MTV boy-band spoof. Then
2gether turned out to be such a huge success that it became a
weekly series. Now the "boy band" is performing live (they're
touring with Britney!), and their second album is due out this
month. We got the scoop on the sensitive guy behind those
insanely blue eyes...
Q: Okay, Evan...can you tell us about your first big break?
A: It was an Underoos ad. I was 8. I was wearing Superman
underwear and I had to jump through these barn doors and
pretend to fly. It was a very big deal back then!
Q: Hilarious! So, Superman, any other flying experiences?
A: Well, I did go skydiving a couple of years ago. When I was
sitting in the plane, waiting to jump, I was scared. I almost
chickened out, but the mental picutre of me not jumping-and
having to live with myself afterward-was way more terrifying. I
figured that I controlled my destiny, so I went for it!
Q: Do you follow the "just do it" rule in everything?
A: No. I'm very shy, so I take forever to kiss a girl for the
first time. I usually catch her in the middle of saying
something. She'll be talking, and I won't even be hearing what
she's saying because all I'm thinking is "Kiss now! Kiss now!" At
the last second, I'll consider bailing, and then I'll say to
myself, "No way! I can't bail-I would never forgive myself!"
So I'll finally do it. It's crazy-I can jump out of a plane, but I
can't kiss a girl!
Q: Do you think that girls are hard to understand?
A: Not at all! Guys feel exactly the same things that girls do.
Once, my friend was having a rough time in a relationship, so he
came to me and, like a couple of idiots, we role-played the
conversation he was going to have with his girlfriend. This is so
cheesy, and I can't believe I'm telling you, but we literally
high-fived each other when we were done. Later, he said the
conversation had played out exactly as we'd practiced.
Q: Have you ever had a hard time with a girlfriend?
A: One of the most devastating experiences I've ever had was
when my ex-girlfriend broke up with me in college. Afterward,
I just went nuts partying, and I gained a lot of weight really
fast-close to 40 pounds! I didn't realize how heavy I'd gotten
until I came home from school at the end of the year and my
sister took one look at me and said, "Hey! You finally grew an
ass!" It was a wake-up call: None of my friends had said
anything about my weight. I was so embarrassed that I
literally ran out of the door: I put on my running shoes and ran
five miles right then. I kept doing that until I lost the extra
weight.
Q: Was that experience the toughest you've been through?
A: No. The worst was when my mom was diagnosed with breast
cancer during my freshman year in college. I came home from
class and my roommate said, "Your mother called"-nothing
more, nothing less-and even though she called all the time, I
just knew something was wrong. I sat on my bed and cried.
Anyway, she had to have surgery, but she's doing great now.
Q: We can't believe you knew before she told you! It sounds
like you and your mom have a psychic connection.
A: We are extremely close About three years ago, I went
through a rough time-worrying about my future, feeling
depressed-and she called me with inspirational quotes every
day for a year. She told me to put them on my bedpost as a
reminder that I was going to be okay. It worked! When you
wake up and say an affirmation to yourself over and over, it
gives you the power to believe it-and once you believe it, you
can make it happen.
By Carissa Rosenberg