Jamie Lynn Spears auditioned to play Bella Swan. In an interview with Nylon, the 29-year-old actress recalls her reluctance about going out for the leading role in “Twilight” — and the big news she found out just after reading for the part, which ultimately went to Kristen Stewart. “They had to force me.
Force me. I remember just thinking like, ‘Y’all are insane. I’m not playing a vampire. That is so stupid. Why would I do that?'” she remembers. “But I went and read for that role.
I remember sitting in this little room, and I think Lily Collins was there, and I felt so sick. Little did I know, I was pregnant.” At the time, Spears, who was just 16 years old, was pregnant with her first child, Maddie, who’s now 12.
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