14 DAY TRIAL // “Lost” hottie Evangeline Lilly has always shun the spotlight, trying to keep her personal life as private as possible, even if that often meant stepping on a few toes and upsetting a couple of fans. Still, if she were ever to live her life as an A-lister, then that would be Angeline Jolie, whom she labels a genuine “ice queen” in her interview for the upcoming issue of Women’s Health.
However, Lilly does not mean any offense by calling Angelina Jolie, arguably the most famous and popular woman in Hollywood, an ice queen, since she says it in the most positive way possible. According to the younger actress, what Jolie has managed to do throughout her career in terms of avoiding the paparazzi and keeping details of her personal life away from the media is nothing short of admirable, and she would love it if, some day, she too will be able to do just that.
“No one knows that woman; she’s a complete ice queen, which is perfect. Why should she be any more? She doesn’t owe us anything.” Evangeline tells the mag. However, while Lilly sees in Jolie a role model for how to separate the public persona from the real “you,” she would not necessarily care to walk in her shoes if she had the choice. “Sure, I’d love to be her, but just the [humanitarian] side.” the “Lost” star explains.
Women’s Health also asks Evangeline about the much rumored affair with co-star Dominic Monaghan, a question the star understandably refuses to answer. “If I were to tell you that Sandra Miggum and Henry Pickett are dating, would you ever care? They’re completely fictional, so you don’t know them. Well, people don’t know us. So why should they care?” the young actress explains.
In the same interview, Evangeline Lilly also voices her strong belief that, one day, she will find a way to live her life away from the prying eyes of the cameras. Until then, though, she is forced to smile all her troubles away, even if that makes her a fake to some extent. Or, as she puts it, it’s not like she really has a choice. “I used to think, ‘I’m being fake,’ but you know what? Better to be fake and happy than real and miserable.” Lilly concludes by saying.