![]() ![]() It was almost as if on some level wearing it made me feel a bit self-conscious, like, ‘Oh, my god, you scare people! I should just stay in the dark so no one can see me!’ Wearing this suit and becoming this character, I sympathized with Diana in a way. It’s always been fun for me, and now I’m like, ‘Wait, someone’s gonna pay me to do this? YES!’ Interestingly enough, though… when I was in this suit, I preferred to stay in the dark. I grew up in Hawaii, and my dad used to love seeing what I’d come up with. Vela-Bailey continues, “ It was awesome! I always love dressing up for Halloween in all these eerie costumes. Related Story: Exclusive Video Interviews – Director and Stars Turn the Lights Out “ It was so funny… on food breaks people would distance themselves from me… all the time! I would get stared at all the time, or even when someone walked around the corner, they were like, ‘Oh, my gosh, you scared me!’ I could be just hanging out in a corner minding my own business, and somebody would walk by and jump out of their skin! I was just trying to stay out of the way and not scare anyone!” Even going over to craft services to get a snack proved difficult! I was like, ‘Can someone help me?” Vela-Bailey says with a laugh. Thankfully, my husband got me a stylus pen so I could do things like check my e-mail and stuff between takes. The hands were a bit cumbersome even simple things like checking my phone was tough. ![]() That one was a lot more comfortable to me because of the zipper in the back I could just get out of it when I needed to and breathe a bit more. “ I wore a black full-on bodysuit with prosthetic hands, neck, and face along with this crazy creepy wig. ![]() When talking about what she was wearing that helped convey the menace of Diana… Because of my dance and gymnastics background, I was able to pull off some really fun movements like walking on my hands and crawling all over the place, jumping, and kind of doing all these contortionist movements… it was so much fun!” We talked about how Diana was going to move and what the possibilities were. Vela-Bailey continued, “I met with David, and he showed me some artwork of what this creature was and what it was going to look like. “ I was actually coming in to audition to be the stunt double for Diana, and thankfully they liked what I did so much, they basically said, ‘Ya know, we should just use you for everything!’ “ I love horror movies, so being able to take part in something the allows me to scare people is just a lot of fun,” says Vela-Bailey, who can also be seen in The Purge, Hostel: Part III, and the upcoming Underworld: Blood Wars. Well, we’re not so sit back and relax as we bring you an exclusive interview with the lovely woman who’s currently scaring the hell out of audiences everywhere! ![]()
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