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Simmone Jade Mackinnon was — and still is, to many — Stevie from the iconic Australian show McLeod's Daughters. You would also likely recognise her from Baywatch. Or from her high-profile relationship with actor Jason Momoa.
In the '90s, Mackinnon appeared to have it all. Then things changed. Drastically.
"I was in a really dark place. You're with all these people that you don't know from a bar of soap, and they're all big personalities in acting. Everyone is trying to get their five minutes of fame, they all want to be the alpha. I wasn't prepared for that," she tells Mamamia's podcast MID.
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Although Mackinnon originally had dreams of being a dancer, she thought she might make more money acting.
"I'd go and do a TV commercial and you're there for two hours and you get $6000. If I'm being truthful, I would say money certainly swayed me into the acting world."
After appearing in a dozen TV commercials, Mackinnon secured herself an agent and began to land minor acting toles.
Then Baywatch came along when she was in her mid-20s.
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