Anneliese Van Der Pol Was Excited Returning to Disney for 'Raven's Home' After 'Living Paycheck to Paycheck'

Anneliese Van Der Pol is opening up about returning to the Disney Channel for Raven’s Home.

The actress of course reprised her role of Chelsea Daniels from That’s So Raven for the reboot series, which saw her and Raven as adults and single mothers.

During a recent appearance on the Chicks in the Office podcast, Anneliese was asked how she felt about going back to Disney after all these years. Her last appearance prior to Raven’s Home was on an episode of Shake It Up in 2011.

See what she said inside…

“I had nothing going on. I was excited about it, I needed the money,” Anneliese shared. “I was living in New York, I was living paycheck to paycheck working in restaurants, you know, like everybody else.”

“I was like oh my gosh, I’m gonna be on TV again. I was nothing but excited. I also wasn’t being honest with myself. I though it was gonna be… how could I have known? I kind of thought it was going to just be like it was, and of course it wasn’t. I don’t know, we had to be mentors and it really, of course, wasn’t about Raven and myself anymore, as it shouldn’t be. It’s a Disney Channel kids show, it caters to the children, but when I got the call, yeah, I was really excited.”

She did add though that doing Raven’s Home really helped her out financially.

“I was very lucky, it helped me out a lot. It helped my financially, where I’m in a much better place.”

Anneliese starred in the first four seasons of the Disney Channel sequel series. She then returned for the show’s 100th episode.

Speaking of working in restaurants, just about a month ago, Anneliese shared that while waiting tables, she had to serve another Disney Channel alum and it was an uncomfortable interaction.