Kiernan Shipka Opens Up About How Sabrina Spellman Helped Her Become a Better Person
Kiernan Shipka gives the cutest puppy a kiss in this shot from the December 2018 cover of Seventeen magazine.
The 18-year-old Chilling Adventures of Sabrina starlet opened up about how playing the title character is pushing her to be a better person.
“Sabrina is, for all intents and purposes, a teenage girl as much as she’s a witch who’s faced with decisions no teenager could ever deal with,” Kiernan shared. “She puts herself in situations that are very risky—on the life-threatening side of risky—but to have a character who is so strong-willed has really inspired me.”
She continues, “To play someone completely and utterly passionate, and who doesn’t back down, makes me want to be the best person I can possibly be.”
Kiernan adds that Sabrina, and her other roles, have played a big role in the person she’s become.
“Growing up is definitely complicated. Everyone has their own journey. I’m at a place where I feel more myself than I ever have, and I’m loving that, and I’m excited that Sabrina came my way,” she says. “It feels like something I can handle in a way that probably would have been a different experience when I was 16.”
For more of Kiernan‘s interview, head to Seventeen.com!