Terrina Chrishell

Terrina Chrishell Stanse is an American actor from the United States. She is well-known for her role in Selling Sunset, a Netflix reality TV show. Her earlier roles included Amanda Dillon (All My Children) and Jordan Ridgeway (Days of Our Lives). Stause was born in Draffenville, Kentucky native. She earned her B.A. at Murray State University. She began performing in theatre in 2003. The name she uses for her middle name "Chrishell" is an evocative word that was created based on the unusual circumstances surrounding her birth: her mother went into labor at the Shell station and the attendant who was named Chris helped deliver the baby. But in her book Strause is adamant about the news surrounding her birth. Strause told Strause her mother was experiencing car troubles and she parked at the station. As she waited at the station, she was in pre-labor and the car attendant truly helped her get to a hospital. Strause was born at a the hospital. Prior to knowing she was expecting, her mother broke up with her father's biological father, who was half Japanese and half Spanish. Jeff is her stepfather. Chrishell Strause was forced to be in a tent during a period of time during middle school. Strause shared her memories of hiding her life from her peers by recounting the way she washed her hair in the rivers and applying for food stamps. Her parents were struggling with addiction and mental health issues. Strause was 10 years old when she joined the Worldwide Church of God. Strause describes her mother as a self-righteous and free-spirited, and she never had a steady income.