Photo: vanessa lachey/ instagramVanessa Lachey"will never forget" the day she landed her next big role.The actress, 40, took to her Instagram account on Monday with avery emotional selfie video, presumably taken moments after she found out she had landed the lead role of Jane Tennant in the upcoming CBS procedural seriesNCIS: Hawai’i, premiering next week.Vanessa was in her car in the snippet, completely overcome with tears of joy as she arrived at her best friend’s house.The Philippines-born star could barely get out words as she filmed herself, saying, “I just found out, I got the job!““I’m so happy,” she continued, before a fresh round of sobs overtook her.In the back of the car, Vanessa’s 4-year-old son, Phoenix Robert — whom she shares with husbandNick Lachey— looked on as his mother remarked, “We’re happy, right?! He doesn’t know what we’re happy about!“Then, Vanessa got out of the vehicle and yelled to her friend, “I got the job!” before crying again and hugging her repeatedly.“I remember the day I got the call ‘You got the job!'” the mother-of-three wrote in the caption.“I will never forget it! Dreams do come true. One week from today, our show premieres and I’m beyond grateful for this opportunity. My life is changed forever. ❤️.“Vanessa was previously best known for roles inThe Bold and the Beautiful,Disaster Movie,BH90210and the Fox sitcomDads, which ran from 2013-2014. She also guested in one episode ofCSI: NYin 2009.NCIS: Hawai’iwill also star Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson, and Kian Talan.The new spinoff show will follow a team of Naval criminal investigators who operate on the Hawaiian Islands.RELATED VIDEO: Vanessa Lachey Shares Back-to-School Photo of Her 3 Kids Camden, Brooklyn and Phoenix in HawaiiNCISwas first launched in 2003 afterMark Harmon’s Jethro Gibbs character was introduced in a two-episode arc onJAG.The show, now in its 18th season, had its first spinoff in 2009 with the premiere of itsLos Angelescounterpart, with theNew Orleansoffshoot following in 2014.In April, Vanessa announced that she would star in the upcoming spinoff, making her the first female lead in the long-running franchise.Lachey will play Tennant, the first woman to be named the Special Agent in charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor.“A woman in a male-dominated profession, she’s thrived in a system that’s pushed back every step of the way through equal parts confidence and strategy,” her character description reads. “She’s also a mother raising her children mostly on her own and has to balance her duty to her kids and her country.“Vanessa reacted to the announcement on her Instagram page at the time,writing, “Honored is an understatement! To join the NCIS franchise as the first female lead and to do it on the Beautiful Islands of Hawai’i… I still can’t believe it! Thank You CBS for believing in me! Now let’s get to work! #NCISHawaii 👊🏽🌴.“The Hawaii-based crime series premieres Sept. 20 at 10:00 p.m. ET on CBS.
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Vanessa Lachey"will never forget” the day she landed her next big role.The actress, 40, took to her Instagram account on Monday with avery emotional selfie video, presumably taken moments after she found out she had landed the lead role of Jane Tennant in the upcoming CBS procedural seriesNCIS: Hawai’i, premiering next week.Vanessa was in her car in the snippet, completely overcome with tears of joy as she arrived at her best friend’s house.The Philippines-born star could barely get out words as she filmed herself, saying, “I just found out, I got the job!““I’m so happy,” she continued, before a fresh round of sobs overtook her.In the back of the car, Vanessa’s 4-year-old son, Phoenix Robert — whom she shares with husbandNick Lachey— looked on as his mother remarked, “We’re happy, right?! He doesn’t know what we’re happy about!“Then, Vanessa got out of the vehicle and yelled to her friend, “I got the job!” before crying again and hugging her repeatedly.“I remember the day I got the call ‘You got the job!'” the mother-of-three wrote in the caption.“I will never forget it! Dreams do come true. One week from today, our show premieres and I’m beyond grateful for this opportunity. My life is changed forever. ❤️.“Vanessa was previously best known for roles inThe Bold and the Beautiful,Disaster Movie,BH90210and the Fox sitcomDads, which ran from 2013-2014. She also guested in one episode ofCSI: NYin 2009.NCIS: Hawai’iwill also star Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson, and Kian Talan.The new spinoff show will follow a team of Naval criminal investigators who operate on the Hawaiian Islands.RELATED VIDEO: Vanessa Lachey Shares Back-to-School Photo of Her 3 Kids Camden, Brooklyn and Phoenix in HawaiiNCISwas first launched in 2003 afterMark Harmon’s Jethro Gibbs character was introduced in a two-episode arc onJAG.The show, now in its 18th season, had its first spinoff in 2009 with the premiere of itsLos Angelescounterpart, with theNew Orleansoffshoot following in 2014.In April, Vanessa announced that she would star in the upcoming spinoff, making her the first female lead in the long-running franchise.Lachey will play Tennant, the first woman to be named the Special Agent in charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor.“A woman in a male-dominated profession, she’s thrived in a system that’s pushed back every step of the way through equal parts confidence and strategy,” her character description reads. “She’s also a mother raising her children mostly on her own and has to balance her duty to her kids and her country.“Vanessa reacted to the announcement on her Instagram page at the time,writing, “Honored is an understatement! To join the NCIS franchise as the first female lead and to do it on the Beautiful Islands of Hawai’i… I still can’t believe it! Thank You CBS for believing in me! Now let’s get to work! #NCISHawaii 👊🏽🌴.“The Hawaii-based crime series premieres Sept. 20 at 10:00 p.m. ET on CBS.
Vanessa Lachey"will never forget” the day she landed her next big role.
The actress, 40, took to her Instagram account on Monday with avery emotional selfie video, presumably taken moments after she found out she had landed the lead role of Jane Tennant in the upcoming CBS procedural seriesNCIS: Hawai’i, premiering next week.
Vanessa was in her car in the snippet, completely overcome with tears of joy as she arrived at her best friend’s house.
The Philippines-born star could barely get out words as she filmed herself, saying, “I just found out, I got the job!”
“I’m so happy,” she continued, before a fresh round of sobs overtook her.
In the back of the car, Vanessa’s 4-year-old son, Phoenix Robert — whom she shares with husbandNick Lachey— looked on as his mother remarked, “We’re happy, right?! He doesn’t know what we’re happy about!”
Then, Vanessa got out of the vehicle and yelled to her friend, “I got the job!” before crying again and hugging her repeatedly.
“I remember the day I got the call ‘You got the job!'” the mother-of-three wrote in the caption.“I will never forget it! Dreams do come true. One week from today, our show premieres and I’m beyond grateful for this opportunity. My life is changed forever. ❤️.”
Vanessa was previously best known for roles inThe Bold and the Beautiful,Disaster Movie,BH90210and the Fox sitcomDads, which ran from 2013-2014. She also guested in one episode ofCSI: NYin 2009.
NCIS: Hawai’iwill also star Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson, and Kian Talan.
The new spinoff show will follow a team of Naval criminal investigators who operate on the Hawaiian Islands.
RELATED VIDEO: Vanessa Lachey Shares Back-to-School Photo of Her 3 Kids Camden, Brooklyn and Phoenix in Hawaii
NCISwas first launched in 2003 afterMark Harmon’s Jethro Gibbs character was introduced in a two-episode arc onJAG.
The show, now in its 18th season, had its first spinoff in 2009 with the premiere of itsLos Angelescounterpart, with theNew Orleansoffshoot following in 2014.
In April, Vanessa announced that she would star in the upcoming spinoff, making her the first female lead in the long-running franchise.
Lachey will play Tennant, the first woman to be named the Special Agent in charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor.
“A woman in a male-dominated profession, she’s thrived in a system that’s pushed back every step of the way through equal parts confidence and strategy,” her character description reads. “She’s also a mother raising her children mostly on her own and has to balance her duty to her kids and her country.”
Vanessa reacted to the announcement on her Instagram page at the time,writing, “Honored is an understatement! To join the NCIS franchise as the first female lead and to do it on the Beautiful Islands of Hawai’i… I still can’t believe it! Thank You CBS for believing in me! Now let’s get to work! #NCISHawaii 👊🏽🌴.”
The Hawaii-based crime series premieres Sept. 20 at 10:00 p.m. ET on CBS.
source: people.com
