Anna Camp

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In this episode of CherryPop, host Meg McCarthy sits down with actress Anna Camp for a wide-ranging conversation about storytelling, embracing the unexpected, and her lifelong fascination with all things supernatural. Anna reflects on discovering acting as a child and how performing gave her permission to express emotions she had been taught to hold back, as well as why she continues to gravitate toward complicated, unconventional, and sometimes polarizing characters. Together, they explore her ability to use humor as a gateway into deeper emotions, the creative freedom she's found in her 40s.

"I think to be an actor, you have to be really fully present. I noticed when I turned 40 I really stopped caring what people think. That's the way I was when I was a kid, so I feel like I'm getting back to that." - Anna Camp The conversation also dives into Anna's love of horror and the paranormal, from growing up with ghost stories and Ouija boards to why heightened supernatural worlds can reveal something deeply human. That passion made hosting HGTV's A Very Haunted Renovation a natural fit, combining design, competition, history, and a legitimately haunted house.

"I love disarming people with humor first and then unexpectedly surprising them, hopefully, with whatever they're covering up with that humor—whether it's trauma or pain, sadness, anger, all of that. That's one of the joys of acting for me, and those are the characters I love to play."- Anna Camp Anna shares what drew her to the series, what it was like watching the designers navigate fear, exhaustion, and creative pressure inside Bihl Manor, and why preserving the history and character of the home was such an important part of the experience. Plus, she looks ahead to her return to the stage in 2:22 A Ghost Story and shares why the paranormal continues to be such fertile ground for stories about love, connection, and what it means to be human.

A Very Haunted Renovation airs Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on HGTV and streams the next day on HBO Max.

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Music composed by Honor Nezzo.

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