Lacey is on the cover and inside the May 2009 issue of “Saturday Night” magazine. Check out an excerpt of the article in this post, and don’t forget to go to SN Mag.com to read the complete interview!

Lacey Chabert: Still Totally Fetch

Most of us grew up watching a young Lacey Chabert go toe-to-toe with Matthew Fox and Neve Campbell on the long-running TV drama Party of Five. Or perhaps she’s better known as Gretchen Wieners, famous for having a father who invented toaster strudel, in the hit film Mean Girls. But contrary to her character alter egos, there’s nothing dramatic or mean about Chabert. From Broadway to primetime to the big screen, Chabert, now 26, has grown up in the spotlight but is one of the few actresses in Hollywood that has managed to keep both feet firmly on the ground. This month, Chabert appears opposite Jennifer Garner and Matthew McConaughey in the romantic comedy, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, proving that the transition from child star to a successful adult actress doesn’t have to be a turbulent ride.

Bright and always cheerful, Chabert arrives at our shoot at West Hollywood’s Villa Lounge perfectly on time and with donuts for all. Her petite stature and sugary sweet voice make it easy to see why stardom came her way as a child, but her sexy curves and sense of maturity are clearly the mark of a young woman and established actress. After a day of donning thousand dollar evening dresses and joking with the crew between shots, Chabert settles down to fill us on her latest projects and her evolution from wide-eyed Claudia Salinger to sexy screen siren.

In her new film, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Chabert plays Sandra, a bride hoping her perfect day will go as planned while her soon-to-be brother-in-law (McConaughey) is meanwhile haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends. “I’m a paranoid bride on the verge of a nervous breakdown throughout the film, wanting her wedding to be perfect,” Chabert explains, adding she was thrilled to be teaming up with Mean Girls director Mark Waters once again. Working with Garner and McConaughey also proved to be a dream come true for Chabert. “They’re both really genuinely kind people and great actors and really professional,” she gushes. “I couldn’t ask for a better experience.”

Chabert fell in love with script and it’s touching romantic story. “It’s a really sweet story about holding onto the one that you love,” she says. So would revisiting past relationships be something Chabert would like to do if given the opportunity? Not likely. “I think I’ve learned what I’m supposed to have learned from my previous relationships. The past is better left in the past.”

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