Arianne Zucker talks her recent Emmy nomination, balancing work and life, and shares the story of her very first audition!\nAbout Arianne:\nFour-time Emmy-nominated actress Arianne \xa0Zucker has played many roles, but she is best known for the character \xa0of Nicole Walker on NBC\u2019s hit daytime drama, \u201cDays of Our Lives\u201d.\xa0 \xa0Arianne played the role from 1998-2017 and 2018-present. \xa0Zucker has \xa0aired in over 1600 episodes, multiple movies, and new media programming \xa0giving her 1000\u2019s of hours experienced screen time.\nArianne began \xa0her career in modeling when she was 16 years old. She soon traveled to \xa0Paris, France after winning her first modeling contest. From there she \xa0has traveled to Australia, Japan landing herself New York City.\xa0 During \xa0this time, Arianne also booked several national commercials such as \xa0Mazda Miata and McDonald\u2019s.\u2028During her career on Days of Our \xa0Lives, Arianne also began to generate work in primetime television by \xa0landing the role of Brenda Collette in CSI:Miami (2006). Her work was \xa0noticed by writer Karen Harris, (General Hospital, All MY Children) and \xa0was asked to play the role Winnifred Marshall in \u201cLife in General\u201d \xa0(2008). As web series began to become popular, \u201cDevantiy\u201d, an \xa0Emmy-nominated web series chose Arianne to guest star as Julie Regis \xa0(2013) as the uptight sister of Andrew Regis, the ruthless jewelry \xa0scion. \xa0In 2018, Arianne won an Independent Series Award for her role as \xa0Clara in \u201c Ladies of the Lake\u201d. Zucker also has been fortunate to play \xa0different characters for multiple Lifetime movies such as \u201cKiller \xa0Assistant, Web Cam Girls, Ex-Wife Killer and His Perfect Obsession.\nIn \xa0the year of 2016, during the presidential election, Zucker found \xa0herself in the center of a controversy with then, Republican nominee, \xa0Donald Trump and Billy Bush over some unsavory words said about women \xa0known as "The Access Hollywood Tapes". Keeping her composure, she aired \xa0on Anderson Cooper and wrote an Op Ed for CNN. Without allowing\xa0 these \xa0circumstances to change her or what she strives for in her career, \xa0Zucker continues to move forward.\xa0\u2028While in between acting jobs, \xa0Arianne keeps herself quite busy. She co-created the non-profit \xa0organization ARROW-HEART Adventure Camps in September of 2007 with her \xa0brother Todd Zucker. The organization operates out of a small town in \xa0Weiser, Idaho. The camp enriches teen\u2019s lives through outdoor adventure. \xa0ARROW-HEARTS biggest adventure so far was creating a short documentary \xa0on the camp in South Africa in 2012.\nZucker has found success in opening a Life Coaching business called "Aloha Life Coaching" with her fiance' Shawn Christian. Choosing the path as a creative mind coach, life coach and positivity \xa0advocate began in 2019 when the world experienced the COVID-19 pandemic. The gift of listening, absorbing information and supporting clients with \xa0the tools to get to the root of HOW they can shift their mindset to a \xa0proactive way of living is the main focus of Ari\u2019s style of coaching. \xa0\u201cWhen we value change over our current situation, we begin to create the \xa0life we imagine\u201d.\nAriann'es Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ari8675\nAriann'es Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ari_Zucker\n\xa0Follow the show on social media!\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0\nInstagram: https://instagram.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/tfci_podcast \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0\nFacebook: http://facebook.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0\nTheme Music by Andrew Skrabutenas\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices