Shenae Grimes shot a movie earlier this year where she played a homeless person in, Sugar.  Shenae went on Chelsea Lately and chatted about the experience,

“I played a homeless kid and we had all real homeless kids as our background.  I ended up just meeting the coolest people that I’ve met in L.A. on Venice Boardwalk.”

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She even helped them make a bit of cash on the streets!

“I feel bad, but I’m a cute girl, so I’m a really good sidekick for ‘spanging’ — that’s what asking for spare change — and I don’t need it myself, so I feel like I’m pulling one over on society,” Grimes giggled. “It all goes to them, but I help out where I can.”

But it was difficult because her new found friends wanted to push the boundaries and she wasn’t game.

“It’s hard. You have to have boundaries. I’ve definitely been asked if they can sleep on my floor and stuff like that. You walk a fine line.  My mom would not be pleased if I started taking homeless people to my apartment.”

Shenae came out of that experience with a great, new perspective,

“It’s just about reaching out.  As humankind, it’s our responsibility to help take care of each other.”

Good for her!  Too bad more celebrities don’t think like her.  I think the world would be a much nicer place.

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