Terrina Chrishell

 Terrina Chrishell Stanse is an American actress. Her roles in Selling Sunset on Netflix and earlier TV roles like Amanda Dillon on All My Children or Jordan Ridgeway, Days of Our Lives and Jordan Ridgeway on Days of Our Lives are the reasons she's famous. Stause was a Draffenville, Kentucky native. She graduated from Murray State University with a B.A. She began performing in the theater in 2003. Her middle name, "Chrishell", is a portmanteau term that was born out of the unique circumstances of her birth. Her mother had her baby at a Shell station, and Chris was present during the delivery. Strause refutes gossip about her child's birth in her memoir. She said her mother was suffering from problems with her car and stopped at a gas station. She entered pre-labor in the station and the attendant helped her get to a hospital. Strause was conceived in a hospital. Her mother separated from her biological father who was half Japanese/half Spanish prior to her knowing she was pregnant. Jeff is her father. Chrishell Strause was forced to be in a tent for one year during middle school. Strause shared her story of washing her hair by the river, hiding from her friends and the way she resorted to food stamps. Parents were suffering from addiction and mental health issues. Strause was 10 years old when she joined the Worldwide Church of God. Strause describes Strause's mother as a self-righteous and reckless, and she never earned a steady income.