Inside the remarkable rise of Chrishell Stause; From a start on an MTV dating show to the world of soaps and reality TV

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Chrishell Stause is one of the most recognisable reality stars around.

The 43-year-old is well known for her role on the hit show, Selling Sunset, which she first started working on back in 2019.

But some fans may not realise she is also an actress, who has appeared on shows including All My Children, Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless, The L Word: Generation Q and recently had a stint on Neighbours to name a few.

All My Children was one of her first major roles and she portrayed the character of Amanda Dillon on the hit series, from 2005 to 2011.

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Stause previously launched her own real estate business Chrishell Realty, and became a qualified real estate agent as well as being an actor.

Stause has done incredibly well and made a name for herself in the media landscape, TV and real estate industries, and now has a reported net worth of $US6 million ($AU9 million).

According to US Weekly, she and some of her Selling Sunset co-stars were paid between a cool $US10,000 and $US40,000 ($AU15,000 to $AU60,000) per episode.

She has even gone on to release a memoir about her life, called Under Construction: Because Living My Best Life Took a Little Work.

In 2016, she shared a post promoting her business and reminded her fans of her qualifications, which read: "Wanna know what I do when I'm not stirring up trouble in TV land?

"Let me know in the comments if you're in the market to buy or sell and need a super dedicated friendly realtor to help you OR refer you to someone in your area!"

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Stause certainly deserves her all her success. The reality star and partner of Aussie artist G Flip recently told 9honey about her childhood as she supported a charity initiative.

"Growing up, most people know it was a little rough and we were homeless several times at different points in our childhood," Stause, who hails from Kentucky, told 9honey Celebrity.

"And the Red Cross was one of the places that helped us. I'll never forget. In America, it was a plastic bag with a red cross on it filled with school supplies."

She added: "To a little kid that didn't have the money to buy anything on a [school] list, it meant so much to me, core memories I will never forget."

But for Stause, her life in the spotlight actually all started on an MTV dating show back in 2004.

She recently posted about her experience on the show, called Wanna Come In? saying she got paid "a couple hundred bucks" for the gig.

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Chrishell Stause on MTV's Wanna Come In?

"I auditioned for a scripted show & the casting director asked if I'd be up to go on a date for a show called Wanna Come In? It paid a couple hundred bucks so it was an instant yes because it beat waiting tables," she said about her experience.

She added that she gave him a handshake at the end and said in her post: "A handshake is brutal!! I could have at LEAST hugged him goodbye."

Soon, the soaps came calling. In 2005, she joined All My Children as Amanda Dillon and appeared on the show from 2005 to 2011. She joined The Young and the Restless in 2016.

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Stause previously told TVLINE about when she got the role as Amanda Dillon on AMC.

"I always saw myself doing comedy, so when I got the job on All My Children it was not my thing – I had to slowly get into it," she admitted.

"So yeah, I'd like to switch it up, but I love acting in general so I won't be picky."

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She starred as Jordan Ridgeway on Days of Our Lives from 2013 to 2023.

She recently reprised her role despite her character being killed off.

"My favorite thing about daytime, and Days in particular, is that the door is always open for characters to reappear no matter how they left. In Jordan's case, death by strangulation has not kept her away. Ha!" Stause previously told EW.

Reflecting on her multifaceted career and success, Stause told Forbes she's glad she's never had to "choose one thing".

"I mean, they're all so different and it has kind of tested me and challenged me each time I started a new path," she said.

"I love the idea of being able to be creative or be successful and have business and creative things and all of that and not have to choose one thing. I think it has really made me grow in so many aspects."

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