Ashley Rickards Balances Reality and Stardom

Known for her recurring role as Sam on the popular CW show “One Tree Hill,” and appearances on “Entourage” and “Zoey 101,” Ashley Rickards, 17, can definitely categorize herself as a well-rounded actress. And as she begins filming her new movie, “Dirty Girl,” she weighs in with Relate magazine, a teen digital publication, on living life as a teenage celebrity.
Rickards shares how she handles everything that comes along with being a teen in the spotlight and offers words of advice to fellow teens regarding peer pressure:
“I think you are a reflection of what you surround yourself with—if the people and things in your life aren’t positive then change that by volunteering, reading good books, saying “No” when you want to,” Rickards says.
Rickards is featured as the Relate cover girl for the 2009 fall issue. To read the entire two-page article, log on to http://www.relatemag.com to purchase the latest issue.

About Relate
Relate is a teen-girl magazine dedicated to increasing young girls’ self esteem, promoting self-confidence, and making girls feel beautiful for being themselves. Their mission is to inspire teen girls to pursue their dreams with confidence and to teach them to be an example for others in their speech, life, love, faith and purity.
Mary Bowman, the owner of Relate magazine, saw the struggles that teen girls faced and wanted to make a difference. She started Relate as a way to reach girls and bring them a positive message. With a focus on real teens making a difference and following their dreams, Relate has a unique voice and has become the only value-conscious, trendy teen magazine for St. Louis teens.