If you're a fan of Eva Bourne's work on Hallmark, you might be surprised to learn that the star didn't always plan to go into show business. Though she became involved in school plays while growing up in Creston, British Columbia, she initially pursued a career in dentistry after graduating from high school.
"I grew up in a very small town, so the idea of becoming an actor as a career was absolutely not in my mind as a possibility at all," she explained to Survived the Shows. "I was working as a dental assistant and had just started school for dental hygiene, and I was just not doing well. I fell victim to hearing people's approval and moving forward with something that was safe, but not going to necessarily challenge me in life."
The unhappiness she felt prompted her to reexamine her choices, and she ultimately decide to drop out of the dentistry program to study acting. After reflecting on what she truly wanted to achieve in life, she suddenly had an epiphany: She wanted to be an actor. As Bourne recalled: "I think I was watching 'Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind' all day in my dorm room and something just clicked. [I] called my parents [and] told them I was quitting school, moving to Vancouver, and going to theatre school. And here we are."
