Playing Marilyn Monroe Taught Actress Kelli Garner to Love Her Curves
Photography by Olivia Malone Styling by Mary Fellowes Hair by Kylee Heath Makeup by Molly Stern Manicure by Stephanie Stone “I just tricked myself into believing that I could do it, and went for it,” says Kelli Garner of her decision to tackle the role of Marilyn Monroe in Lifetime’s upcoming feature The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, which premieres May 30 (just two days shy of the glamorous late star’s 89th birthday). “I think I put so much pressure on myself to play Marilyn Monroe that I was afraid that I was going to get in my way of telling a real woman’s story,” she explains.