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CAILA MOTTA ➝ FIFTH SIBLING

I'M YOUR BIGGEST FAN

❖ FULL NAME: Caila Juliet Motta. ❖ PRONOUNS: She/Her. ❖ AGE: 21. (September 9th). ❖ BIRTH ORDER: Fifth. ❖ GRADE: Part-Time. ❖ MAJOR: Acting. ❖ SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Fluid. ❖ ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Fluid. ❖ FACECLAIM: Sarah Hyland.

I'LL FOLLOW YOU UNTIL YOU LOVE ME

Caila was less than half a year old when she landed her first job. Being still pretty young parents, and living in Hollywood, Stacy and Al were swept up in the fun of having an adorable baby girl, who was more like their doll than their child. They weren’t bad parents, not by a long shot, just a little clueless and distracted, that was all. Caila was their last child, so they had a lot keeping them occupied. Someone told Stacy that their baby had a face for television, and taking it very literally, she saw to it that she and her husband hooked her up with an agency; then, at barely five months old, Caila was cast in her first commercial. Something about diapers, apparently. Though, she has never actually watched it, despite her parents having an old copy on VHS. Being so young, Caila didn’t have to have any special talent. All she had to do was lay there with a couple cameras pointed at her, and be picked up by an on-screen mom, though Caila branded her a natural. For what, Caila has no idea, but she was incredibly proud of her regardless. Al, too, but the whole acting daughter gig was more Stacy’s thing than his.

It seemed, from that very moment, Caila had been bitten by the work bug, and was now stuck with it for life. Before she’d even reached her first birthday, she’d starred in two other commercials, and just a month after she’d turned one, she’d been cast as the main character’s youngest daughter, Marissa, in a show titled Single With Children. Again, it didn’t take a whole lot of talent to be a one year old in a sitcom, so she was apparently a natural all over again, according to Stacy. The show actually did pretty well, running for a total of four seasons, with short hiatuses between, resulting in Caila being six years old before its ending. Her Single With Children family had become like her second family, with Caila being the baby, so it was a huge adjustment for her to lose the second set of parents and older siblings she’d grown up with, and to suddenly be a little sister to her real siblings. Not that she disliked it or anything; she was a very friendly little girl, and loved hanging out with the others. That wasn’t enough for her, though.

Despite their other children needing attention, Stacy and Al still gave plenty of it to Caila—perhaps an unfair amount, in fact—and met regularly with her agent to set up new projects for her. Now that she was a little older, she could take on slightly more demanding roles, and was soon cast in a movie alongside Kate Hudson, titled Raising Riley. Caila played the title character, although the movie focused mostly on her estranged parents, with Riley just getting up to general seven year old mischief. The movie did exceptionally well, though once it was all done and dusted and the hype had calmed down, Caila had begun to find her own voice, to the point where she could express to her parents that acting was fun, but she wanted to focus on other aspects of the performance world, too. It had become something of an ongoing thing for her Single With Children character to burst into song at random, inopportune moments (one time in church, another in the middle of an important meeting with her mother and her boss, etc.), and it turned out that Caila had a pretty great voice, especially for someone so young.

At her request, Stacy, who had become something of a momager to her, enrolled her in vocal classes, as well as dance classes, though she never really cared about the latter. She continued to take on small movie roles and television appearances, all while perfecting her voice. Caila never went to regular school, and instead would have her own private teachers who would give her lessons on set or at home, depending on her current project. Despite living her life in the spotlight, however, Caila was not your typical Hollywood brat. She was polite, sweet, and very driven. So much so that at only eight years old, Nickelodeon had approached her agent with a show all of her own. With Caila’s input, they came up with the title Caila’s Courtyard. It consisted of a set made up to look like an eight year old’s dream house, where Caila and a bunch of other kids lived without parental supervision. They would often have fans star in episodes, where they could win prizes. It was kind of all over the place, but it was a total hit, with Caila and the other kids being thirteen by the time it came to an end.

Throughout Caila’s Courtyard’s prime years, the family received the news that would flip their world upside down. Stacy’s mother had passed away, and everything changed from that moment. Stacy started to withdraw, to the point that it seemed she didn’t even care about her children anymore. Not even Caila, who she’d always seemed close with. Stacy’s mental health regressed rapidly, and the ever optimistic teen wasn’t entirely sure how to handle it. She was able to keep herself busy with various projects, even dabbling in songwriting, though that was something she never went on to pursue. Her work continued to steadily flow, while Stacy’s mental state worsened. Finally, shortly after Caila’s thirteenth birthday, Stacy took off without a word, and that day was probably the worst of Caila’s life. She’d never experienced loss like it before, and had considered herself incredibly close with her mother. Stacy had always been her biggest supporter. Not having her around anymore was a lot for her to swallow.

A light in Caila went out after that, but she refused to stop. She took a brief break to just try to find a little happiness again, to come to terms with the, for lack of a better word, loss. There was only so much a hormonal teenager could do to help herself, though, especially when her father had begun to rely more heavily on his own work, so she became even more career obsessed than before. She threw herself completely into her work, still appearing in television shows here and there, but it begun to take a bit of a backseat to music. The latter was more of a challenge for her, and that was what she needed. She needed a challenge; a distraction. Music was it. Caila poured her entire heart and soul into it, though she never quite found her own specific sound. That wasn’t to say she didn’t do well; she released an album by the time she was seventeen, and it wasn’t the world’s best seller, but it did pretty well. Well enough to land her an invitation to London, England, to work as a judge on the UK’s X Factor at only nineteen years old.

Judging and mentoring young performers (she was given the teens category the first time, being the youngest judge herself) was a ton of fun, and Caila didn’t hesitate to come back to the States and judge on the US X Factor panel, then a little later, she was back in the UK to work on a new season. England was nice, if not a very big culture shock, and Caila considered staying out there for a while. She wasn’t sure what she expected from all of the back and forth trips, other than to find something that was missing, she just didn’t know what it was. It took a little while for her to realize that what was missing was her mother, and no amount of working and busying herself could bring her back. Caila allowed herself a quiet breakdown, before deciding she would lose herself if she let it go on for too long. Staying in the States for the time being, she enrolled in Pacific State, where she is currently taking part time classes in Acting. Despite that, Caila is still yet to slow down, and takes on as many projects outside of school as she can. She’s going back to acting, and is currently working as a judge on America’s Got Talent.

It’s still not enough for her, though. With her mother gone, nothing ever will be, and Caila’s finally starting to accept that.

BABY, THERE'S NO OTHER SUPERSTAR

Despite being in her twenties, Caila has a total baby face, and stands at a modest 5'2. Having been in the spotlight since she was five months old, her body has never truly been her own, which means she has never had the option to make many changes to her appearance, other than the blonde color she has in her otherwise naturally brown hair, which falls to just below her shoulders. She’ll wear hair extensions sometimes, which reach just below her chest. Since she is always in the spotlight, she has to look her best, so is always on top of trends, with her makeup done to a natural looking perfection. She wears heels often, and two piercings through each ear lobe. As of yet, she has no tattoos, with no plans to get one anytime soon.

YOU KNOW THAT I'LL BE YOUR PAPARAZZI

Thank you for your audition, ELISSA. We are thrilled to welcome you into the group as the Fifth Motta who you have chosen to name CAILA JULIET, with the faceclaim of Sarah Hyland, and we truly cannot wait to meet them. Please send in your account in the next 24 hours, and read over the new members checklist before sending in your link.