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5 Fun Facts About Skyler Samuels from Gabby Petito Movie

Skyler Samuels was a breakout star in her role as the late Gabby Petito in Lifetime’s true story movie, “The Gabby Petito Story.” She depicted Gabby in a positive light and brought her story to the world. Learn how she felt about portraying Gabby in the Lifetime movie below. We are going to dive in to find out more about this talented actress now.


Get to Know Skyler Samuels from The Gabby Petito Story

1. Her full name is Skyler Rose Samuels and she is 29 years old.  She was born in Los Angeles, California in 1994.

2. Skyler was getting slammed online for agreeing to portray Gabby in the Lifetime movie.  Viewers felt like it was just too soon to be sharing her story and that Skyler was trying to cash in on this.  However, Samuels describes how hard it was to make this decision when she spoke to ET.  She said, “I was admittedly quite overwhelmed and it was a hard decision to make,” and she continued “I also felt it was a chance to give Gabby a voice in her own story that I don’t think the media did justice with.”

3. She replaced Candace Cameron Bure as the lead, Aurora Teagarden in the Aurora Teagarden Mystery movies filmed by Hallmark Channel.

4. Skyler stands at 5’6” tall.

5. She wanted to display to the world how much of a fighter Gabby was and how fierce this young girl was.  You can watch Skyler’s portrayal of Gabby Petito in the Gabby Petito Story on Lifetime.

The Gabby Petito Story on Lifetime

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Alyssa is an editor at TV Movie Vaults. She is passionate about entertainment and pop culture. Always scouring Netflix, Hulu, Lifetime and Hallmark for the newest and best shows.

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