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The model turned realtor, 30, recently chatted with PEOPLE about how she’s been preparing for life in the spotlight, admitting that she’s “a little nervous” about dealing with online hate onceSeason 4 of the hit Netflix showairs this fall.
Though she only stepped in front of the cameras for the first time recently, the Massachusetts native has been working at the Oppenheim Group for several years now, so she has a great personal relationship with most of the cast.
That means she’s also seen how social media bullies have affected her friends and coworkers — including Heather Rae Young, Chrishell Stause, Mary Fitzgerald, Christine Quinn, Maya Vander, Davina Potratz, and Jason and Brett Oppenheim — since the show debuted in 2019.
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“I think it’s really difficult in general for any person to kind of see negative criticism come at you. But of course, as a woman, even more so,” she says. “I’ve seen a lot of the girls struggle with the feedback and criticism they’ve gotten.”
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Despite the hate that bullies may choose to spew, the entrepreneur (she foundedEmma Leigh & Co., a plant-based frozen food company) says she’s more excited than she is nervous for the new season of the show to air.
“It’s been really inspiring for me when I’m out and about with [the cast] and people will come up and say, ‘You inspire me,’ and things like that — that’s why I want to do it,” Hernan says of being a part of the series. “So that I can inspire young people the same way that a lot of my coworkers do as well.”
“I’m excited to open up my life, and share with everybody who I am as a person,” she adds.
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The up-and-coming star promises that Season 4 ofSelling Sunsetwill be one of the juiciest ones yet.
“I definitely think between the real estate, the drama and everything else, this will probably be your favorite season,” she tells fans. “It won’t disappoint. I promise.”
source: people.com
