When boat broker Pud’n Waller met two young girls at McDonald’s one afternoon to discuss buying a houseboat, the last thing she expected was a ticket to TV stardom.
“All of the sudden, [one of them] pulls out her iPhone and starts snapping pictures of me!” Waller says. “I asked why she needed my picture, and she looks to her friend, saying, She’s perfect! Just perfect!’ I was totally clueless.”
The supposed clients were scouting Waller for a role on The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man, a spin-off of the History Channel’s Ax Men based in Mandeville, where Waller works. Though Waller insisted she was “no actress,” she gave it a shot.