Actress Evangeline Lilly fell ill due to mold

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May. 14, 2008 11:34 AM

BANG Showbiz

The ‘Lost’ actress admits she could have avoided being poisoned but was “too

cheap” to move.

She told US talk show host Jay Leno: “I bought a house last summer and ended up

finding out it was completely mold infested.

“I was getting poisoned by the mold and therefore got very ill for four months,

but I didn’t move, even though I knew there was something wrong because I’m just

really cheap.

“If I have to pay a mortgage and rent, I am not a happy person. “Eventually my

illness overrode my thriftiness so I moved.”

The 28-year-old actress, who describes herself as a “miser”, also revealed she

hates tipping.

She added: I’m pretty cheap, for the first three seasons on ‘Lost’ I refused to

valet park my car because I didn’t want to tip.

“I had two roommates in a tiny little bungalow for seasons two and three

because that meant my rent was only $800 a month.

“They pay us alright on ‘Lost’ so that has nothing to do with necessity, it’s

just that I’m a miser!”

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