FORMER The Bold and The Beautiful star Kristolyn Lloyd has broken down in tears in a new emotional video after asking for donations.
The soap star told her followers that she recently received notice that she would be evicted from her apartment if she didn’t pay her rent.
On Tuesday, Kristolyn, 39, shared a video to her Instagram feed where she sat in her living room in a hoodie.
She started off the video with a deep sigh and a cough.
“Okay. My whole body has been shaking Friday when I got the papers,” the actress said.
“And it hasn’t stopped.”
The former The Bold and The Beautiful star said that she was overwhelmed with the immense amount of love she received from her GoFundMe page.
She was expecting to get $3,000 to $5,000, but the current total is a little over $41,000 at the time of publication.
“This is changing my life,” Kristolyn said as she broke down in tears.
“You’ve all made it possible for me to stay in the city and keep doing this.”
‘ISN’T DOING WELL’
On March 15, Kristolyn posted a GoFundMe after she was given an eviction notice.
She shared the page to her Instagram and the donations quickly started pouring in.
“So full transparency: Ya girl isn’t doing well,” the actress put in the description of the fundraiser.
“This week, I have been served eviction papers by my landlord.”
Kristolyn went on to say that she has lived in her New York City apartment for nine years.
She asked for help, explaining that she owed her landlord money between her roommate leaving and when she was out of work twice last year.
“I love my career and, although I have been fortunate to work consistently as an actor, I’ve accumulated tens of thousands of dollars in debt,” the soap alum explained.
And managing that debt had become impossible.
Kristolyn is currently working an Off-Broadway job, but she said it doesn’t pay the bills and the legal fees she has to pay her landlord.
From March 15, she only had 10 days to get the money together, with a goal of $15,000.
And in less than a week, she more than doubled that.
KRISTOLYN’S CAREER
Kristolyn played Dayzee Leigh on TBATB from October 2010 to December 2013.
Dayzee was originally a young poor woman who was living on the streets of Skid Row, Los Angeles.
She then met Stephanie Forrester, who took her under her wing and gave Dayzee the motivation to become and advocate for poverty.
Aside from the soap, Kristolyn also starred in Madam Secretary, Lie to Me, Elementary, and more.
She has also starred in Dear Evan Hansen and 1776 on Broadway.
And she is currently in the Off-Broadway production on Little Women.