Growing up homeschooled in Greenville, South Carolina, Britt Robertson was encouraged by her mother to get out of the house and socialize. This led to her acting in local plays, which quickly spiraled out into a full-blown career. At the age of 10, she would stay three months at a time in Los Angeles auditioning for pilots and movies, before flying back home to Greenville. After four years spent shuffling between the two cities, she moved to Los Angeles permanently.
But she didn't go alone. While her parents stayed behind to look after her six younger siblings, Robertson's grandmother moved to California to take care of the 14-year-old actress. They even had time to bond on set. "She's the typical Southern woman, and she learned how to knit," recalled Robertson in an interview with People. "So I learned how to knit too, and we would both sit on set, knitting all the time. We're still really close."
Despite her busy schedule, Robertson still returns to South Carolina as often as she can to visit her family. Plus, she can get the sweet tea and chicken and dumplings she can't find in LA.
