FROM BTRtv, Megan –
“On the set of Big Time Rush everyone is friendly and also very grateful to be working.”
One of Nickelodeon’s newest breakout hit TV series, Big Time Rush is about four hockey players from Minnesota who get a chance to become famous and move to LA, eventually becoming the next hit boy band after getting a record deal. But how would a bunch of teenage sixteen-year-old boys keep grounded without a mother? Challen Cates plays the mother of lead singer Kendall Knight and his over-achiever little sister, Katie Knight.
Being the mother of four boys isn’t an easy job. On the show Big Time Rush, Mrs. Knight is a hardworking mother, always there to help through thick and thin. The thing that really makes her character stand out is that she’s caring. She tends to be a little over protective of her daughter Katie, which makes their relationship a little edgy at times. But when it comes to her children’s future, Mrs. Knight is right there ready to support them.
Off set Challen Cates is a mother of two children as well. Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Challen grew up on the farm, riding horses, and working on her photography skills. So why would she want to act? “I grew up on a farm in rural Virginia so the excitement of the entertainment industry always had a very strong pull on me.” explains Challen. “When I finally got to a place where I could take an acting class I knew that I was hooked.”
Off set of Big Time Rush is a blast. “I love working with the boys and of course Ciara (Katie),” she wrote on her twitter. “They are so much fun and such a joy. We have our laughs on set.”
