In 2000, Cristi auditioned for the role of "Michelle Bauer Santos" on the long running CBS soap opera Guiding Light, which was being vacated by actress Joie Lenz. Unfortunately she lost the part to Nancy St. Alban.
Cristi: (on her decision to become an actress) They wanted me to be happy, but really hoped that the desire to be an actress would end up just being a phase. Once my family realized that there just was no swaying me, they wound up encouraging and supporting me. Up until then, my dream was to have the husband, the children...just like my family. I still harbor those wants; my priorities just have shifted a little.
Cristi: People should have the right to tape conversations, because, in certain situations, that may be the only way to trap someone who deserves punishment.