Are there real women secret service agents?
CATHERINE: Oh God, yes! The woman I trained with for that was an actual secret service agent. She was a very heroic person. I’m not supposed to say anything about that because it’s the secret service, but she was so great. The first time I met her I went to secret service headquarters. She met me- not on detail- and she was just gorgeous, really beautiful. She had fishnets on and high heels. And I thought, “she’s clearly bringing me to that agent” and I realized it was her. So it dispelled a lot of preconceived notions I had about the secret service. She was so lovely and cool. She had some amazing experiences. She won big medals of honor. Q: What pointers did she give you? CATHERINE: She taught me how to hold a gun. I got to go on some details and watch and observe. She taught me what to look for. Q: Do you walk into areas differently? CATHERINE: I’m paranoid anyway (laughs). Now I’m always looking out for hands. Q: What happened to your hand? CATHERINE: I jammed it- I was baking cook
