Gabrielle Carteris said she lied about her age when she was cast/auditioning for Beverly Hills, 90210 and later discussed it publicly in interviews years afterward. The most specific public references I found place that discussion in 2018 and 2019 , with her directly saying she told producers she was 21 when she was actually 29.

What happened

She was auditioning for Andrea Zuckerman, a high school student, and feared being 29 would hurt her chances. In later interviews, she said a lawyer told her she could state a different age as long as it was over 21.

When she admitted it

Publicly, she appears to have first spoken about it in interviews in November 2018 , then again more widely in August 2019. A more recent 2026 interview repeated the same story, but it was not the first time she had admitted it.

The age details

  • Told producers: 21.
  • Real age at the time: 29.
  • Role: Andrea Zuckerman , meant to be a teenager.

Quick answer

So, if you mean when did she first admit it publicly , the answer is late 2018 , with follow-up interviews in 2019.