If you caught tonight’s March 24th episode of the hit freshman drama, Tracker starring Justin Hartley, you were introduced to a new character who shares a past with Colter Shaw and in real-life shares her life.
Sofia Pernas guest-starred as Billie Matalon, who is also in the bounty hunter business and quite self-assured on her own right, but clearly has a connection to Colter. In the episode entitled “Lexington”, Colter reluctantly teams up with his nemesis to track down a missing racehorse.
As daytime soap fans know, Sofia played Marisa on The Young and the Restless from 2015-2017 while Justin played Adam Newman 2014-2016. Now years later, they appear together on the hit CBS primetime series.
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Pernas spoke to PEOPLE about how she tackled the role of Billie, expressing, “For me, I played it like (Billie) wanted to see him (Colter) on this job. Every time she goes on one of these jobs, she’s like, ‘Is Colter going to be here?’”
So, how did Sofia feel about working opposite Justin as his newest alter-ego Colter Shaw? She revealed, “He’s so different in this role that it was very disarming at first because I was like, ‘Oh my God, you are a completely different person right now.’” Sofia added, “I think for Justin, and I think it is just so cool seeing him really, really settle into this guy’s skin.”
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When she wondered just what the connection on-screen would look like between the two real-life marrieds, Pernas shared, “It was like riding a bike and so different at the same time because of how different he is, which honestly made my job a lot easier.” The actress also related, “It’s a lot easier to play chemistry when you feel like you don’t know the person.”
Just when will Tracker fans get to see Billie again? According to Pernas, they will have to wait for season two: “There’s too much stuff Colter has to address before we go into the Billie of it all, I think.”
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