It’s easy to see 11-year-old Raegan Revord is doing exactly what she was put on this Earth to do. When she answered my call and I thanked her for taking time out to chat, the Young Sheldon star said: “That’s okay, I love talking! Thank you!”
Revord plays the sassy and hilarious twin sister of Iain Armitage’s Sheldon. The CBS spinoff series of the now finished The Big Bang Theory was a breakout hit, renewed for not one but two additional seasons, which would bring the total to four and counting.
In addition to acting, Revord is passionate about animals, particularly dogs. An only child, she has four “fur siblings,” two of which are rescues, that are “the loves of her life.”
There’s Lucy, who Revord calls “her angel baby.” Then there’s Otto, who is very close with her mother. Pepper is the newest of the bunch, who goes to work on set with Revord almost every day. Once, Pepper was introduced to Armitage’s new pet hamster named Isla who was also on set.
“Isla hid in the corner and before long we were like ‘okay it’s time to wrap it up before Isla has a small, hamstery panic attack,” Revord said.
Three of the dogs were rescued in Los Angeles and Lucy joined the family after a Petco or PetSmart rescue day.
“We got Lucy from a rescue that goes to Tijuana and they found her as a baby in a box,” Revord said. “They said they don’t remember that thank goodness and Lucy just sits around and loves life now!”
Revord mentioned how her mom is always willing to help people find their perfect dog. She often helps out those on set with finding their ideal pup.
In addition to rescuing dogs, Revord loves learning. Before acting, she was able to put her education first. Now, she attends schooling three hours a day while on set. Revord loves reading so much that she started a book club called Reading with Raegan her mother runs with her on her Instagram account @RaeganRevord. Each month, Revord chooses a book and encourages her followers to read it and let her know what they think with the hashtag #readingwithraegan. September’s book choice is Rules by Cynthia Lord.
“I’m never reading just one book,” Revord said. “I’m literally surrounded by them—our house looks like a library.”
In addition to reading, Revord loves to write. She was excited to share that she had just finished writing a pitch for her show based off a book that she is writing called My Story as a Gold Nugget. Revord is also pitching a TV script she wrote to studios.
