In an alternate universe somewhere, Lance Bass is a lawyer who married his high school girlfriend in Mississippi.
That’s what Bass believes might have happened, at least, if he had not taken his audition for ‘NSync when he was 16.
Bass, 45, explained why in a conversation with Us Weekly on behalf of his campaign with Kelley Blue Book. He’s teaming up with the company to help people say “ bye bye bye ” when it’s time to move on from something special, like their car.
The first time Bass had to deal with moving on from something special came in 1995 when he was presented with the opportunity to audition for ‘NSync. As he recalled to Us , he was vice president of his junior class in high school at the time, getting ready for his homecoming dance.
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That’s when his mom initially shot down the idea of him auditioning for the boy band, hanging up on a call from future ‘NSync member Justin Timberlake , his mother and manager Lou Pearlman . It wasn’t until they called back that she relented.