It's hard to believe that the newly engaged Virginia native and the brunette inmate are the same person. Even Taryn Manning had doubts that she would be able to fully transition into Pennsatucky. "The teeth [in Season 1] were because she had a terrible meth addiction before she came in," Manning told The Hollywood Reporter. "And she was probably a heavy smoker and drank a lot of Mountain Dew and all these things." But Manning cites the biggest difference between her and her "OITNB" character is their politics. "I have about five [gay best friends]," Manning told Us Magazine. "I think most of my friends are gay men ... That's why I'm nothing like my character on 'Orange Is the New Black.'"

Luckily, Manning was able to fully embrace Tiffany Dogget once she got into costume. "[Costumes] helped very much to have Taryn go away ... I like going into costume. I'm a character actor — which by the way took many, many years, almost a decade, to accept. Because I wanted to be the girl next door."

In fact, before Pennsatucky, Manning was almost exclusively cast in the "girl next door" archetype. Years ahead of donning her jail uniform, Manning was taking a road trip with Britney Spears in "Crossroads" and dating Eminem in "8 Mile" (via IMDb). We're grateful Manning finally accepted her true calling: bringing Pennsatucky to life.