Kristen Bell: Covers Cosmopolitan Magazine September 2009 issue

Kristen Bell: Covers Cosmopolitan Magazine September 2009 issue. Kristen Bell stays classic in black on the September 2009 cover of Cosmopolitan, on stands August 11. Here’s what the 29-year-old Heroes hottie spilled:

On being the voice of Gossip Girl: “I’m very proactive with my career. And when I heard about Gossip Girl, I called someone at the network and asked if I could do something on it. At that time, I didn’t have a job, and I’m not just some idiot who wants to hang out in L.A. — I want to work.”

On love and her relationship with comedian/actor Dax Shephard: “Every woman in her 20s goes through a period where she just doesn’t believe love is out there anymore, but it is. And I think the minute you stop looking for it is when it comes for you.”

Kristen Bell wants us to help her groom her dog. At least, that’s what her publicist tells us...but we don’t really believe she’ll actually be wielding shears. Kristen has starred in hit movies like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, has been a regular on TV shows like Heroes, and is the deliciously wicked narrator of Gossip Girl — we figure she’ll just stand to the side while some high-priced doggie stylist to the stars ties pink ribbons in her pooch’s hair.

But when we arrive at her house in the Hollywood Hills, we’re greeted by Lola, an adorably fluffy chow chow–corgi mix, and Kristen — hair in a ponytail, dressed in an old pair of jeans and a bright blue hoodie. Soon we’re hunkered down on the hardwood floor of her spacious living room, looking on as Kristen trims Lola to look like a lion.

As she shaves in a poofy mane, the 29-year-old Michigan native talks about hanging out in her amazing house, where she likes to host American Idol parties. “On the nights when we’re all together,” she begins, “my roommates and I all cook dinner.”

Hold on. Doing her own dog trimming is one thing, but roommates? Um, can’t she afford to live alone?

Find out the answer and get the rest of Kristen Bell's cover interview in the September 2009 issue of Cosmo, on stands now!

Check out our exclusive behind-the-scenes video of Kristen's Cosmo cover shoot!