Her work has previously appeared in USA Today and Washington Life Magazine ... the former Real Housewives of Orange County star, 52, revealed that Barney "finished treatment a few months ago ...

“The process is the real bad part,” Barney explains ... what hasn’t gone is Barney’s positive outlook on life. “I have hope,” Barney says. “Doctors have said I’m doing really ...

Barney has also taken part in All Star Musical. The 25-year-old is keen to keep his love life out of the spotlight, even when he's in it, but has been known to date a former Miss World Champion.

And then it hits me. I had to breathe life into Barney in my dream. If I go into this audition and breathe life into this character, I'm going on vacation. And that's exactly what I did.