ˈæftɚ spˈɛndɪŋ ɐ dˈɛkeɪd ɹˈæŋkt ɪnðə tˈɑːp tˈɛn ɔnðɪ ˌeɪˌɛspˈiː wˈɜːld tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp tˈʊɹ dˌʌbəljˌuːsˌiːtˈiː, kˈɛnəli tˈʊk ɐ bɹˈeɪk fɹʌmðə tˈʊɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən tʊ ɛksplˈoːɹ hɜː pˈæʃənz fɔːɹ ˈæktɪŋ ænd mjˈuːzɪk, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐ ɹᵻkˈɜːɹɪŋ ɹˈoʊl æz ɐ sˈɜːfɚɹ ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən sˈɪɹiz dʒˈɑːn fɹʌm sˌɪnsɪnˈæɾi.
After spending a decade ranked in the top 10 on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), Kennelly took a break from the tour in 2007 to explore her passions for acting and music, including a recurring role as a surfer in the 2007 series John from Cincinnati.