Tag: actress
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Conversations with… Michelle Hopewell (Subject: Body Image in an Image Focused Industry)
When interviewing people who work in show business, I always touch upon the idea of confidence in an industry that places importance on appearance. After each of these interviews, I marvel at people’s resilience to the pressures and expectations placed upon them, but Michelle takes that to a whole new level. Michelle is someone who…
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Conversations with… Danni Shepherd AKA Pandora Belle (Subject: Acting, Modelling and Body Image)
At a family wedding when I was younger, I was scouted a a model. I was an incredibly shy, awkward child, conscious of my birthmark and the fact that I had hit puberty young. My mum politely said no, but I have always wondered what would have happened if she had said yes. Would I…
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Conversations with… Bethany Gregory (Subject: Chasing Dreams/Life as an Actress)
When we watch television or go to the theatre, we rarely ever think of the hard work that goes on behind the scenes. We sit and we watch for a few hours, immersed in a make believe world, never once stopping to think of the time spent designing sets and costumes, the weeks of long,…