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“Whatwouldhavehappenedtohernow?”Andshe’sprobably
theonlycharacterI haveplayedthatwillalwaysstaywithme.
Shewasmyfirstloveina weirdway,outofallmycharacters.
EffyinSkins, TeresaintheMazeRunnertrilogyandCarina
in PiratesOf TheCaribbean:Dead MenTellNoTales–
youoftenplaystrong,confident and independent characters.
Areyoulikethisinreallife?
Definitely,that’swhyI gravitatetowardsroleslikethat.Evenwith
[fashion].Forme,it hastobesomethingstrongandempowering.
I thinkwe’vegotusedtoseeingwomenincampaignslooking
quite submissive, orlying down, or[looking] overwhelmed,
orsoft and gentle.I love that wehave afierce woman at
thecentre[oftheCartiercampaign,ClashdeCartier].She’s
loud, dominant and proud, and that’s something I always
lookforinrolesbecauseit’swhatinterestsme.I’venevermet
awomanwhoisn’tinteresting,soI don’tunderstandwhywe
wouldevershowthatinamovie.Theydon’t exist! We are all
complicated in a beautiful, human way.YourfirstbigroleonscreenwasasEffyonSkins– a beloved
andiconiccharacter.Whydoyouthink she, and what she
represents,continuestoresonate?
Therewassomethingquitemagicalaboutheranda lotofyoung
peoplesawthemselvesinher.Onthesurfacesheseemedvery
controlledandputtogether–andfun–butasweexplored
throughouttheseries,shewasactuallyquiteadamagedsoul.
Wewatchedherbattleherdemonsandfallinloveandhave
herheartbrokenandhavethefearofhavingherheartbroken.
AndI thinkthat’ssomethingyoungpeopleliketoseeplayed
outatthattimein theirlives.Theyunderstoodit.It’ssuchan
emotionalthingwhenyou’rea teenagerandyoufallinlove;it’s
verydifferentlaterinlife.That’sthereasonwhyyourfirstlove
stayswithyouforever.Andpeoplereallyenjoyedseeinghertry
to figure out what to do and who to choose and which path toTHE
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