New! Magazine – 19 August 2019

How thrilled are you

about your role in

UglyDolls, Kelly?

I was bawling when I

got the chance to do it

because I thought it was

so sweet. Then they told

me I had Moxy, who is the

lead role and that was

rad! Her character is

really similar to mine in

real life. She’s a little bit

more over the top. And

she was pink, which my

five-year-old daughter

was so excited about.

Tell us a bit more

about Moxy...

She’s super hopeful, super

optimistic, always glass

half full even when things

are down. She’s the

cheerleader of hope. She

just wants to have a

purpose, to be found

by a human and get

to be their doll.

What was it like to

sing in the film?

The songs are

so empowering.

They’re straight

up out of a Kelly

Clarkson catalogue.

There are some

funny ones, like

Nick Jonas’ Ugly

Truth – it’s horrible,

but hilarious.

And why will

audiences like it?

It’s not just for kids

• it’s for adults too.
  It’s funny and it’s got
  so much heart to it.
  There are sensitive
  moments too. It’s
  a feelgood film.

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Bear with us. What looks like a

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This new book

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Once the bible for all

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cracking articles, interviews and

profiles on the likes of Gary Lineker

and Harry Redknapp –

and some of the best

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We certainly got a kick

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If you’ve got a child, you’ve probably got an UglyDoll. The

latest toy phenomenon is so big there’s even a movie coming

out this week – with the cream of the celebrity crop lining up

to voice the characters.

Singer Kelly Clarkson, who takes the lead role of Moxy,

and the second hottest Jonas Brother Nick, who plays vain

Lou, are among those on the cast list.

Here, they tell us a little bit more...

UglyDolls is in cinemas on 16 August

DOING IT FOR

THE KIDS

Nick, you play Lou.

What drew you to

the character?

I just loved this

message of

accepting who

you are and

knowing that

things that are

different about

us make us

unique. And

I loved being

Lou because

he’s perfect, or

so he thinks...

Could you relate to

playing the villain

a teeny bit?

If I haven’t had coffee

in the morning I can

be a bit of a villain, so

it wasn’t hard. Deep

down Lou just really

wants to be loved and

accepted for who he

is. Even through all the

perfect hair, perfect

clothes, he’s got a lot

of things about him

he’d like to change.

What was it like singing

in the film?

It was a bit like musical

theatre, which is where

I started. It’s very

different to when I’m

recording a song on my

own or with my brothers.

What do families have

to look forward to in

UglyDolls?

They’re gonna love the

scale of it, the vibrant

colours and everything

else. It’s one you must

go and see in the

cinema. Just go be in

the seat and party like

it’s a rock concert!

‘I CAN BE A BIT

OF A VILLAIN!’

‘MY FIVE-YEAR-

OLD WAS SO

EXCITED’

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UglyDolls features the

voices of Kelly Clarkson

and Nick Jonas

The Lionesses reached

the World Cup semi

finals this summer