Cosmopolitan UK — June 2017

COSMOPOLITAN · 29

MY CULTURED LIFE

Actress Lily Collins tells us what’s hot in her world right now...

“I’m always surprised

by what comes on my

playlist. I’m really into

Chainsmokers and Tove

Lo, but some days I’ll

working out and Lovely

Day by Bill Withers w

come on. When I was

younger, I’d play my d

[singer Phil Collins] ne

music and, once, after I played John Mayer’s

album a lot, Dad started loving him, too.”

“I’ve been filming a

new show for Amazon

called The Last Tycoon

which is all about

Hollywood in the

’30s, so I’ve been

listening to You Must

Remember This. It’s

packed with amazing

gossip from that period, and has really

helped me understand the stories behind t

world I’m immersed in every day on set.”

“I like to read in my

trailer on set – it’s s c

a good way of chilli

out. I’m in the midd e

of The Nightingale by

Kristin Hannah at the

moment. It’s about o

sisters in France whe

the Nazis invaded during World War II. It’s

an amazing story of camaraderie. I’ve love

books since I was little, and they are one o

the reasons I became an actor.”

What I’m

listening to...

The podcast

I’m glued to...

What I’m

reading...

“The Apartment was

one of Shirley MacLaine’s

first films and it’s just

wonderful. It’s a classic

’60s romantic comedy.

Shirley is so endearing in

it. Even though I’m in the

industry, I still love going

to see films at the cinema.

It’s the whole experience

of getting your snacks, seeing the film, then

going out afterwards and talking about it.”

“The Crown [on Netflix]

was epic. [I live in LA] but

I’m a Brit, and I felt so

connected to it. I like

being able to watch an

entire series in one go. My

mum and I are the kind of

people who wait a whole

y r until Game Of Thrones is on DVD so we

n’t have to go a week between episodes.

e did the same with Downton Abbey – you

have to make sure you avoid the spoilers.”

“Helen Mirren’s account

is good – she takes some

very funny selfies. I’m

also really into fashion, so

I like to look at [lifestyle

blog] Coveteur’s account.

Street Art Globe is great,

too – it’s lots of beautiful

photography and graffiti

m around the world. I love looking at cool

ff like that, which I’d never normally see.”

Most recent

box-set...

The last f ilm

I watched...

My current

Instagram crush...

✱ Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me by

Lily Collins (Ebury Press, £12.99)

WORDS LOTTIE LUMSDEN. PHOTOGRAPHS ALAMY, GETTY IMAGES, TEDDY BLANKS, NETFLIX, INSTAGRAM @HELENMIRREN

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