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“Forward Thinking” to be broadcast on TV soon

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Excited to announce that “Forward Thinking” will be broadcast on a local Brighton TV channel called “Latest Brighton” soon! It will air on Thursday 2nd August at 9pm.

In this short but sweet period drama I played a suffragette who is in love with another woman – a completely taboo subject at the time. 

As the daughter of a wealthy family the world that my character inhabits socially comes with an already established set of rules and expectations which doesn’t make it easy for her to follow her heart… I guess you will have to tune in to find out how she decides in the end.

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My new Showreel is on YouTube

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Today I have decided to quit acting and join the Mars One project instead. It means that soon I will be spending the rest of my life on Mars as part of the first permanent human settlement there. I can’t wait, I’m so excited!

… This was a (significantly bad) April Fools’ Day joke of course. 

In other news, I have very recently uploaded a freshly edited version of my acting showreel. It’s on YouTube guys, go and check it out:

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Happy International Women’s Day!

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Happy International Women’s Day to all my fellow ladies out there! 

Always remembering those who fought for our rights. Playing one of them, a suffragette, has been such an honour. Even though she had her own personal struggles to deal with before finding her strength, she got there in the end nonetheless.

This past year has certainly brought about some changes with #metoo raising awareness to the way women are often (mis)treated not only in the entertainment industry but in our society. Unfortunately there’s still an awful lot of men out there having to learn a lesson or two with regards to respecting women. 

We have come a long way regarding gender equality, particularly in the Western world, but sadly still have a long way to go especially considering other parts of the world where women are denied basic human rights and still don’t have a voice in this day and age. These problems exist even if we might not be experiencing them ourselves – whether it’d be under the pretext of culture, religion or “boys just being boys”.

Let’s keep making changes, through raising our voices to injustice and by raising boys who will grow up to be respectful men and role models to our society.

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Getting into the Xmas spirit

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I wrapped filming a hilarious little slapstick short film today. Working title “The Chicken and the Egg”. Watch out for it! It might be the next big hit on YouTube 😉

In other news I will be off to Germany early next month to spend the holidays with my family and friends over there. I’m already getting into the Christmas spirit, how about you? I also took a few festive photos recently which will be added to the Gallery page soon.

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I just wrapped filming “Only Wolves” with Shone Romulus

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I just wrapped filming an exciting new urban drama with these guys. Watch out for “Only Wolves”!

 

Here’s a sneak peek of a dark and steamy scene featuring myself and the awesome Shone Romulus. I was playing an exotic dancer in this film and it was actually my first time playing a sexy character on screen – no nudity is to be seen however, I’m sorry to disappoint you all ;-).

 

“Only Wolves” will be released next year and it looks very promising. I’ll keep you updated about it of course.

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“Finding Fatimah” is out in cinemas… make sure you don’t miss it!

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Today is the day! “Finding Fatimah” is out in cinemas across the UK! Make sure you don’t miss this absolute gem of a romcom! I promise it will make you leave the cinema with a smile on your face. The film will be shown at Odeon, Cineworld, Vue, Showcase and a few independent venues – a detailed list of cinemas can be found on “Finding Fatimah”’s official website.

 

Also: Look out for the “Finding Fatimah” posters in tube stations and on buses! As well as catching some of us on the promo tour for the film. This is so exciting!

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At the “Finding Fatimah” Director’s Screening

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I’m sooo excited to announce that “Finding Fatimah”, a hilarious new romantic comedy that I’m very grateful to have been a part of, will be out in cinemas from 21st April!

Watch the official trailer here:

 

I went to the Director’s Screening tonight and had such a great time catching up with everyone. This film is definitely worth seeing – very funny yet heartfelt and moving. A massive well done to everyone involved and working so hard to create this little masterpiece.

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We’re going to kill it at the festivals!

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I just got to see a preview of “Shopping Spree” and I’m in love! Well done to everyone that has been involved in it. 

I already miss playing my character Stacey who is one of the feistiest girls you’ll ever meet… and the never-ending fights with her boyfriend Nick. And the late night shoots in the supermarket. And the crazy props and costumes. And the amazing cast and crew! 

I’m sure this movie is going to kill it (literally) at the festivals once it’s done in post-production!

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“Shopping Spree” wrapped

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I just wrapped filming “Shopping Spree” and what a blast I had shooting this film! The cast and crew have been an absolute pleasure to work with and I made so many new friends. I can’t wait to see it once it’s done in post-production. The film is a murder mystery which is set in a supermarket. After a late-night killing spree the only surviving characters are a bunch of unique individuals who try to solve the question as to who the killer was… and it has to be one of them. Here are some still images from the shoot.

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Coming soon: “Hag”

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Coming soon: “Hag” starring myself and the awesome Oliver Knight. I had a blast shooting this film with the best team I could have wished for. When I first read the script for this production I had a hard time falling asleep as it was just too scary – but so good! I hope you’ll like it as much as I did and enjoyed being a part of it. In this movie I am playing a young woman who moves into a house which she inherited with her fiancé. It all seems perfect – but then strange things start to happen and she finds herself becoming possessed by an unknown force. Watch this space.