Ashley Madekwe: интервью для Glamour.

[_Revenge_]

Glamour's own Fashion Editor-at-Large Louise Roe sits down with Revenge star Ashley Madekwe. What did they talk about? Find out after the jump.

So, how on earth did I end up sitting down to interview Ashley for Glamour? Cue a really random turn of Twitter events. After recently getting a weeny bit obsessed with the show, I found myself sitting at the neighboring table to her at LA’s Chateau Marmont. I tweeted that I’d seen her later that night, someone else tweeted us into the same message, and hey presto, we got chatting.

As well as being a fellow Brit, she’s funny, sharp-as-a-tac, laughs easily and has impeccable style. The kind of wing-woman you want next to you on every shopping trip, bar stool and dance-floor.

So how does the is-she-isn’t-she evil sidekick in a drama, end up with better style than her on-screen best friend, leading lady Emily?

One answer might be Ashley’s genuine passion for all things style. She has an awesome fashion blog, Ring My Bell, which is well worth a scour.

“I started that ages ago," she says. "I get sent quite a lot of different pieces, which I’ll wear on there. I really enjoy it.”

And what about on the show? “I go for fittings every week," she admits. "The other actors go much less often—but I love to go in and I’ll try everything on. The costume designer Jill Ohanneson is just brilliant, we collaborate on Ashley’s looks. Emily’s character’s clothes are more pure and simple, she has to stick with a ‘good girl’ look, she has a bit of Grace Kelly in there.

"My character is this feisty London girl, and I wanted my style to be a mix of Olivia Palermo and Alexa Chung," Ashley says. "She’s turned out to be more Olivia than Alexa though, because you never see Ashley in her down-time, so she’s always at work, dressed up and formal. But I’d love to change her hair color in the future, I want to go darker. And to take out the hair extensions—they’re so long! At the start of filming they were going to get me some very expensive ones made, but I love the clip-ins from HedKandi. They blend in really well, they’re so good. I’m the clip-in queen!”

Has life changed since being on a huge hit show?

“No, not really," Ashley says. "It often looks like an actor’s had a big break out of nowhere, but in reality they’ve been working their way up, little by little, for a while. So it wasn’t a huge change.”

Do you still get star-struck?

“Yes of course! I went to the Vanity Fair party on Oscars night and there were so many movie stars in that room," she says. "I stopped the Revenge boys from going up and chatting to any of those movie stars though, I wouldn’t let them!”

Any gossip from the set?

“We shoot it all in LA, not in the Hamptons," Ashley says. "I leave at 4 a.m. to drive down to the set at Manhattan Beach. We all get along really well, and often burst out laughing at the table-read, because the scenes are so intense and evil. Christa (who plays Daniel’s sister Charlotte) is probably who I’m closest with. We go out together in LA a bit.”

So what’s next on the agenda?

“I’m getting married this summer in London, and my dress is being sent to LA just a few days before I leave, so I hope it arrives on time. It better!”

On the guestlist?

“My ginger tabby cat Oscar—he’s got his own passport—he comes everywhere with me.”

And now, the Glamour Quick-Fire Round...

Louise: Heels or flats?
Ashley: Heels

Louise: Platform or Stiletto?
Ashley: Can I have both?

Louise: Leather or Lace?
Ashley: Leather

Louise: Maxi or Mini?
Ashley: Mini

Louise: Print or Plain?
Ashley: Print

Louise: Designer or Vintage?
Ashley: Both

Louise: Femme Fatale or Beachy Boho?
Ashley: Femme Fatale

Louise: LA or London?
Ashley: London

Louise: Team Daniel or Team Jack?
Ashley: "Ha ha I’d have to say Jack because Josh (Bowman, who plays Daniel) really cares about the competition! Something really sad happens to Jack too though.” (I gasp - does he die?? Nooo!) “No it’s ok! He doesn’t die, but it’s very sad.”

Ashley's Beauty Must-Haves!
· Shu Uemura oil cleanser and Dermalogica gel cleanser. “I like to double-cleanse, I use one after the other.”
· Boots No7 serum
· Stila cream blush
· Nars Orgasm stick
· Shu Uemura hair oil “It’s so lightweight and really helps hydrate dead-ends, I dab it on all day.”

Ashley's Favorite Designers: Alexander Wang, Roksanda Ilincic, Jonathan Saunders, Valentino, Chanel

Ashley's Favorite LA Spots:
· American Rag for brunch: "You can shop for shoes and cushions and then eat brunch there too—they make the best eggs!"
· The Eveleigh for dinner: "Try the bone marrow."
· Cecconi's for cocktails: "It reminds me of London."

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@темы: Ashley Madekwe/Ashley Davenport, Интервью