To get into character, Bel Powley spent hours on her sofa binge-watching episodes of Made in Staten Island - the short lived reality TV show about the island’s mafia families
laughs, recalling her childhood years. “I was actually so different to who I am now. I was really very geeky and quite shy, very studious, very well behaved.” With acting credits including a starring role in indie coming-of-age tale,The Morning Show,, and countless red carpet appearances behind her, shy wouldn’t be a word that comes naturally when describing Powley today.
Powley plays Davidson’s on-off girlfriend, Kelsey - an amalgamation of Davidson’s real-life exes. "She's a real Staten Island girl,” says Powley, “Long nails, high heels, straight black hair, big eyebrows, contouring, orange tan. The whole shebang.”To get into character, Powley spent hours on her sofa binge-watching episodes of- the short lived reality TV show about the island’s mafia families. But she was careful not to veer off into caricature.
Powley’s turn as Minnie, a 15-year-old aspiring cartoonist who becomes sexually attracted to her mother’s boyfriend, in, was a turning point in her career, with numerous media outlets touting Powley as Hollywood’s next big thing - although Powley is far too modest to acknowledge her success. “I personally wouldn't like to be mega famous,” she squirms, “Likelevel famous. It sounds horrible. I feel like fame at that level can be quite a dangerous and damaging thing. I like my privacy.
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