Nathalie Emmanuel attends the LuisaViaRoma for Unicef event at La Certosa di San Giacomo on July 30th in Capri, Italy. You can go to the gallery to take a look to the photos and enjoy!
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Nathalie Emmanuel attends the LuisaViaRoma for Unicef event at La Certosa di San Giacomo on July 30th in Capri, Italy. You can go to the gallery to take a look to the photos and enjoy!
“[I’ve had people] touch my hair like it’s a bomb about to go off.”
The Game of Thrones alum, who currently stars in The Invitation, spent her 20s fighting hair discrimination on set. Now 33, she’s made a big change — but there’s “joy, defiance, and empowerment” in her new, cropped look.
In my teens and 20s, I was already acting and started being in the public eye. Suddenly I had to present myself a certain way and had the expectations of the world on me. I felt a bit overwhelmed. My mum was always like, “It’s not about your appearance. You are beautiful. You
don’t need anything. You’re talented, you’re smart, kind, funny.” I could only be me at the end of the day.
But I was on a TV show in England called Hollyoaks, which was a teen show. A lot of students watched it and a lot of the women [in the cast] were very beautiful, glamorous. I definitely tried to become that.
There was a lot of pressure to conform, to have straight hair and do the aesthetic that was very Western/white. Every time I would straighten my hair, people would be like, “Oh, my God, I love your hair! You should do this all the time.” I’d always be like, “Hmm, or not.” I’ve always had quite a strong sense of myself, [but] you do just want to fit in at that age. You tend to be much more vulnerable to influence.
I remember when I first went to America and met other Black and mixed-race women [and they said], “Oh yeah, you need to get a weave. You need to have straight hair.” And I was like, “Really?” I just actively didn’t want to do that. That’s everybody’s choice for themselves. But for me it never felt right. I’ve had my hair damaged on set because someone wasn’t treating it right and literally had to cut off loads of it. That was just really heartbreaking.
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Actor Nathalie Emmanuel talks about starring in the new thrilled called “The Invitation.” She also dishes on “Game of Thrones,” returning for the tenth “Fast & Furious” movie, and her recent decision to cut her hair short.
Actress Nathalie Emmanuel discusses the differences between American Nathalie and English Nathalie, the emotional journey of cutting her hair, and what she would do in her character’s place in her new film “The Invitation.”
Nathalie Emmanuel attends the UK launch dinner of PATTERN Beauty, hosted by Founder/CEO Tracee Ellis Ross in celebration of the award-winning hair care brand designed to exceed the beauty needs of the curly, coily and tight-textured community at One Hundred Shoreditch on June 28, 2022 in London. You can go to the gallery to take a look to the photos.
After the death of her mother and having no other known relatives, Evie (Nathalie Emmanuel) takes a DNA test…and discovers a long-lost cousin she never knew she had. Invited by her newfound family to a lavish wedding in the English countryside, she’s at first seduced by the sexy aristocrat host but is soon thrust into a nightmare of survival as she uncovers twisted secrets in her family’s history and the unsettling intentions behind their sinful generosity.
Jessica M. Thompson directs this horror-thriller that also stars Thomas Doherty, Stephanie Corneliussen, Alana Boden, Courtney Taylor, Hugh Skinner, and Sean Pertwee. Screen Gems’ The Invitation opens in theaters on August 26, 2022.
One more film inspired by Bram Stoker’s bloodsucker will hit theaters this summer.
The Invitation–a horror film that went by The Bride the last time Horror News Network reported on it–is slated for a theatrical release Aug. 26, according to a report on slashfilm.com.
The Screen Gems film–said to be inspired by the Dracula legends–has been shrouded in secrecy so far, but what is known is that it purports to be a “contemporary thriller that tells the story of a young woman invited to a lavish wedding in England–only to realize her presence there has sinister motivations,” according to the logline.
The Invitation–directed by Jessica M. Thompson (The Light of the Moon) from a screenplay by Blair Butler (Helstrom)–stars Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones), Thomas Doherty (Legacies), Hugh Skinner (The Windsors), Sean Pertwee (Dog Soldiers), Courtney Taylor (Insecure), Alana Boden (I Am Elizabeth Smart) and Stephanie Corneliussen (Mr. Robot). [Source]