LILY’S FACE VALUE
‘My dad is in the industry, like Celia’s’
The Last Tycoon IS THE FIRST MAJOR TV ROLE FOR BRITISH ACTRESS LILY COLLINS. THE 28-YEAR-OLD PLAYS CELIA, THE DAUGHTER OF KELSEY GRAMMER’S CHARACTER PAT BRADY.
IN REAL LIFE, COLLINS IS THE DAUGHTER OF ROCK STAR PHIL COLLINS, AND DREW ON HER RELATIONSHIP WITH HER FAMOUS FATHER TO HELP HER IN THE PART.
‘MY DAD IS IN THE INDUSTRY,
LIKE CELIA’S,’ SAYS COLLINS. ‘SHE WANTS TO PRODUCE A MOVIE AND SHOW THAT SHE’S SOMETHING SEPARATE FROM HER DAD. IN THAT SENSE, SHE’S LIKE ME. I’M THE VERY PROUD DAUGHTER OF SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE SO MUCH IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I’M DOING MY OWN THING.’
ONE OF THE SERIES’ BIG ATTRACTIONS FOR COLLINS WAS
THE FABULOUS 1930S FASHIONS.
‘I JUST LOVE THE FACT THAT,
BACK THEN, EVERYONE GOT DRESSED UP TO DO THE MOST MENIAL THINGS. EVERYTHING
WAS MORE HANDCRAFTED AND IT WAS FUN TO RUN AROUND IN THOSE KIND OF CLOTHES.’