THE PEOPLE BEHIND THIS ISSUE TALK SUPERHEROES AND SHOOT DISASTERS

Going on the set of Wonder Woman to meet Gal Gadot (“Waiting For Gadot”, p56), Amsterdam-based Aussie writer ELLIE PACKER was pleasantly surprised. “She was the most humble, lovely and genuinely warm celebrity I’ve ever interviewed,” Packer says. And the actress is pretty kick-ass, too. “She said to me, ‘If we all had a bit of Wonder Woman inside us, the world would be a better place.’ It wasn’t long after Trump had won the US election, so I said, ‘Can’t you be the next president?’ And she replied, ‘I can’t. I’m an immigrant!’” There are plenty of things that can wreak havoc on a fashion shoot: torrential rain, gale-force winds, fading light, an MIA model… Unfortunately for makeup artist

NATASHA SEVERINO, she faced all this and more for our “Daily Grind” story (p106). “After having hair and makeup done at the beginning of the shoot, we weathered the elements for the first pic. Then we had to reset – everyone was soaked. But we had to roll with it and laugh all the way. It was a challenging shoot, but the job got done.” ELLE’S acting beauty and fitness director SARA MCLEAN has never been very mystically minded, but after exploring the emerging world of crystals in skincare (“Game Of Stones”, p148), she may just be coming around. “One thing I learned is that carrying a moonstone in your bra helps you harness your inner goddess and charges your feminine energy,” she says. “I’ve been doing it for a few weeks and while I’m not completely convinced, I do feel a sudden urge to wield a baseball bat and don a yellow Roberto Cavalli dress. Strange.”