MIAH MADDEN
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You may be familiar with the 16-year-old actress from film Australia Day and TV series The Gods of Wheat Street, but the younger sister of Madeleine Madden ( Picnic at Hanging Rock) will reach a new audience as co-presenter of the third season of Crash the Bash (starts Sat., Jan. 12; Nickelodeon). “Acting and hosting are two entirely different playing fields,” Madden says. “With hosting, I am able to show my personality instead of hiding behind a character. Don’t get me wrong, I love acting, however hosting has shown me a different way of performing, which I’m really enjoying.” Madden will host the kids’ series alongside Lee Carseldine and tells WHO her on-air partner “is amazing to work with. He knows a lot about cricket, which is handy for me! The only cricket I have played is backyard or beach cricket, so I’m glad my batting skills weren’t part of the screening process.” As Madden prepares to complete high school and think about a future in entertainment, she says she’s been lucky “to have my sister Maddy in the film industry because I’ve always had someone to receive advice from. A piece of advice Maddy has always told me is to go with my gut instinct and trust my creativity.”