Phoebe Tonkin ‘WORKING WITH JACKI WEAVER WAS A DREAM COME TRUE’
She first fififirst appeared on screen as lovable Cleo on H20: Just Add Water at just 17. But more than 10 years on, Phoebe Tonkin has established herself as one of our finest acting exports.
She appeared on US blockbuster TV show The Vampires Diaries and now s she’s come home to work o on Bloom, a Stan original s series that sees her join A Aussie screen legends Jacki W Weaver and Bryan Brown.
The six-part “gothic f fairytale” ventures into the p pursuit of eternal youth as th the characters are faced w with a dilemma whether to re relive their adolescence.
It was a project Phoebe sa says was too good to pass up up. “All these amazing actors w who I’ve looked up to for a lo long time are attached to it!”
We meet Phoebe’s ch character Gwen as an ailing, frail eld elder played by Jac Jacki, before sh she’s presented wi with a miracle fru fruit that rei reinstates her you young self, pla played by Phoebe. Phoebe “[ Jacki] is an acting legend and a wickedly quick, smart, funny lady. It was a real honour to play the younger version of her,” says Phoebe.
“She popped in one day when I was on set so she could watch how I talked and my body language – she’s just so good at what she does,” she adds.
Packed To The Rafters’ Ryan Corr also stars. “The show gets pretty dark [but everyone was good at] keeping the morale up and keeping it light, fun and easy. Ryan was a great buddy for me on set – it’s needed when you’re shooting in harsh conditions,” she adds.
It turns out Jacki and Ryan aren’t her only industry friends. The star reveals she’s a long-time pal and admirer of Margot Robbie. “I remember h hearing about Heath L Ledger making sure e everyone felt part o of the community. I would say she’s t taken on that b baton a little bit,” P Phoebe says. Bloom, B on Stan now