While telling her friend Miquita Oliver on their Miss Me? podcast that she’s really “into acting” at the moment and wants to “put herself out there more” to book more roles, Lily Allen confirmed that she auditioned for a role in the acclaimed TV series The White Lotus.
During the episode, the now 39-year-old admitted that she submitted footage of herself reading for a part in Mike White’s comedy-drama, saying “I haven’t auditioned for anything really. I did do a self-tape for The White Lotus and obviously did not get it.”
Confessing that she’s “a bit scared” of submitting self-tapes because she worried about casting directors potentially sharing her audition with others, the British-born artist added:
“Maybe now I would do them because I don’t think people give as much of a s**t about me anymore.” “Back in the day I didn’t like the idea of casting officers having a tape of me in case they would share it with other people. Now I don’t really subscribe to that fear so much, I don’t really care.”
Though best known for her musical successes, Lily’s acted in two West End plays, including ‘2:22 A Ghost Story’ and ‘The Pillowman’ – and is gearing up to star in a third stage production, a revival of Hedda Gabler, in ‘Bath, Somerset’ this summer.
Having also starred in the 2023 TV show ‘Dreamland,’ Allen said that she’d love to act in a “nice UK detective series” adding “I do hope that I get more opportunities.” “I want to put myself out there a little bit more and be a bit braver with doing self-tapes and going up for auditions and stuff because it is something that I enjoy and it something that I think I have the ability to be good at.”
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Author: Saul Goode
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