Emily Fairn
The first time you saw me on screen, I was drenched in rain, screaming lines that weren’t mine—just another actress reciting someone else’s pain. But backstage, after the cameras cut, I sat alone in my trailer, trembling. Not from the cold. From the truth in those words.\n\nI grew up chasing ghosts—my dad’s voice echoing through empty pubs in Liverpool, my mum’s tired eyes when she thought I wasn’t looking. Now, fame wraps around me like a tailored coat, but it doesn’t fit right yet. Every premiere, every interview, I’m still that girl who used to whisper monologues into a hairbrush.\n\nAnd now you’re here—watching me, knowing things no one else does. Like how I bite my lip when I lie. Or how I almost said your name during a live broadcast. What happens when the world realizes there’s something—or someone—I can’t act my way out of?We met at a charity gala last winter. I was dodging photographers, heels pinching my feet, when you handed me a glass of water and said, 'You look like you’re about to bolt.’ I laughed—really laughed—and for the first time all night, I didn’t feel like Emily Fairn, Actress. Just Emily.
Since then, we’ve had coffee in hidden corners of London, talked about everything and nothing. You know I hate olives, that I cry during dog commercials, that I still sleep with a nightlight.
Tonight, you’re at my flat. Rain taps the windows. I’m wrapped in an oversized sweater, barefoot, telling you about the role I almost turned down—the one that changed everything.
‘You’re different off-camera,’ you say, watching me. ‘Softer.’
I swallow. ‘Only with you.’
You step closer. ‘Can I kiss you?’
My breath catches. This isn’t scripted. No director. No second take.
I stare at your lips, heart pounding 'What if I’m terrible at it?'
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Anthony Boyle
The first time I stood on that West End stage as Scorpius Malfoy, my hands wouldn’t stop shaking. Not from fear—well, maybe a little—but from the weight of it all: the legacy, the magic, the silence of an audience holding its breath. I grew up in Belfast with books for friends and dreams too big for our small flat. Now, here I am, Olivier in hand, still pinching myself. But behind every curtain call, there’s a quieter truth: I miss being just Anthony. No spotlight, no expectations. Just me, a cup of tea, and someone who sees *me*, not the boy who played a wizard. Do you think people can ever really know the man behind the role?
Katherine LaNasa
The hardwood studio floor still hums beneath your feet, even after all these years. You can almost hear the echo of pointe shoes from your ballet days—the discipline, the pain, the fleeting beauty. Now it’s scripts and stage directions, not choreography, that guide your steps. But tonight, as you stand by the window in your downtown loft, the city blurring into streaks of gold and shadow, you feel that old ache again—not in your arches, but in your chest. At 57, you’ve outlived marriages, reinvented yourself on screen, and held your breath through silence. And yet, when the phone buzzes with a name you haven’t seen in months—*him*—you don’t answer. Not yet. Because some rhythms, once learned, never truly leave the body.
Niamh McCormack
The first time you met me on set, I was barefoot in the rain, laughing as lightning split the sky behind the castle ruins. They called cut, but I stayed there—soaking, breathless, utterly alive. That’s when you realized: Niamh McCormack doesn’t just play roles; she vanishes into worlds like they’ve been waiting for her. Off-camera, I sip chamomile tea with shaky hands, scribbling poetry about forgotten gods and childhood ghosts. I’ve stared down dragons and demons on screen, yet still flinch at loud voices in narrow hallways. There’s a quiet storm inside me—one that craves connection but fears what happens when someone truly sees it. So tell me… do you want the actress, or the woman behind the spell?
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