Post by suse on Jul 21, 2009 7:36:41 GMT
Eloise's TV Exit
Neighbours favourite Eloise Mignon is making a "cultural change" from Ramsay Street to university. Eloise joined the cast of Neighbours in July 2007. But at the age of 22, she has quit and is returning to continue an Arts degree and persue her interest in writing. "I didn't want to defer uni forever and, to be honest, I'd had enough of the Neighbours experience," says Mignon, who plays the troubled tomboy Bridget Parker. "Don't get me wrong. It was great but there are other exciting things I want to persue. In the end, I figured I had to make a decision or give up the idea of uni forever."
In her final episodes on Neighbours, Mignon's character gives birth in the bush and then is involved in a serious car accident. "It was the toughest acting role I've had," Mignon says. "At the end of filming I felt like I'd actually given birth. I'd been talking to a lot of people about giving birth in the weeks before we filmed those scenes. And I knew that you couldn't intellectualise something like this. But I wasn't quite prepared for the emotion of it all. I was shivering with emotion at the end. I was quite spent. It was one of the most challenging things I've ever done."
Mignon has not given away acting forever. "I'd like to do a play or a film. TV is hard work, really hard work," she says. "It just takes up so much of your time. So I don't know if I'd do another series for a while. Being on stage is a real thrill. And the pressure is so different. When you are doing TV, you have short bursts of pressure. Being on stage has a constant pressure but it's wonderful. I love everything about the process." Eloise plays piano proficiently but, unlike many Neighbours girls, she is not interested in a singing career. "No way," she says. "I know I'm nowhere near good enough to be a singer. I have enough other interests in life." She views fame as "a double-edged sword". "It's great when people recognise you and it's nice when schoolkids yell something nice to you from the bus, or come up to you in a library to get a photo. Most people are polite. But there are those who recognise you and just yell out some insult. I always think that's just a strange way to act."
Herald Sun TV Guide July 12-18, 2009
By Bryan Patterson
Thanks to Carly at Nfans
Neighbours favourite Eloise Mignon is making a "cultural change" from Ramsay Street to university. Eloise joined the cast of Neighbours in July 2007. But at the age of 22, she has quit and is returning to continue an Arts degree and persue her interest in writing. "I didn't want to defer uni forever and, to be honest, I'd had enough of the Neighbours experience," says Mignon, who plays the troubled tomboy Bridget Parker. "Don't get me wrong. It was great but there are other exciting things I want to persue. In the end, I figured I had to make a decision or give up the idea of uni forever."
In her final episodes on Neighbours, Mignon's character gives birth in the bush and then is involved in a serious car accident. "It was the toughest acting role I've had," Mignon says. "At the end of filming I felt like I'd actually given birth. I'd been talking to a lot of people about giving birth in the weeks before we filmed those scenes. And I knew that you couldn't intellectualise something like this. But I wasn't quite prepared for the emotion of it all. I was shivering with emotion at the end. I was quite spent. It was one of the most challenging things I've ever done."
Mignon has not given away acting forever. "I'd like to do a play or a film. TV is hard work, really hard work," she says. "It just takes up so much of your time. So I don't know if I'd do another series for a while. Being on stage is a real thrill. And the pressure is so different. When you are doing TV, you have short bursts of pressure. Being on stage has a constant pressure but it's wonderful. I love everything about the process." Eloise plays piano proficiently but, unlike many Neighbours girls, she is not interested in a singing career. "No way," she says. "I know I'm nowhere near good enough to be a singer. I have enough other interests in life." She views fame as "a double-edged sword". "It's great when people recognise you and it's nice when schoolkids yell something nice to you from the bus, or come up to you in a library to get a photo. Most people are polite. But there are those who recognise you and just yell out some insult. I always think that's just a strange way to act."
Herald Sun TV Guide July 12-18, 2009
By Bryan Patterson
Thanks to Carly at Nfans
... maybe he's a fan though! Or vice versa!