ALL SHARON ROONEY, ALL THE TIME!
Scottish star of Finding Alice, Dumbo, My Mad Fat Diary, Zapped!, Sherlock, Two Doors Down, Brief Encounters, Bad Salsa, Mountain Goats and Henry IV.
(My MMFD blog is i-dream-of-emus.tumblr.com)
Sharon gave thoughtfully-chosen Barbie dolls to her fashion stylist, makeup artist, nail artist and hair stylist, for helping her get ready for the Barbie premiere. 💙
Sharon Rooney by Otto Masters for Rollacoaster, Summer 2023
“I think, what Barbie’s taught me is that you can do anything and be everything because she’s a woman who – literally – does everything. I’d really love to write something of my own. I see how clever Greta is and how wonderful she is and such an amazing actress, but she also is a phenomenal director. And Margot [Robbie] as well, she's an outrageously brilliant actress, but she's also got a fantastic production company. Barbie’s been a brilliant job to be surrounded by people like that who are working so hard but are all just really good people. In summary, Barbie’s taught me a lot about just going for it and believing.”
Rollacoaster: 'Featuring in our Summer 2023 issue, Barbie’s @sharon_rooney fan girls over Greta Gerwig, sets sights on a directorial debut and reflects on her beginnings in the My Mad Fat Diary universe 💖'
It's TEN YEARS since the first episode of My Mad Fat Diary aired!
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Were you watching in the early days or did you discover it later (or even recently)?
If My Mad Fat Diary means something special to you, it'd be lovely to hear from you, either below or in an Ask. Memories of the show, favourite cast members, outfits, songs, or scenes, and the fanfics or fan art you loved.
David Farrell of BBC Scotland's The Edit asks Sharon Rooney* for Barbie movie spoilers - but even if she manages to avoid leaking secrets, will he get them from her mum?
"And I tell you what not to do - do not, DO NOT ask my mum anything, cos I tell you this right now, Libby has nae filter!"
Goodnight Henry, a short film starring Ryan Gage, Joseph Marcell and Sharon Rooney (Isher Sahota, 2021), will have its premiere at the 2022 RIIIF Opening Night Gala on Tuesday 9th August.
'When the Prime Minister dies in scandalous circumstances, Mr Pageant - his closest advisor - must salvage the country's free trade deal with the visiting French ambassador whilst limiting the damage a chambermaid may cause to the country's reputation.'
Here's the trailer for BBC thriller The Control Room, in which Sharon plays Detective Inspector Anna Breck. (And it's set in Glasgow, so she gets to use her own accent!)
All three episodes are now available on BBC iPlayer.