What The ELLE?

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What The ELLE?

We’ve always said that if she reads, she reads ELLE. Now, if she listens to podcasts, she listens to What The ELLE? ELLE Australia Editor Grace O’Neill brings you weekly conversations with fascinating figures across fashion, pop culture, music, film, and more, from Sophie Wilde to Jenna Lyons. What each guest has in common is that indefinable ELLE quality: smart, cool, and brimming with substance.

Episodes

  1. JUN 16

    Episode 9: Miah Madden

    This week we have Miah Madden on the mic. Miah's career as an actress and activist feels like it was written in the stars. Her father is the late Lee Madden, the pioneering Indigenous Australian tennis player, actor, fashion model, poet, and talent agent. Her five siblings are all remarkable talents in their own right including the actress Madeleine Madden, Lille Madden, an artist, and Ruby Madden, a champion runner. Miah started acting as a child, with roles in The Sapphires and Redfern Now, and last year she got her breakout role in the hit series Paper Dolls. Produced by Belinda Chapple, an original member of the iconic Australian pop band Bardot, the series  charted the creation and dissolution of a girl pop band in the early 2000s, and reexamined the power dynamics between young women in music and their record labels. The show made Miah one of the most exciting and in-demand new Australian actresses, and, remarkably, she’s balancing that career with a degree in law. She wants to dedicate her life to advocating for the Indigenous community, and sees lawmaking as the most viable path to last change. We talk about the mental health toll last year’s often toxic referendum discourse took on Miah and her family, the achievements of her father, including the story of his staging the first ever Indigenous fashion show in Paris in the ‘90s, her unexpected role as the youngest ever host of Play School, and more.  Please rate, review, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends, and find us over at @ELLEAUS on Instagram and Tiktok for more from ELLE Australia.  This episode is proudly brought to you by Kerastase, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of What the ELLE. Explore Kerastase's Genesis collection here. What the ELLE? episode tile features the artwork "Beach Bum" by Matilda Bailey and is designed by Paulina Paige Ortega.

    46 min
  2. MAY 25

    Episode 6: Ayesha Madon

    In 2022, the world was split into two types of people: those who had seen Heartbreak High and people who hadn’t. Heartbreak High was that rare gem of Australian television, one that went absolutely gangbusters globally, streamed by 43 million people on Netflix worldwide, and topping the ‘Top 10’ in 43 countries. What was even more remarkable was that it accurately captured what it’s like to go to an Australian high school now. The series is devoid of lazy cliques and is laugh out loud funny, while exploring issues like consent, gender identity, friendship and sex education. Much like Euphoria, and Sex Education, Heartbreak High turned its entire cast into overnight celebrities, and at its centre was Ayesha Madon. Ayesha is whip-smart, very funny, and absurdly talented, as well as starring in the second season of Heartbreak High, which is out now, she’s just released her first single, Eulogy. We talk about her Zoroastrian faith, recording music in her grandma’s garage, the overwhelming nature of Heartbreak High’s sudden success, the challenges of making music as an independent artist, and more.  Please rate, review, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends, and find us over at @ELLEAUS on Instagram and Tiktok for more from ELLE Australia.  This episode is proudly brought to you by Kerastase, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of What the ELLE. Explore Kerastase's Genesis collection here. What the ELLE? episode tile features the artwork "Beach Bum" by Matilda Bailey and is designed by Paulina Paige Ortega.

    48 min
  3. Episode 4: Angourie Rice

    MAY 11

    Episode 4: Angourie Rice

    Angourie Rice is a quiet achiever. There's no doubt you'll recognise her, the question is from where? Maybe it's her role in the box office-busting Spiderman reboot, which she starred in alongside Zendaya and Tom Holland (it was, coincidentally, her first big Hollywood role—no big deal). Or perhaps it's from Mare of Easttown, where she held her own against Kate Winslet in one of the most critically-acclaimed series of the past 10 years. Or, perhaps, it's from her starring role in last years' Mean Girls reboot, in which she was (on personal invitation of Tina Fey) cast in the iconic role originated by Lindsay Lohan. Angourie has worked with Sofia Coppola, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Garner, and Margaret Qualley. And did we mention she's only 24? In this episode, Angourie opens up to ELLE about her love of reading (she wrote a YA novel with her mum during lockdown), her childhood spent in the theatre, working on one of the world's biggest superhero franchise's while she was still in her teens, the internet's obsession with her love of knitting, and more.  Please rate, review, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends, and find us over at @ELLEAUS on Instagram and Tiktok for more from ELLE Australia.  This episode is proudly brought to you by Kerastase, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of What the ELLE. Explore Kerastase's Genesis collection here. What the ELLE? episode tile features the artwork "Beach Bum" by Matilda Bailey and is designed by Paulina Paige Ortega.

    54 min
  4. Episode 3: Jenna Lyons

    MAY 4

    Episode 3: Jenna Lyons

    Jenna Lyons is just getting started. Having made her name as one of American fashion's most formidable figures (and best dressed women), Jenna Lyons shocked the fashion world by stepping down from her role as president of J. Crew in 2017. Having shaped the way women dress for almost three decades, she decided to try her hand at a slew of other projects, among them a TV series and a beauty line (Loveseen, a line of cruelty-free, natural-looking fake eyelashes). What nobody could have predicted was that Lyons would join the reboot of the Bravo hit reality series The Real Houseewives of New York. It was a coup for Bravo, but also, unexpectedly, for Lyons herself, who became an instant fan favourite and global pop culture sensation, inspiring a million TikTok posts and just as many Halloween costumes. For this episode of What the ELLE? Grace catches up with Jenna to discuss the changing nature of how we consume fashion, Jenna's time on Housewives, how her experience with a rare genetic disorder lead her to create Loveseen, and more.  Please rate, review, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends, and find us over at @ELLEAUS on Instagram and Tiktok for more from ELLE Australia.  This episode is proudly brought to you by Kerastase, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of What the ELLE. Explore Kerastase's Genesis collection here. What the ELLE? episode tile features the artwork "Beach Bum" by Matilda Bailey and is designed by Paulina Paige Ortega. Music by Upbeat, LC: LZJZAABXMDCFWKP

    46 min

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We’ve always said that if she reads, she reads ELLE. Now, if she listens to podcasts, she listens to What The ELLE? ELLE Australia Editor Grace O’Neill brings you weekly conversations with fascinating figures across fashion, pop culture, music, film, and more, from Sophie Wilde to Jenna Lyons. What each guest has in common is that indefinable ELLE quality: smart, cool, and brimming with substance.

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