What do you think of Poppy?

I love playing her because even though she’s a bit of a brat and a bit sassy and stuff, you still love her. Even when she’s at her worst you still have a soft spot for her and her character. She’s loveable, that’s what I like about her, even in the beginning when she wasn’t very nice.

Do you find it easier to play the nastier or nicer side of her?
It’s fun to play the mean girl just because you can totally do whatever you want with it. When you’re being nice you kind of have to play a certain way to make it come across, but when you’re being nasty you can just go all out, full on.

What was it like having to wear the blonde wig?
It was so uncomfortable at first and then I just got used to it. They glued it onto my head basically and I was so sick of it by the end, but then I missed it after.

Have you ever encountered anyone like Poppy in real life?
I live in LA so that should answer that question! You can open all the magazines and find any kind of Poppy. I went to a private, all girls’ school in LA, so there were ‘Poppys’ left, right and centre but I also met some great girls too. I mean, not everyone in LA is like that, I’d like to state for the record! I come over here and everyone’s like “Oh, she’s from LA, that would explain it” and I’m like “No, we’re not all like that, I promise you!” We don’t all look and dress like that.

Did you go to school with anyone famous?
Yeah. I don’t want to name names because a lot of them are still my friends and I’d sound so trashy naming them, but yeah, a lot of famous people’s kids. That’s kind of how LA is though - everyone’s somebody’s kid or niece or cousin.

Were you rebellious at school?
I was in detention a lot. At my school we could schedule our detentions, so my friends and I would schedule them together. We’d be like ‘dentist appointment, can’t do it that day’ and then ten girls would have a dentist appointment that day. I violated my dress code as well. We had a skirt and a shirt and some days I just didn’t feel like wearing it. I was always late too, partially because I’m just slow. I’d take my time going to my locker then take my time getting a snack and then I’d end up 10 minutes late and get detention. I had a build up of detention slips in my binder