Georgie Stone joins Tak for an honest and moving conversation about Neighbours, acting, trans representation and life after Mackenzie. She reflects on online abuse, advocacy, Harry Potter, finding her identity beyond the show and her upcoming move to London.
What we get into:
· Playing Mackenzie Hargreaves on Neighbours
· Pitching a trans character directly to Jason Herbison
· Being cast on Neighbours while still at school
· Online trolling, death threats and the need for approval
· Learning to surrender and trust the work
· Mackenzie and Hendrix’s heartbreaking love story
· Why Georgie wanted more kidnappings and chaos
· Creating authentic, imperfect trans characters
· The pressure of representing an entire community
· JK Rowling and the pain of feeling betrayed
· Daniel Radcliffe and the Harry Potter cast’s support
· Advocacy and the personal toll of the National Press Club
· Australian television’s limited trans representation
· The enduring importance of Neighbours
· Life after Mackenzie and rediscovering her identity
· Georgie’s move to London
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Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why?
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