Earlier in the year I caught up with Disney royalty, Debby Ryan. Those unfamiliar with the name (fans are no doubt skipping a beat at her mention) will know Debby from her role in the Disney Channel sitcoms Jessie. Any waaay... We had a sit down and chat about her latest movie Rip Tide. It was actually filmed in Kiama, NSW – a beautiful town on the south coast. I won't give too much away, coz there is nothing worse than spoilers (Amirite?), but Debby plays Cora – a young fashion model who leaves behind her troubles in America for beach town in Australia. We had a great chat about the new flick and her experiences in Australia. It was a lot of fun and I have no doubt you will all enjoy it as much as I did. Check it out below :)
TG: Hi Debby! Thanks for talking to us. We're huge fans. In your new movie Rip Tide, you play a girl named Cora. What experiences did you share with your character during filming and did you enjoy your time in Australia?
Debby: Yeah, I did. Fortunately it wasn’t my first time in Australia, but I do have the kind of wonderstruck-like crush on Australia that I had when I was like nine or 10 years old and doing school reports on it. I’ve always had a love for it. [In the film] Cora is met with fond memories and a bit of nostalgia and that kind of forms a lot of her trip there.
TG: What are some of the phrases or words that were lost in translation while you were over here?
Debby: Shortening things and adding o's to the end of words. It took a moment for me to be like “oh this is what they mean.” That and saying things like, “How’d you hurt yourself you goose!” It was really funny.
TG: Who was your on-set BFF and why?
Debby: I love Genevieve Hegney so much (Aunt Margot)! I think every single day I got to know someone a little bit differently. The whole crew would just like hang out and wander. It was like a little family. We all went to Kiama and built this tiny village and we just like hung out and recovered at night. It was so much fun!
Rip Tide hits cinemas September 14!
That's all from me this week, TGs. Be safe and have a great weekend :)
Aaron
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