SydCon Unleashed: Aussie actor Milly Alcock isn’t too keen on fame
Milly Alcock is one of Australia’s most promising acting talents over recent years, but she’s not totally comfortable with the attention that has come along with the fame.
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Rising Aussie star Milly Alcock has lifted the lid on the reality of fame.
One of our most promising acting talents over recent years, the 25-year-old concedes she is not entirely comfortable with the attention that has come with landing roles on big budget global shows like HBO’s House Of The Dragon. And her fame is only going to get bigger with Alcock set to play Supergirl.
“Sometimes, (as a celebrity) you don’t get treated like a person — and that’s really hard,” Alcock said in the latest issue of ELLE Australia.
“You get idolised and people fantasise what your life is, but the reality is, I still have to do washing up and call my mum more than I do. I still have bills to pay, and in my personal life I still don’t feel good enough. At the end of it, I’m still a person and I don’t want to be the ‘celebrity’ who feels inaccessible. I don’t want to be idolised.”
Adapting to life in the public eye is an ongoing process for Alcock, who is seen in Netflix series Sirens and is well known for hit show Upright.
“I think I’m in this sweet spot right now,” she said.
“I can be myself and I kind of use it as my superpower. I’ve been discovering is people have a projection of who they think you are. As soon as you’re honest and vulnerable with them, you kind
QLD’S ORIGIN FACEBOOK FAIL
Queensland Health has been left-red faced after sparking a social media feud with their NSW government counterpart on Facebook ahead of Wednesday’s State of Origin opener.
In the hours leading up to kick-off, the official Queensland Health page posted a cheeky dig at NSW fans to Facebook, offering them “some health advice for the burn that’s coming after you lose”.
“Apply cold water (tears) for 20 minutes, remove anything tight (like that Blues jersey, it’s only making it worse), and cover the area with a Maroons scarf for comfort,” the post read.
Other Queensland government departments joined the pile-on in the comments, including the Queensland Fire Department, Queensland Rail and the Queensland Department of Education.
“Pro tip! If you’re getting the train with your NSW friends tonight, don’t sit in the quiet carriage. Let them cry freely,” the Queensland Rail account commented with a love heart emoji.
“We’ve dispatched extra supplies of aloe vera and tissues to the border (just in case),” the Queensland government reply read.
The post quickly racked up thousands of shares, likes and comments, but NSW Health ended up getting the last laugh after the Maroons lost 6-18 on home soil.
The official NSW Health page responded to the post with a link to the Healthy Eating Active Living NSW program so Queensland could get in shape and “regain past glories”.
“Thanks for the advice Queensland Health. As the reigning Men’s and Women’s State of Origin champs we are in pretty good shape, but if you’re a little out of shape … we have some good advice and tips for you,” they replied.
On Thursday morning, Queensland Health quietly conceded defeat underneath the post, commenting: “It looks like Queensland is finally getting a taste of the burn we dish out every year”.
Meanwhile, Queensland Police said they would be watching the game “unlike a NSW training session” – referring to the spying saga, which dominated the lead-up to game one.
But NSW Police hit back, reposting the comment after the game alongside the caption “didn’t age well”.
PREMIER’S FEELING THE VIBE
A senior minister tried to pass a note to NSW Premier Chris Minns in parliament this week, in what he has likened to a scene from the film The Castle.
Laughs broke out during Question Time on Tuesday after Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib threw apiece of paper at the Premier as he was trying to answer a query about flood recovery efforts.
Minns watched the paper fall to the ground, before he joked the note had instructions to “pick up milk on the way home”.
When asked about what was written in the note, a spokesman for the minister answered with a movie reference.
“Whilst Minister Dib would never reveal the contents of the note, he likened his efforts to Dennis Denuto offering Lawrence Hammill QC a glass of water in The Castle,” he said.
DOM’S MAKING PLENTY OF DOLLAS
Dom Dolla is treading a well-worn path.
Aussie DJs have a near-obsessive compulsion to punch above their weight, and this drive has made a handful of them some of the most celebrated figures in modern dance music.
“Everyone is committed,” Dom Dolla said in a cover interview for the latest issue of Rolling Stone Australia magazine.
“Not only is it difficult to be accepted to get a US visa, but to maintain it and financially support the whole thing, you’re haemorrhaging money for years,” Dom Dolla said.
Dom Dolla is the stage name of Dominic Louis Matheson, 33, who was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2024 for his Gorillaz, Tame Impala and Bootie Brown collaboration, New Gold.
“My goal was to headline Prince Bandroom in Melbourne. If you’d asked me about Madison Square Garden, I would have laughed,” he said.
“On the odd occasion I’d play to literally one or two drunk businessmen who would scream at me if I wasn’t playing what they asked me to play.
“I never in a million, million, million years thought that we would get this far.”
Dom’s success has even taken him to Tomorrowland, Coachella and Lollapalooza.
LOWY CHIEF’S HOME RUN
Lowy Institute director Mark Ryan, who worked in the office of Paul Keating when he was Prime Minister, and his wife Deborah have sold their four-level Paddington terrace pre-auction.
The four-bedroom, four-bathroom terrace sold for an undisclosed price, understood to be close to $12m.
The couple had unsuccessfully sought a buyer last August when a $16.5m suburb record was being mooted, but this price expectation was lowered recently to $11m.
The Glenmore Rd terrace with 485sqm internal space cost $2.52m in 2003 when he was Westfield’s director of corporate affairs.
The power couple have bought a five bedroom, five bathroom Vaucluse house for $8.825m.
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