After a few months off, we are chatting to former Jersey College for Girls student, Gigi Neil - in an interview we recorded a few months ago. Having trained in New York for just over three years, Gigi moved her knowledge and skill closer to home, in London. With plenty of love for the 50's it was no surpirse when Gigi auditioned and was offered the role of Marilyn Monroe at Universal Studios in Japan, a role she loved and really got her teeth in to. But how on earth does someone leap from being a famous Hollywood icon to playing the lead role (and only female actress) in the hit live-action stunt show - Waterworld? And what risks does a live stunt show in front of 3,000 people at a time, bring for a girl from Jersey well known for winning lots of trophies at the local Eisteddfod?
More importantly, what drives someone so young to then leave stunts behind and move from Japan to Canada?
All of this and a whole lot more in the latest edition of my podcast - hope you enjoy! :)
You can watch a clip of Gigi in Waterworld - here
Gigi's website
You can see some footage of Waterworld at Universal Studios Japan - here.
Jersey Eisteddfod
Gigi - IMDb