Meryl Streep, Cher and Helena Bonham Carter. They're just three of the actual icons who bad-ass actor Lily James has had the privilege of working with. And, despite being a box office-smashing star, James is all up for fangirling over the women she gets to call co-workers and even friends (can you imagine?).
Ahead of the release of her brand new film, Yesterday, in which the world forgets who The Beatles are, ELLE UK chatted to the face of Burberry. From her perfect date with her impressive cohort of co-stars (including All About Eve co-star Gillian Anderson, Mamma Mia pals Streep and Cher and Cinderella alumnus Bonham Carter and Cate Blanchett) to turning thirty (and tips for surviving it), she's open and up for a laugh.
'Cate Blanchett I'd want to hang out with her in Australia, maybe go surfing - I don't know if she surfs - go to the beach...I want to sit, watch movies and drink wine with Meryl,' the 30-year-old gushed, continuing, 'Cher, I wanna go out dancing and singing and karaoking, but I bet Cher doesn't do karaoke...Gillian I'd want to go on a really long, lovely dinner. Sit and talk and have really great food...with Helena we're just going to go and hang out with her in her wardrobe, drink tea, eat cakes and make spells.'
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The Baby Driver actor also reminded us what a font of wisdom Cher is, explaining the best advice she gave James was, 'If you can't remember it in ten years it doesn't matter.'
And if you want to hear what Bonham Carter's sage words James were, check out the full interview in the video above.
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Daisy Murray is the Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, spotlighting emerging designers, sustainable shopping, and celebrity style. Since joining in 2016 as an editorial intern, Daisy has run the gamut of fashion journalism - interviewing Molly Goddard backstage at London Fashion Week, investigating the power of androgynous dressing and celebrating the joys of vintage shopping.
