Take one look at Busy Philipps’ résumé and you’d see she’s a dab hand at starring on the small screen. From her days on the beloved series Dawson’s Creek to working alongside Friends favorite Courteney Cox in Cougar Town – and even making a guest appearance on Aussie classic Kath & Kim or hosting her own talk show – Philipps clearly has an affinity for TV.
So when she was approached by comedic great-turned-producer Tina Fey to star in her new series, Girls5eva, Philipps, 41, leaped at the opportunity. “I read the script and loved it,” the mum-of-two admits. “I was actually so lucky because I had literally just moved with my family from Los Angeles to New York, Tina had my number and it all just fell into place.”
Here, Philipps chats about girl bands, pandemics, and why she’s got a soft spot for the ’90s …
Girls5eva is about a ’90s girl group getting back together years after they split up. Is the group based on any real girl groups from that era?
Not specifically. There are a lot of manufactured girl groups from the 90s who maybe came from talent shows, had a hit, did one album, and then split up because it just didn’t work out the way it was maybe supposed to. This show is about a group of girls like that, who have gone on doing very different things but then find themselves suddenly back together in a way that has happened to groups from that time in the real world.
What can you tell us about your character, Summer?
Denne historien er fra May 31, 2021-utgaven av WHO.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra May 31, 2021-utgaven av WHO.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
OSHER GÜNSBERG MY NORTH STAR
THE TV STAR REVEALS HOW HIS WIFE AND FAMILY INSPIRED HIM TO BEAT CHRONIC PAIN
Paris & Nicole reunion IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE TEENAGERS AGAIN
THE LIFELONG PALS SPILL ON THEIR NEW PROJECT AND UNBREAKABLE BOND
MY VERSION OF SUCCESS
HOW FAMILY DYNAMICS BOTH REAL AND SCRIPTED HAVE INFORMED THE STAR'S LIFE AND CAREER
VICTORIA BECKHAM WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE
INSIDE THE FAMOUS FAMILY'S REACTION TO DAVID'S ON AND OFF-FIELD ANTICS
LEQ AT 50
THE BEST IS YET TO COME FOR THE OSCARWINNING ACTOR
THE PERFECT gentleman
THE ACTOR IS SMITTEN WITH HIS SUPERSTAR GIRLFRIEND AND HE'S NOT AFRAID TO SHOW IT
CHRIS HEMSWORTH FAMILY COMESFIRST
THE ACTOR GIVES AN UPDATE ON HIS ALZHEIMER'S GENE DISCOVERY
KATE'S BIG WEEKEN
THE PRINCESS OF WALES CARRIED OUT BACK-TO-BACK ENGAGEMENTS IN LONDON
Elzabeth Hurleyn A HEARTFELT REUNION
FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE, THE STAR NEVER LOST HER LOVE FOR SHANE WARNE'S CHILDREN
LIAM PAYNE Shock death twist
CHARGES HAVE BEEN LAID IN RELATION TO THE ONE DIRECTION STAR'S DRUG-FUELLED DEMISE