Not Skinny But Not Fat - Samara Weaving: Scream Queen, Motherhood & Her Biggest Year Yet

Episode Date: June 9, 2026

Aussie actress Samara Weaving is here! We talk about becoming a new mom, navigating pregnancy during press, and what motherhood has been like so far.We also get into her new film Carolina Caroline, which I loved so much, mastering a Southern accent, getting locked in a car trunk, and why this role was a nice change from being covered in blood in so many of her previous projects.Plus, Samara reflects on her path from Australian soap operas to Hollywood, being dubbed a scream queen, her iconic viral scream, and why this might just be her biggest year yet.This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episodeVisit crocs.com or a store near you to find your perfect pair of Classic Clogs!You can find JonnyPops in stores nationwide, find the store nearest you at JonnyPops.comGet $25 off your first purchase when you go to therealreal.com/notskinnyGead to chime.com/NOTSKINNY and join the millions who are banking fee free today.For a limited time, save 40% on your first month at ritual.com/NOTSKINNYGo to zbiotics.com/NOTSKINNY and use NOTSKINNY at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics products.Download the Polymarket app now and use code NOTSKINNY to skip the waitlist and be first in line when pop culture markets go live.Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The following podcast is a dear media production. Welcome back to the not skinny but not fat podcast. I'm your host, Amanda Hirsch, and I still can't believe that I get to chat with some of my favorite stars on my very own podcast, where you'll feel like you're just talking shit with your best friends in your living room. Hey, you guys, welcome back to not skinny bonafat.

It's your girl, Amanda. I hope everyone had a good week. I'm super annoyed today because the day I'm recording this, it's Lenny's birthday. and I told my family like a month ago, I was like, we're going to celebrate Lenny's birthday on his birthday on June 2nd. And we're going to do cake and, you know, that's it. It's not a big deal.

Everyone's like, yeah, yeah, of course. And today it's like, hey, I'm moving. I have like a graduation for one of my kids after school fucking programs. Mom has to sleep over tomorrow so it'd be easier for not to come to. Excuse me? The cake is being delivered. The decorations are up. No, they're not.

But I said that they were. and you're coming today. It's my baby's birthday. And this is what can be like so annoying about families. It's like, where do you get off with your rudeness to think that my sister Lily goes, so can we celebrate tomorrow evening instead? I'm like, the answer is the fat NO. No, we cannot.

Whoever can make it. As mentioned, two weeks ago or three weeks ago will be included in the family. Whoever will not make it tonight. will be asked from our lives, not to be dramatic. No, but sometimes I'm like, would a friend be like, can we move this to, I'm not moving his damn birthday because your kid has an after school program. Like, are you okay?

Make it or break it? No, this is really annoying. That's the thing with being a really close family. People have no boundaries. And I have to start setting boundaries. Okay, that's the truth. I have to start setting boundaries. I did want to talk about something so funny is that.

As you know, my husband got me, as I was expecting, a very nice gift. He got me a ring. And it was a little big on me. And then we went to the jeweler to get it, like, resized. And I think the ring was like a 6.75, 75. And then I was like, okay, just get me like the 6.5. And then he was like, how about you try this on? So I tried it on, tried on the 6.5, tried on the 6.25, tried on the 6.5.

Tried on the 6. And I, like, couldn't believe it. And I was like, oh, my God. like whenever like brands reach out to me for gifting or any time I had to say my ring size, I've literally said eight, which I swear I like made up. And it's just wild that my body dysmorphia really goes as far as my fingers and homicide sex. A lot of fun pop culture stuff happened this week. We got a carousel by the Kim Curtis.

Fetian featuring a little boopal loop, a picture with her riding a city bike with her bow, boo, her boo, Lewis Hamilton, which was so funny because I literally got messages being like two kinds of messages, three kinds. It was like, oh my God. Second was, is that be Davidson? Three, who is this guy? So like, where are you guys? Where are you F1 lovers?

So this was posted yesterday, June 1st, okay? And on Polly Market, there was a poll going if Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton will confirm their relationship by June 30th. And it said there was a 56% chance in other news, Dua Lepa and Callum Turner got married. They got boop married. By the way, great date, May 31st, stealing my birthday thunder. why don't you do a. And there was a polymarket poll going, we'll do Alipa and Callum Turner get married by December 31st.

I guess that means 2026, like by the end of 20206. And there was a 97% chance. And he nailed it, guys, because they did. They got married on the best date ever known to May 31st, 26. They are such a cute couple. They are such a hot couple. They look so happy.

And it's like, guys, wait till you've been married. for a lot. No, I'm just kidding. They'll be happy forever. But you can really tell they're having sex all day and they're just obsessed with each other. And they're so hot and cute. It looks like they got married like super. It looked like a humble wedding. There were only 56 people at their wedding. It was giving courthouse? Was it at a courthouse? Okay. Charlie X, the accent and Elton John is one of your 56. Sounds super cheek. By the way, you can download Polymarket and skip the wait list with my code and not skinny. I could look at all these pop culture and other polls.

Let's move on to my guest today. By the way, diagnose me with another disease. It's called mispronunciation. I have that syndrome, not a disease, a syndrome. My guest today, her new movie, Carolina Caroline, which you will hear me in this podcast, call it Carolina Carolyn. And she so graciously does not correct me because I'm an idiot. And she was probably like, I feel bad because she's such an idiot.

yet. But I loved her movie. Maybe because I was like just telling her how much I loved the movie, she wasn't going to be like, that's not how you pronounce it. How did I mess up the name Caroline? But I feel like people could say Carolyn about Caroline. Carolyn. Oh my God. Oh, my God. I'm so embarrassed. I'm so embarrassed. And I love this movie so much. Actually, I watched the screener for Carolina. Carolina. Maybe it's hard to say. Maybe I'm not the problem. But I watch this movie and I get a lot of screeners sent to me. And I'm like, okay. And then when I watched this one, I was like,

why am I not watching a screener a day to keep the pain away? Because I love movies so much. And I have the fucking privilege of getting screeners sent to my fucking inbox and not have to go to the movie theaters, even though I support movie theaters. Why am I not watching them all? I enjoyed this one so much. It brought me back to my love for movies because I do love like an indie film. I'm not a big like.

Marvel cinematic explosions. Like this was like very indie. This was like lovers. I love a hot. I love a hot and heavy movie. And it was just so hot. It was giving Bonnie and Clyde. I don't want to give too much away,

but you guys should check it out. And Samara, I've seen her in interviews. And not only she's stunning, but she seemed so fun. And I love my Aussies. I love my fucking Aussie girls. So she's here today. So enjoy our chat.

Love you. been evolving for so many millions of years, you think we would have like troubleshooted a few things in the female bod. Like let's not make the cervix the size of a pinhole. Maybe let's make it a little bit bigger to push out a child. I know. And right when you're in the hospital, you're like, you also feel like a cavewoman. You're like, it's so true.

How have we not evolved that our legs are like pulled up? One is holding one knee. You're like, how aren't their machines for this? What are we doing? Also, isn't it wild that they measure the cervix with their fingers still? I'm going, surely there's a machine for this. Why are they like, oh, well, just, yeah, it's about two. I'm going.

And like, you have tools for everything else. And by the way, like, 10 is like two hands. You just got their fist off you and you're like, didn't you have a watch earlier? No. That's so true. But, you know, why I could tell that I like you. already is because so many people do like water births, home births. And the thing with that is that they feel that the hospitals too, like machini, I didn't feel like it was like advanced enough.

You know, I was like, where are more wires to be had and like more machinery? Yeah. But I don't feel like I'm in a cave. Right. Yeah. I don't know. I mean, I guess like they can't do any tests because what pregnant woman wants to like be a test done to them? Right. done to them, yeah. That is true. Yeah. That is true. I wish I was more of like, I love the women who want to do a water birth and like feel it all.

And I was like, if someone came to me and was like, hey, we're going to pull a tooth out of your head. Do you want to feel it? I'm going, no, no, numb me up. Yeah. Knock me out. Yeah. Like, and then hand me a baby. So you just gave birth as we are talking about.

And just, you could say just. That is eight weeks ago. Yeah. I feel like we almost were there because you did press for over your dead body. Yeah. We saw you pregnant. Yeah. And then you weren't pregnant anymore.

I did press for over your dead body. I was having contractions during interviews. I think I could tell in one of your interviews your belly was here. Yeah. And then one of them you're standing up in like a store or something. Sure. Yeah. Yeah.

That was. Baby you're coming out. That was two days before I gave birth. The baby was coming. And I watched the interviews back. And you can see, I think I just look a bit dumb because I, like, go to answer a question and I kind of pause. And it's because I was having a full contraction. Jason Siegel going, do we need to put a top down?

Like, is it coming? I was like, I don't know. Let's push this movie. Yeah. How were you feeling, like standing up, doing press all day? Like, did you know the timing was going to be this? timing? I got, no, I think it's really, I got really lucky, one, because my first trimester was rough, so doing press for the movie when I couldn't really tell anyone, and I was so sick,

that was really hard, but I got really lucky that the rest of the pregnancy was fine. The morning sickness vibes, but all the time? Right. Who was the man that came up with that? Also, can we talk about how the man, like a man claims to have found Braston Hicks contractions. Like that's a man called Mr. Braxton Hicks. Stop. How does he know? How does he know?

We've been feeling it. What? What? You just like claim it? No. It belongs to a woman. And no woman, no man is claiming the mucus plug, by the way. They're leaving that one alone.

I know discovering that shit. What do you mean discovering? Well, I discovered it. Like I had to Google what the fuck was going on. Yeah, no one talks about any of this. No one talks about the damn mucus plug that is disgusting. I mean, I mean, natural and beautiful. No, everything is not natural and beautiful.

It's all so gross to me. I'm going, can we stop saying this is beautiful? I mean, it is, but it's also horrific. It's horrific. And how did you feel after, did you feel like heroic as fuck that you did this? Yeah. Come on. Yeah.

Women, this is amazing. what we do. Amazing. We are true warriors. How are we not in charge? And this is a feminist podcast, you guys. This is a feminist podcast. No, because, I mean, you standing on your few during interviews about to pop.

Yeah. A man could never. No, never. A man could fucking never do that. If a man got period, like, forget it. Forget it. Forget it. All of it.

Well, I still can't believe it. It's been two months. You look amazing. Thanks. Are you feeling? Like, are you having mom brain? Are you feeling? What are you feeling?

I don't know. I reckon in, I don't know, maybe like six months a year, I'll look back and be able to explain how I was feeling. But right now, it's like one day at a time. Let's just get through this. You know? Yeah. I can't really put a word to how I'm feeling. I'm sure someone can explain it better than I can.

Because your brain is kind of like just taking it. day by day. Yeah. What was your biggest craving? Oranges. Really? Like, of course she's a healthy bitch.

Oranges and watermelon. Oh, at the beginning, it was like, you have to have snacks everywhere. Like, it's life or death, isn't it? You're like, if I don't have... There will be a whole burned into my belly. Yeah.

If I don't have a goldfish cracker right now, like someone's going to die and I'm going to throw up and pass away. It is real. Yeah. But yeah, I think towards the end, I guess the baby really, wanted vitamin C. I don't know. I don't know. You were deficient vitamin C. You didn't want like a

turkey sandwich. I did go and get there was the Jersey Mike's pregnancy sandwich that everyone was talking about. Do you hear about this? During or after? During. Oh, because it's not with. I don't know. It was like designed for pregnant women. Okay. So it's probably not with the cold. Because they say you can't have cold cuts pregnant. Which I don't believe in. They say a lot of things. They say a lot of things. Like, I was like, so much shit can go down. You're telling me a slice of turkey. No. We'll steer this the wrong way.

My doctor said to pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds. Did you? Yeah. And like, but the microwave is like bad for you or something. I know. Everything kills you these days. I did. I put it on like a pan, I remember, and like grilled it with cheese.

That's first pregnancy. By the way, that sounds delicious. I'm having the fucking turkey. Yeah. And the hummus from the. I mean, my mom, all she ate was oysters when she was pregnant with me. And look how you turned out. I'm fine.

And you're fine. I'm fine. I saw somewhere that you, before you gave birth, you were talking about finding out the placenta thing. Oh, they have to give birth to a placenta? Yeah. So you found this out what in like a, in a pregnant, in a court? Well, all my, like most of my girlfriends have had kids now and we have a little baby club

chat, which is just exclusively for like baby questions. child-caring questions. And they were like, oh, yeah, do you want to get your placenta like made into a vitamin? And I was going, what are you talking about? Oh, yeah, you have to push out the placenta. I'm going, okay, so I'm giving birth twice. Is that what you're telling me?

All right. Well, you got it down. You understood that way. Did you make it into gummies or whatever? I did. Oh, you did? Yeah, yeah. I don't know.

I mean. You're like, sign me up. I kind of just did whatever. I was like, some people say it is good for postpartum. Some people are like, no. And I think we're. were the only animal who doesn't eat the placenta, but then someone was like going, well, that's because if you're an animal, people can smell and they'll, they think that you're like

vulnerable. So that's why they eat it to like hide the evidence. So you don't really have to. Yeah. So there was like a lot of schools of thought. So I just went, you know what, I'll just do it all. Yeah. But I actually didn't take a lot of them. You've got a lot going on with a little baby. You forget to take the vitamins, don't you? You forget to take your own placenta. With, like, a beautiful tree. Like, what did your husband think of this? Of the placenta pills? Oh, he knows to shut up.

Yeah. Just agree with everything I say. Was he good in the birth? Because a lot of men complain about, like, the chair. No, no, no. He was great. He's really, really good. That's amazing.

We were having a lot of fun. You did a Juno anti-baby shower. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I did a- Tell me about this. I did like a horny emo baby shower. Like I wore a shirt that says I've literally never met a man, you know. It was really fun.

Did you think of this theme? Yeah, I was like, let's be punk, man. Let's be punk. And then we watched Juno at the end, which is one of my favorites. Oh my God, that's so fun. Oh my God, I love Juno. Yeah, it was cute. By the way, everyone calls you Sam, right? Yeah.

Okay. Samara, if I'm in trouble. And Americans, it'd say it like Samara. They say Samira, Samira, Samira, yeah. Does it annoy you? It used to. Now I'm going, all right, well, you tried. And in Australia, people call you Sam too?

They call me Sam, but they know how to pronounce Samara. Oh, I don't know. I just watched your new movie, Carolina, Carolyn. I loved it. Thank you. I loved it. It made me feel like, why do I not watch a movie a day? Like that's...

You should. It made me feel like... I want to watch movies again. That's how it made me feel. Oh, that's so good. Yeah. We've got to get people back into theaters. Yeah.

Mm-hmm. It was so good. Thank you. You're so good in it. Kyle. In creed. In creed. Wolfie wolf.

Him leaning against a car. Come on. That hair. I just wanted to like brush the hair out of his face for him, you know? Mm-hmm. Very sexy. It was like lovers on the run, Bonnie and Clyde vibes. Yeah.

Tell me, tell us more about the movie. It's just. Just a classic, like, drama, romance crime thriller. It's a movie that, like, growing up, I loved those kinds of films. So I was really excited to be a part of it because it's a movie that, like, I was like, I want to go see this. Yeah. It was such a fun watch because, like, there was the romance, which is, for me, like,

kind of necessary. Like, if there is a movie, I'm such a girl that, like, has no. no like kind of aspect of like intimacy, then I go like I need it. You're a little pervert. You like to see people get down. I love to see. And you guys had really good chemistry. But it wasn't like only that.

But it was. It was like a love story in it that I cried. Not only am I a pervert, I'm like, why am I so into this like felon vibe? Okay. So you're like me, you're a horny emo. A horny emo. I'm a horny emo. So did that also make you want to do it?

Just that it's like your kind of vibe. Like you could see yourself in an alternate universe falling for like a felon. Yeah. Let's date a criminal and, you know, make mistakes. And right off into the sunset. That's it. But can you tell me, okay, so in the movie, the way it starts is you're working in a like a gas station. This guy comes in and he's conning your employer.

He's doing this like money trick. How dumb do you think I am, Sam, that I still don't get that. I don't get it. I don't get it. And I had to do it. That's acting. No, but like what? I was like, take the 20.

But it works. I know that it works. But you didn't get it. But I, there was one day on set where there was 20 of us sat around trying to figure out the trick. And I was going, no, guys, I can't. I don't know how this works. Because, yeah, it's like you want to exchange the money for smaller notes, but then somehow confuse them.

And then you end up with the more money. With the more money. I don't know. You literally didn't get it by the end of the movie. You had to let go of like trying to figure it out. Yeah, I was like, I'm just going to say these lines. Yeah. I'm just going to sell it.

Uh-huh. And, yeah. It's kind of like when someone gives you directions and you like, don't listen. You're like, oh, the left and then the right. Yeah, yeah, exactly. it would kill me because even just watching the movie, I was like, why am I not getting what they're doing? Yeah, but I think that's fine because you're meant to be confused.

Right, you're meant to be like the idiot that would fall for it. But they're not idiots. I mean, you're not an idiot. It's really a good con. You have to really get them. What was it like doing this southern accent? Because it takes place in the South. It was so fun.

I mean, it's scary because I really wanted to make sure I get it. I got it right, but I have a fantastic dialect coach and we worked really hard. And we found like a recording of a woman who sounded like that. And yeah, just recreated it. Like kept on practicing it. Yeah. I mean, that's what, it's such a weird job, isn't it? Where you're like, I'm just going to wander around the house practicing a southern accent.

And someone will pay me to do that. And like sound crazy. Yeah. But like American accent, that cut, did that cut? easier, just like regular? I think so. Just because growing up, you know, there's so much American content all over the world. Like I grew up watching friends and American TV shows.

So I kind of mimicked that. But again, a dialect coach is the key. But I love, but I, you did it so well. Like you were so giving like Southern, Southern chick trying to leave, leave the South. Yeah. You know? It's just a little sweetie. And you get away with a lot when you sound like that.

Right. But you also, I was like mad at your character. I was like, she fucking is to blame for this shit. I don't want to give a lot away. But like you, it's your fault. Well, that's it. I liked that because the script suit could have easily been like, oh, the bad boy like corrupts the woman. I like that it kind of spins out on its head a bit and she's the one that is like pushing.

their naughtiness. Yeah. He said some things here that I had to write down that, like, again, I'm a purve. But I'm not a purve because I'm a romantic. Will you go on like 500 dates with me? By the way, guys out there, single guys everywhere, use this fucking line. Yeah, but say it in a... I can see that being creepy.

You know what I mean? Like, you have to say it in like a denim shirt, like leaning out of a car with the sun rising. Like smoking a cigarette. Yeah, you have to be really cool. You have to be really cool and hot. That is true. But it was just like so romantically perfect. I know.

I really didn't have to act a lot in this movie. Because like the writing was so good. And what else did he say they loved? Oh, I'll do anything with you. I know. Isn't that so cute? It's so cute. When you said to do something funny wild, I'll do anything with you.

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I feel like I just don't see a lot of movies like that these days. Yeah, and it was very like indie vibes. Was it indie? Oh, yeah. Okay. So it was indie all the. way. Yeah, we had like no money and no time and we were all like boots on the ground. They did an incredible job. I mean, it's set in the 90s and they did, they had to make, I think we shot in like

nearly a hundred different locations and the like set dressing and props department had to like quickly put together this incredible set that's all dated. Like we, I think they had to fly in or like they somehow found a phone booth. Because they don't, there's no phone booths anymore. So they had to like... Was that one phone booth you kept using for all the days? Yeah. They were like, all right, bring in the phone booth.

And they were like, don't break it. We only have one. Because it doesn't exist. Yeah, they're all gone. They're all gone. And you did a... Oh, I guess you didn't really drive that much. It was more Kyle driving.

Carl was driving a lot. I did have to drive a big truck. And I have just learned how to drive. And I think I scared every... everyone. And I didn't know how to park. I still don't really know how to park. Parallel or regular? All of it. It's not, I'm not well. And I had to like drive into a parking spot and we were running out of light and Adam was so stressed being like Sam just all you have to do is like turn into this parking spot and then get out of the car. And I could not do it that they had to get, there was a wardrobe assistant

who had blonde hair and they put her in the car. You needed a body double. I needed a body double. buddy double, just to park a car in a wide shot as well. Like, it was embarrassing. Wait, do you have your license? I do. So how did, so how did you pass? Well, the parking lot at the drive, when they, when I was on my test, I could do it. But, yeah, then I don't know.

I regressed. Do you drive in L.A.? Yeah. Okay. Yeah. It's real. Beware people of L.A. Get out of the way.

Get out of the way. I'm really slow, though. I think I'm too, I'm such a nervous driver. Yeah. So it takes me forever to park a car because I'm doing like an 18 point term. It's not like I'm not like the scary driver. I don't know why I'm laughing. I'm with you, girl. I am, I know. Isn't it doesn't it suck? Like I wish I was a good driver. Some people have it. I played a getaway driver. Right. The Iini is at the eni. Eni Mini. So I can do a donut. I can do a controlled slide, but I cannot park a car. Wait, that's so funny. And you. And you. told them you could like drive really well in the yeah i told the director i could drive and then quickly learned how to drive before i did it stunts yeah yeah you've had they gave me on that movie where i played a getaway driver i like worked with stunt drivers it was so fun oh that's so cool yeah we did in this movie kira sedrick played your mom and she is so fucking good that like i was like I think that's Kira Cedric.

I need to double check because she just looks like whoever she's playing. Unrecognizable. Yeah. She's so good. How is that? Incredible. I'd never met her before. So it was kind of great.

It was quite method that I met her on the day. And she just walked in just like a whirlwind, like a sledgehammer. And then dropped the mic and left. It was like having front row seats to the best play in town. I just was like my jaw was on the floor. Her performance is incredible. Because I feel like in that scene like you don't have a lot of mind. I just got to listen and react.

Like you just got to literally be in kind of awe of her. Yeah. It's so crazy because like I see Kira Sedgwick pop up on my Instagram Reels like dancing with Kevin Bacon. Aw. You know? And then she is here doing that kind of. stuff. She's a talented lady. She's so freaking good. I saw somewhere that, because you've done a lot of

horror and stuff like that and when we were like is, you know, are you looking to do something else? You're like, soon, like I'm doing something super different when you're talking about this movie, which is crazy that you made it seem in that interview that I saw of you that this was like super chill. But I guess in compared to what you usually do, you're like, wait for this. And like you're playing you know still a criminal is still running around yeah still a criminal

still running around super chill super chill crime so what super chill crime is this did it feel like did this

give you kind of the edge to go more in that direction yeah I've done a few roles that don't require me to be covered in blood and it's always a delight so I'd love to do

more films of a different genre. I mean, I always, I love doing horror and horror comedies and always have a place in my heart. But it was, it was quite, I just like a good challenge. And, you know, this one was really challenging in such a different way to be really vulnerable. Yeah. And, you know, like kind of lean into a different side of myself that's, You know, because playing like a badass, you know, you kind of have a bit of a wall up. This was the complete opposite side of the spectrum. And it was a really, like, rewarding experience. And I'm glad that people are responding well.

Did it come out yet? It came out? No, no. But there's been, like, a few reviews. And, like, from, because it's been doing the festival circuit. Oh, fine. Yeah, people are liking it. No, it's so good.

When will it be out? On Friday. On Friday, June 5th. Is that right? So Friday, June 5th, it's out in all the theaters. In all the theaters. You guys go see it, see it with your partner, see it with your girlfriends, I'm telling you. I think that's correct.

We'll just dub it over if I'm wrong. But it's so good. I really loved it. I even, because I watched it when my husband was not home and I was like, you should have watched this with me because I feel like, you know how it's hard to get dudes to watch something that's like doesn't have like crime in it or something. So then I was like, there's crap. Like, it's for you too, dude.

There's crime. There's hotties. It's the South. Yeah. There's cool cars. There is. I loved it so much. Something for everyone.

I saw, did you get locked in the trunk? Yeah, I got locked in the car. Which is the fear of my life. It was, I mean, I was just giggling because everyone was freaking out. Wait, they knew and couldn't get you out. What was the, what was happening? So there's a scene where I have to, like, get in the mood of a car. But it's an old car.

And so there's no, like, button. that releases the latch. You have to use like a manual key to open it and no one could find the key. I'm shocked. No one could find the key. But I was just like sat in there waiting and just hearing everyone going.

So you're not sitting. You're curled up, probably. I'm like curled up lying. Yeah, but I mean, I knew someone would have eventually like if even if they'd to Jimmy me out. Yeah. Especially in the middle of summer when it's boiling.

It was a middle of summer. How long were you stuck for? I'd say like 20 minutes. Did you have a phone on you? No. You were just curled. I mean, they could hear people were around. People were talking to you.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So you were filming that scene and you were supposed to get out and film. They were like resetting and I was like, yeah, I'm trying. I'm locked in here. Yeah. See, ain't that glamorous, you guys? No, it's really not. So give me something like, okay, that's an unglamorous moment.

But I do feel like people really think that. actors because we see you on the red carpet and the glam of it all and the aftermath, people don't know, like, that it's not. So, like, what's another, like, un-glamorous? I mean, on this one, I'm just glad you can't smell movies because the, like, motel rooms that we were filming in. Yeah. Not like they were literally, it was, there were like cats were living there.

People that smoke two packs of cigarettes a day were living in there. There was like very suspicious stains on the carpet. And then they're going, so Kyle, Sam, get really hot and steamy and super romantic. And we're both going, at one point, there was, we were meant to shoot in one motel. And they had to turn around and cancel the day. because it was so rank. Stop. We cannot, in good conscience, let you, let alone a film crew in this room.

It is disgusting. Like, we want rank, but this is exceeding the levels. I know, but it looked, like, all the motels looked quite romantic and, like, with that grain. But, yeah, in reality, it was not great. How do you get through those days of, like, if you have to get on those sheets, at the motel. You just lean it. You just dissociate. You disassociate, huh? Yeah, close your eyes and think of England. Would you say this feels like a major year for you? Yeah, it's been pretty wild. I mean, do you know what, though? I couldn't have planned it better, I don't think, because I think a lot of women,

it's tough in this industry when you want to have a child and take, time off, Hollywood's pretty brutal. They might be going, sorry, who are you? Like, you're not working for two years. We've forgotten about you by. So it was quite amazing that, and just for my anxiety, that during pregnancy, I had three films to promote and then. And now she's back. And now I'm back. So it felt like, okay, this is great. People work again. We're amazing. We're literal soldiers. Yeah. Yeah. But it is a major year. I mean, ready or not, came out. And I was like, whoa, this is...

It's a goodie. This looks insane. Yeah. I mean, just watch it for Elijah Wood in the craziest hat you've ever seen in your life. Just watch it for that. And your scream is considered, like, the best in Hollywood still. It's a pretty good scream. It's a pretty good one.

Tell me about the vocal warm-up. I don't do anything. You just scream. How did you find out? I know it sounds like. How did you find out you were a good screamer? I know, it's weird. See, this is my theory. I feel like people are like, oh, wow, you're such a good scream. And I'm going, yeah, but how many people practice, like, test out their scream? I bet you a lot of people have a good scream.

They just haven't tried. I was shooting one of my first jobs, I think I was 18. I did a few episodes on this spin-off of Ash versus Evil Dead, the show. and there was a scene where like the house is attacking me and the director just goes, okay, we're going to push in on you and just scream. And so I did. And I remember as I'm screaming, I was like, hey man, there's a pretty good scream. It was pretty good.

Like you gave it your all. I was going, hell yeah. I'm like my out of body experience going, oh, this is really loud and really crazy. And you kind of sound like a goat. Yeah, you should use this again. Put it in your wheelhouse. Put it on your resume.

Put it on your resume. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. And then did you think that you would have to use it so many times in your career? Yeah. No. Yeah. It wasn't until after ready or not that people were like, hey, can you just scream for me? Does that get annoying? No, but it's like, doesn't it take a toll? No, it really does. I don't know why. I don't know why it doesn't take a toll. But I think people don't realize how intense it is. So like they're going, ha ha, scream for me. And I'm like, are you usually?

sure, though, because it's fucked. And, like, people need a second afterwards. So you really are the scream queen. I mean, there's a lot of scream queens out there, but I'm happy to be amongst. Did you like horror movies growing up? No. None of them? Like, what about, like, I know what you did last summer, scream? I really was a scaredy cat. It wasn't until I started acting in them that I came to love them. Like, when I was little, my parents had to take me. out of 101 Dalmatians because it was too terrifying. Also, tell me that's not a horror movie. It's about a lady who wants to skin dogs.

Are you joking? I mean, that is crazy some of these movies. Like, I mean, the Lion King. All of them. Everyone dies and people die in every Disney movie. And a parrot dies in every Disney movie. They're all orphans. Yeah, they're all.

Right. They're all orphans. I did realize that after having kids that I'm like Lion King. Oh, no, you know. No, it's because you immediately are on their side if they don't, if you, immediately feel for an orphan. Right. Like Harry Potter, you're immediately going, okay.

And Frozen, too. The parents get sailed away. Take the parents away. They never come back. Yeah, yeah. You're going to like a character who doesn't have a parent. I know, but it's for the kids. I know.

How are they not? Okay, so you're scared of the Dalmatians. And then you turn into a horror, to a horror queen. Yeah, I know. Did you go back and watch some of them? Like psycho? Yeah, yeah. Oh, now I'm obsessed.

Like the Shiner. Brilliant. Like I, yeah, I think maybe because I know how they're made now. Like how the sauce is made. I know that they're all giggling during making it, you know. But does that not kind of ruin it for you then? Or you're able to like know that to not be scared, but also not have it ruin it. Where I can have fun. I mean, jump scares still get me. Yeah, yeah, yeah. When you're not expecting. Wait, you've never seen. I know what you did last summer? I don't think so. Can you watch it? Yeah, I will. Okay, I will. Because that's like the jump scare. vibes, you know? And the screams. Yeah. Okay. I haven't watched the screams either. I've been in a screen. Right. You've been in a screen. Which scream have you been in? Which scream have you been in? 21. 21. There's a lot. Yeah. You're like 21. Screen 87. We'll be right back after the break. You guys know I love anything that makes life a little easier. And Chime is one of those things. Chime is a financial technology company that helps you manage your money with less stress and with more confidence. So what I love is that eligible members can get paid, okay, up to two days early with

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Home and away is the cool one because it's set on a beach. Neighbors are set on a street, whatever. And we were on a little later so we could be a little bit more risque. Oh, okay. So like we had more drama. But neighbors is still going on. I think they're both going strong. Yeah.

So was this your first job? Pretty much I had done a crime show called Out of the Blue before then, where I just played a bratty teenager. Just played myself. And then, yeah, during school and after school, high school, I was on Home and Wave, yeah, for about three years, and that was my first. How old were you when you did it?

I think I must have been 15 when I started. And, like, yeah. So you couldn't go to, school? No, I did. Australia is pretty good with, like, kids that want to act. They, I don't know whether they write them so their schedules a little less, but I, they really, I remember having a very normal school life. Like still being able to go to school and film. Yeah. Wow. And did you know that you wanted to be an actress, like, since you were a little girl? Yeah, I watched, I went and saw, Pirates of the Caribbean when I was like 14.

And I remember leaving the theater being furious that like I wasn't invited to go and play with them. Yeah. I was like, that looks like the most fun. I just left my body and had the best theatrical experience. And then I think that was when I realized like, oh, you could do that for a living. And after that, I was like, okay, we need to make this happen.

and my dad was so sweet and was like kind of, you know, humoring me and took me to auditions. And he would call my uncle who's an actor and I think got some like advice from him as to like where to start. And so, yeah, my parents were like very supportive. I don't know if they knew that it would catch on as much as it did. Yeah. Yeah. I'm grateful that they did that, you know, because they so easily could have been like, eh. Yeah, especially because like you love Pirates of the character.

And you were like, that looks fun. That looks fun. I want to do that. I want to do that. Yeah. But maybe they saw that it was like. I think I was, I think because I was so passionate about it. Yeah.

Like, and when it came to other subjects, if I didn't like something, I wouldn't do it. You know what I mean? And so I think they were like, oh, she seems to really enjoy and want to do this. And then you started doing like theater like in your school. You were like the captain. I was drama captain. Yeah. Okay. So being drama captain sounds like that person wouldn't be gorgeous and popular.

Oh, it's the nerdiest thing you could possibly do. Right. So how did that align? You weren't a nerd. I don't see that. I was pretty, I was drama geeky. I mean, I was like, I don't know, it was kind of a drifter. I would like hang out with the cool kids, not the really cool kids. Yeah. You know how they were the really tall, like really developed? like the cool girls the Regina George's that hang out with like the docks we couldn't go near them

okay you weren't one of them no no okay they were they were elite but I was kind of in like the I was about to say like the rung down I think the stoners

oh my god I just realized I think I think we literally called ourselves the B group because we knew that we weren't the A group I think we I think that just came back to me. But yeah, and then I'd hang out with like the stoners and the artsy people and I don't know, we like floated around. But, uh, yeah, drama captain definitely didn't help me.

How do you get drama captain? Does someone like knight you the captain? Yeah, they knighted me out to do a ceremony. No, I think I was just the nerdiest one about drama that I like put my hand up to be drama captain. And also if you were a captain of something, you got to have these like, little stripes on your blazer on your uniform. Oh, because you went to like an old... We went to a fancy girl school. Yeah. All girls school.

Have you ever seen Jemay? Have you ever seen Jemay private girls school? I love. Was it giving? It's that. Stop. It's just that. Yeah.

It's so spot on. What's his name? Summer Haight Thai? Yeah, Chris Lili. I love. It's hilarious. It's spot on. Yeah.

It was that school. Yeah. We're all going, oh, have you got detention for doing what? Do you want to go for a smoke outside? Like, quick, let's bunk off. Like, it was, yeah, it was wild. But yeah, if you were a captain of something,

you got to have these, like, stripes on your blazer, and I wanted the stripes. No, I'm dying. So what did the rest of the drama, like, group feel when you were, like, kind of making it, you were doing it in real life? Well, girls are brutal, hey. Like they, I remember coming to school once and because I thought like, hey, I'm on telly. Yeah.

I'm going to be in the A group now. I'm moving on up. No. They just, there was people that were printing my like headshot and writing mean things on it. What? So totally Regina George. Yeah, the opposite. Yeah.

What were they writing? I don't know. I can't remember. But I just remember being like, oh, man. Damn it. I can't win. Like you thought this may give you points. I thought I'd get some kudos.

I thought I'd get some street. No, but I feel like I've usually, you hear this a lot, I feel like, from actors that they actually end up. It backfires. It backfires because kids are shit and they... If they want to get you, they'll get... Yeah, and they're not happy for you. But I think schools now, like, I feel like bullying's way less. Is that right?

Or is it just online now? Oh, it might be just online. Okay. Or maybe they're more aware of it in schools, so they, like, hunker down. I feel like the kids. kids I meet are like very, like, respectful and, like, nice to each other. LA kids? And, like, bullying is lame.

Bullying might be lame. That might be a trend now. I think it's out. So was your first American role the Ready or Not franchise? No, no. The first one I did was this movie called The Babysitter. I had done little roles. I think I was, yeah, I did a movie called Monster Truck.

where I played like a cheerleader, I think. I just remember I had to like bend down and then like look at Lucas Till and like smile and that was kind of it. Was this you were doing it from, you lived like all over, right? Yeah. Yeah, I grew up all overseas. But then, yeah, I moved to this. I went to high school in Canberra, which is the capital of Australia. I saw I had to look that up.

I was like, what's that? Do people not know? No. It's not sitting there, you guys. Well, it's not really near the beach. It's not really in the mountains. It's kind of this landlocked. Just a city? Not even a city. It's barely a city. Uh-huh.

It's, it's, it was fine. Why did you move around so much? My mom and dad's work. I don't know. Do you have siblings? I do have a younger sister. Is she, does she so proud of you? Yeah. She is. She's amazing, though. She's like, she's the cool one. Oh, really? She's a researcher at Stanford.

Oh, wow. Casual. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's insane. I know. So you're very different? Yeah. Well, actually, we're both pretty silly.

She's just very, she's the smart one. I'm like, oh, the ding-thong, I want to play make believe. She's like, I'm going to literally cure a cancer, like, bye. Bye. Yeah. But you're both, if she's in Sanford, that's in, that's close. Yeah. That's really nice.

She's looking after the baby right now. Really? Well, she's helping the husband. That's so nice. Please, you need a family close by. Do you, would you ever want to go back to Australia and live there? Totally. Yeah?

Totally. I love it there. But, I mean, I'm just, I think I'm a bit sick because whenever I go back, like, the first two weeks, it's so nice. You can breathe, you know, like there's free health care. There's a lot of things that are just lovely. You know, people work from nine to five and then they clock off. But by the third week, I'm going, I miss the crazy. Yeah.

I miss the freaking wild west that is America. It's too chill. It's too chill. You've gotten used to the craziness. Yeah, it's not getting like antsy. I feel like I haven't been to watch. It's also so far. Like, it's not easy to go often, probably.

You kind of have to knock yourself out on the flight. Yeah. But at least now it's direct. I think there's enough Australian actors living in L.A. that there's direct. No, you guys are taking it. over the world. The gum nut mafia. Yeah. It is pretty crazy. But also, good luck with the baby on that flight. Dude. Yeah. How many hours? 18? 21. No, no. It used to be like that. And now it's less. I think it might be 16 or 17.

That's so many hours. I know. That's why we're going when she, like, she'll be three months, which I think is easier than like a one-year-old. That's what they say. Is that what they say? Is it true? Probably not. Probably, yeah. Oh, God. I think so. I don't know. I'd have a good feeling for you.

You still just like sleep? Yeah. Sleep and eat. I don't know. I don't know. Gosh. It's not great to be in like that. You know what I mean?

Yeah. But Australians are taking over the world. A little bit. I feel like I haven't been there, but just from like meeting Australians and talking to them. And I'm like, they have such a, you guys, such a great sense of humor and like, it's so dry. Mm-hmm. How, like, with. Americans, like sometimes we probably don't get it. Do you feel that? I think there's a lot of

silly, funny Americans. Yeah. And I think our accent is so dumb that you guys just laugh at us anyway. I loved when you did the movie with Jason Siegel and you had the thing where he said in the movie, you were guys... It's like British mixed with the devil. Yeah, British mixed with the devil. And then he said that like anything you say with your accent sounds meaner. Yeah. It's so true. It's so funny. No, it sounds meaner. It sounds hotter. It sounds like... It's just everything. I don't know if it's hot. Really?

Yeah. Shane Gillis has a really good bit about the Aussie accent. What does he say? I'll butcher it. Drunk babies or something? Just that like Australian goth sounds stupid. Like, oh yeah, I'm really dark and twisted. Like, no, you're not.

You're Australian. You sound so silly right now. I feel like just for my like Australian followers, like, they're the most like brutal with me. Like, they'll be like, but like in a like, I love you. So I'm going to say something really like. Yeah. We're not very good at compliments. Really?

Really terrible at receiving and giving compliments. I think it's because there's this thing called Tall Poppy Syndrome in Australia. Have you heard of this? No. What does that mean? It's basically like if you like get too big for your britches will cut you down. So that's why I think a lot of Australian actors move to the States because you're sort of told like don't dream too big. But it keeps you humble now?

Yeah. So I think we use humor and making fun of people to give someone. Like if I like you, I'll make fun of you. Yes. Okay. That's what I get from Australian. Yeah. I saw just now an interview with Phoebe Tonkin.

Oh, my favorite. And she was asked about you and just like how you guys as Australian actresses kind of support each other. And she said there's like a group. Yeah. And you like send your movie and everyone supports it. Shout out to the Phillies. Yeah. Wait, what's the Phillies?

That's the thread. That's the Aussie thread. Shout out to the Phillies. Flaming Phillies. Why flaming Phillies? Couldn't tell you. It's been a really long time. I can't remember how it originated.

Did you, are you an OG? Or did you get like, well, because she said you guys know each other for like 20 years. Yeah, we're the OG. Yeah, long time. Wow. Long time. Australians are taking over you guys. Watch out.

Watch out. I've been obsessing lately over Charlie Puth because he just had a... Wait, that's so weird. You said that. So three times today... You were asked? No, the song that I did a music video for him did play... Attention.

Yes, it played three times in the car and now you're bringing it up. The Matrix needs to calm down a little bit. That's crazy. The simulation is glitching today. That's so weird you said that. Wait, where did that play in like the Uber? Three times in the car in the CVS and in a hotel. That's crazy.

Me and my friend were going, is Charlie Booth a... Is he here? Is he playing a prank? Well, Charlie, it's funny that song was on because he has a new album that he's promoting. So that's why he's been on my, like, feed. And I've been like, oh, my God, Charlie Puth is so cute and he's so nice. And then I was preparing for our interview and I saw you were in the music video for attention. Like a million years ago.

How did that happen? I don't know. I don't know. I think you were a video girl. I don't know. My agent called me and was like, yeah, I think I was like had just moved to the States and she was going, do you want to be in a music video? And I was like, sure.

I'll dance around in my underwear. In your underwear? Okay, everybody go stream attention by Charlie Poo. And did you get the vibes then that he was a nice dude? He was so lovely. Yeah. He was really sweet. He hadn't really acted before.

So he was really nervous because we had to do like a little scene where I was like screaming at him. Oh, you were screaming? Oh, like screaming like a couples fight or something. Yeah, it was like fighting. And I was like, okay, I'm going to grab your shirt and like, is it okay? And they were like, yeah, break this vase and like throw it. at him and he was like, oh my God, this is crazy. Yeah, he was sweet. Oh, that's so funny.

That's so weird. He brought that. That is like, really, because he was all over your day today. He's been all, and I haven't thought about him in, like, since that. That is crazy. It's, that's, I know. I don't know why he's, he's been coming up for me this week. And then I saw this. I was like, I have to ask you. So are you watching, like, what are you binging right now? Do you watch, like, Love Island, Australia? Love, Love, Love Island. Do you do Australia? Do you do the other? I watched the UK one. Yeah.

But I do like the American one too. I'm addicted to Love Island and the traders. Oh, you like the two? The traders. You love the traitors. Oof. The UK one too is my favorite, I think. Back in the day when they let them get wasted.

Like smoked cigarettes and, yeah. I heard about those days no longer. It's pretty gnarly. It's like I'm kind of glad they rained it in, but it is really entertaining to watch. That's when it was like crazy. Well, because you're going, okay, this is, this is kind of unwell. But I feel like, give them a glass.

Well, they give them a glass. They give them like, yeah, a glass and a half. One or two and then cut them off now. Right. Which I'm like, that is how you should treat people that you're filming 24-7. But I just, it's such a commitment. And I know everyone does it. But it's a, it's a, it's a, to watch.

To watch. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's an episode a day. Yeah, I got into it because I had my, when I got my wisdom teeth out. And I was just like high on painkillers and watching like 10 episodes a day. Yeah, yeah. I got you. Like it was my goddamn job.

Are you going to watch the new season that USA one is starting? Yeah, I'm excited. Okay, quick questions before I let you go. Dream co-star. Nick Braun's been on my mind. Do you know who he plays Greg in Succession? You know the really tall guy? Yes.

He's so silly and funny. He's really funny. I love to do something with him. Doesn't he, like, show up at bars in New York? He just seems like a funny. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Is there a genre that you haven't done yet that you want to do? I guess I haven't done like sci-fi or...

Bond girl vibes. I'd love to be a bond girl. You're such a bond girl. Just have me walking in slower. My name is Amanda, if she was it, if your name hasn't been floated for that. Okay, let's go. Come on, Amazon. Come on.

Be in. Like, I see it. Yeah, come. I see it as fuck. So whatever genre that is. Yeah. Just hot genre. Hot coming out of the water genre.

Hot girl genre. Hot girl genre. Put me in. But I loved the like I told you already, the romantic part of Carolina, Caroline. So also like a, what did you do just like a like a rom-com? Straight up. No guns. Absolutely.

No guns. No gun. Yeah, a straight-up rom-com would be incredible. Straight-up rom-com would be so cute for you. Oh, speaking of a rom-oh. Speaking of horror movies, have you seen Obsession? Not yet. Is it so good?

Well, everyone's saying that and now I'm afraid. I haven't seen it yet. I haven't seen it yet. But I feel like you have to. Okay, let's go. Yeah, we have to. Do you have a worst audition story? Yeah.

It was so bad. I love how it comes straight to mind for you. Oh, yeah. It's there. Yeah. So I auditioned for 50 Shades of Grey. For Dakota Johnson's part. The Friend.

Dakota Johnson's. I had been cast and there's a friend in it. I can't remember who played her. But I remember like going to Warner Brothers and there was like the longest, was it Warner Brothers or you know? I can't remember it anyway. I was at one of those studios and like the longest line of women and I'm like lining up to get there.

I then fly back to Australia and my parents have a place at the South Coast, which is like middle of nowhere. There's nothing to do. There's no one around. Very remote. I get a call for my agent going, you've got a call back. Because I was going, there's no way. they're going to pick me out of thousands of women.

So they go, you've got a callback. And you have to go back to... No, they'll like put yourself on tape. Okay. So I'm going, okay, I'll put myself on tape. Then I quickly realized the only people that I can read with is my mother or my father. And the scenes are like, you did what, where and like how good was he? And like, did you make...

Are you joking? Are you actually joking? Like I wanted to die dead. So I was like, okay, I just have to, I guess... read with mom. And I sit down and I'm like, mom, just like, don't even look at me. Just say the lines. And she was staring at me going, why are you doing that with your mouth? Like, what are you doing with your eyes? Like, why are you sounding like that? Do you sure you want to do a red lip? I'm going, I cannot with you. And so I, like, fired my mom. And then I was like, fuck, I have to do with your dad.

I have to do it with my dad. I have to do it with my dad. Okay. So I said the same thing. I'm like, dad, just look down. Don't, don't say, just like shut up and say the line's like a robot. Instead, he was like, oh, this is the moment I'm going to choose how to act. So he like took on the role of Dakota Johnson and it's going, it was amazing. Can you believe? I was like, no, let's shut this down. The trauma is too much. The movie will just pay for my like therapy that I need. So let's just call it a day and not not be a part of this movie. Did you not send it in? No, of course not. It was a nightmare. Stop. I mean, I feel like people don't know this also about sending in a tape. Like, you need somebody to read with you. Yeah. Like you can't talk to yourself. Well, once I had to do that too, where I had to, it was insane. I was like filming in Germany and you have to do two parts. I had to record myself. Because I was shooting with Daniel Radcliffe at the time. And I was like, I really don't want to ask Daniel Radcliffe to like read an audition with me. I should have. He was lovely. He would have done it. It would have been fun.

But instead, I, like, recorded the other parts on my phone and then had to time it. No. It was, yeah, it was not. It was not good. It's hard life, man. No, that's hilarious. It's not necessarily hard. It's really silly.

It's, like, really dumb. Like, you feel, yeah. It's so dumb. It's so dumb. You feel silly. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

It's like, this job is the least serious thing. Like, can everyone just relax when they're trying to, like, talk about how serious it is? I'm going, babe. Like, when people are, like, storytellers and stuff. Yeah. I'm like, no, no, for sure. Yeah.

But can we also like, can we also acknowledge that it's a little bit silly? It's silly. You know? I love that you say that. I love taking the job really seriously and like doing good work. It's really rewarding. And like I think it is like, entertainment is really important and like life balance. And you're so good, but also can we all just acknowledge that we're like,

we're basically children being like, okay. now you play the bad guy and I'll play the good girl and then like you chase after me like you know what I mean and then we put someone in charge and like I don't know the whole thing it's like I don't know but that's why it's so fun and that's why you're having so much fun that's why it's fun and I think that just helps like can we all just be grateful that we get to do this job I feel like you're thinking of someone specific that is taking it way too seriously and I'd love to know what that person was and I'll find out after the break probably a few people probably a few people there are a few people like that well thank you so much for coming, Sam. This was so fun. Everyone go see Carolina, Carolyn. I loved it so, so much. Thank you. Thank you guys so much for listening to this episode of Not Skinny, but Not Fat. Follow me on

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