Framlinghamian 2023 - Flipbook - Page 288
SOF | RECENT LEAVERS
Recent Leavers 2023
MILLIE FOLLOWED HER DREAMS TO NEW YORK CITY
Millie Gibbons (04-13) attended
The 23-year-old said: “I was 11 when we
Brandeston (FCPS) where she says she
performed Bugsy Malone at Brandeston
discovered her passion for acting during
Hall, and I played the role of Tallulah.
a school production of Bugsy Malone.
I was just on stage and that was the
At the age of 19, she packed her bags
moment for me, when I 昀椀nished my
and headed for New York after gaining a
solo and could just hear the roar of the
scholarship to the American Academy of
audience - and my mum over anyone
Dramatic Arts, where she trained for three
else. I was embarrassed at the time, but
years before becoming a professional
also overjoyed and that feeling was just
actress.
something that I never wanted to forget.”
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