Legally Blondes
The third instalment of the hit franchise introduces Elle Wood’s two British cousins who face the trials and tribulations of life in a Los Angeles prep school and learn some very valuable lessons along the way!
How long have you been in Los Angeles and how did you come to be cast in the movie?
Becky: We have been here for four years. We moved here because of our father’s work. We were not actresses at the time and had no connection to Hollywood even though we always loved acting and singing and dancing at home.
We were really lucky to get tickets to a taping of The Suite Life of Zach and Cody which is our favorite show. We were sitting in the audience and the warm up person asked if anyone was from out of town and we put our hands up.
When producer Irene Dreayer heard we were English twins she offered us a chance to audition for a future episode which was going to be about Zach and Cody going on a date with girl twins. We did several months of acting lessons first and then auditioned for the role which we landed.
Were you nervous doing your first film?
Becky: We were very nervous before we did the film. In fact we were terrified. We had never done a film before, so the first few days were nerve racking and then it was a lot of fun. The crew and the producers were so encouraging and the director (Savage Steve Holland ) was funny and friendly and made us feel we could ask any questions and that helps a lot.
Tell me about your characters?
Milly: I play Annabelle (Annie) which is my middle name. She is very similar to Elle Woods because she is girly and fashionable and she tries hard at school and she loves dogs, but she is quite shy and out of the two twins she is less confident.
Becky: I play Isabelle Woods (Izzy) and she is also like Elle Woods. She is girly and fashionable and confident and she loves dogs. She is always trying to help Annie be more confident and outgoing.
In the film Izzy (Becky) is the more confident one. Is that how it is in real life?
B: Actually we are not so different from each other. We are both a mix of Izzy and Annie. We are studious like Annie but at the same time less shy and sportier like Izzy.
How did they cast you?
M: They said it was up to us who we wanted to be but seeing my middle name is Annabelle it just felt right for me to play Annie.
What do you like about being twins?
M: We love being twins. It’s like having a built in best friend with you at all times and especially nice when you are at the first day of school. We have been to several different schools. You always have someone to sit next to at lunch and you always have someone to talk to.
Is one of you the oldest?
B: I’m less than a minute older than Milly but I don’t really hold that above her.
M: She tries to sometimes (laughs).
How are you different?
M: I’m more organized and tidy than Becky. No matter how long she gives herself to get ready, she’s always rushing at the last minute.
B: I get more easily distracted than Milly especially if I walk past the television. Fortunately Milly always helps me at the last minute because she is already organized. Other than that we are very similar.
Do you ever play twin tricks?
M: We don’t normally every play twin tricks on people. The people we know well enough to play a trick on can tell us apart easily. Once at school when we were seven, we had different teachers so we swapped classes for a little while to see if the teacher noticed.
We were so nervous we would be found out that we owned up to it after a few minutes. Luckily the teacher found it funny and admitted they would have never noticed if we hadn’t told them.
So how do people who know you well tell you apart?
B: My face is slightly wider than Milly’s. Our family and friends also say we have slightly different voices, but we don’t really notice it and they can tell us apart from the back. I don’t know how they do it, but they can.
Do you think as you get older you might want to do different things?
M: At the moment we love doing things together. We love being twins. I’m sure in the future we will want to do things separately but right now we like to do things together.
Are there any disadvantages to being twins?
B: One disadvantage is that people have been mean to us because we’re twins. They say identical twins creep them out and make them feel uncomfortable
M: We do argue sometimes but not very often our personalities are very similar.
In the film Izzy and Annie have a tough time when they come to a new school. Have you ever experienced that yourself?
B: We’ve been to several new schools because we’ve moved houses several times. At one school there was a mean popular girl who was upset that we could run faster than her and had better grades than her. So she formed an 'I hate Milly and Becky' club and everyone in the class was invited to join except for us.
At the time it was very hurtful and for a while we sat on our own at lunch in the cafeteria and we could hear them whispering about us and laughing at us and sometimes no one would talk to us for the whole day so we were very glad we had each other at that time.
We used to get home every day in tears, so we definitely know what its like for a popular girl to hate us like in the film.
What did you do in your real life experience?
M: We told our mom because sharing your problem makes you feel better and less alone and our mom waited to see if things improve and when they didn’t she called the girl’s mom and her mom was apologetic and said the girl was having some jealousy issues because of some family problems. She was never actually mean to us again but she and her group continued to ignore us.
What advice would you give to other girls?
M: You should always tell your parents or teachers because sharing your problem makes you feel better and that’s what we did and try and find other friends. Don’t try and be popular and be part of the mean clique. Try and find our own group of friends.
What is the message of the movie?
B: You should never judge a book by its cover. Just because someone is different to you or doesn’t have much money does not mean that you’re better than them. The kind of person you are is way more important to how much money you have and you shouldn’t be ashamed of who you are.
M: The other message is that you can be fashionable and girly and still get good grades.
Have you been to schools that wear a uniform? Which is better?
M: We’ve been to both and I prefer when there is not a uniform because they are not very flattering and they don’t make you feel very fashionable. At least without a uniform you can spend time picking out what to wear and accessorize or throw on anything .
Do you prefer British or American schools?
B: There are good things in both. They give you less homework in England than they do in America so I think we like that better about English schools.
How would you describe your own fashion sense?
M: We love bright and girly and sporty clothes. We like to be fashionable, but if something is the height of fashion and we don’t feel comfortable in it or it doesn’t feel right we won’t buy it. I feel most comfortable in jeans and boots and my favorite color is pink.
We don’t have the confidence to bargain like Annie and Izzy but we are good at looking through the racks and finding things that are marked down in price.
B: I like accessories especially necklaces and bags and I really like wearing skirts and leggings, and my fav color is pink too
There is a DVD extra called 'Fashion Frenzy'. How did you feel when you first saw the wardrobe for the film?
M: Cathyrn Wagner is the costume designer on the movie. She is the nicest person and she put together really creative outfits that we could never have thought up ourselves. When we went to our first fitting we couldn’t believe the rails of cool pink clothes and accessories she found. It was a paradise for us.
On the DVD extra, Double Trouble, it talks about how it was sometimes confusing for the crew to have twins on set. What was that like?
B: I think it was confusing enough for the crew that we are so identical and in some scenes we were wearing the same uniform with the same hairstyle. It got even funnier when our characters swapped places in the movie. The crew starting calling us MillBecky when they didn’t know which one was which.
You are not offended when people are confused?
M: No not at all and we think it’s very funny. Our sisters just call us twin and we both turn around.
Tell me about the competitive trampoline scene you share with the mean girl Tiffany (Brittany Curran)
B: That was a really fun scene to film. I just did some light bounces and the stunt double who looked like Tiffany and I did all the amazing tricks. I think it turned out to be a really great scene.
Are you fans of the original Legally Blonde film?
M: Well Legally Blonde and Legally Blonde 2 are two of our favorite films. When we found out we were doing the third one we were really excited. We really hope we don’t disappoint all the Legally Blonde fans because we’ve watched them so many times and we still laugh every time.
Did you meet Reese Witherspoon?
B: Before we started we had lunch with her and we were not disappointed. She was so friendly and chatty and she seems such a kind and caring person.
M: She sent us cookies and a note to our trailer on the first day of filming. She made us feel a lot less nervous and was really encouraging.
Did she give you any advice?
B: She told us to interpret it how we like. She was really encouraging and nice and we are proud she likes the movie.
Does it carry on the Legally Blonde themes?
B: Our movie carries the same message as the first one that you should not judge people before you get to know them. You can also be very fashionable and girly and love pink and still be very responsible and studious.
Will there be a sequel?
M: We would love to do more Legally Blonde films. We love the characters and we hope the audience likes it enough so we can do more.
Have you been getting any fan reaction yet?
B: Because a lot of children watch The Suite Life of Zach and Cody on the Disney Channel they know us from that. We have had really positive reactions saying they can’t wait to see the movie.
What else are you up to?
M: We are very excited because we are going to film our own pilot on the Disney channel.
Legally Blondes is out on DVD now.
The third instalment of the hit franchise introduces Elle Wood’s two British cousins who face the trials and tribulations of life in a Los Angeles prep school and learn some very valuable lessons along the way!
How long have you been in Los Angeles and how did you come to be cast in the movie?
Becky: We have been here for four years. We moved here because of our father’s work. We were not actresses at the time and had no connection to Hollywood even though we always loved acting and singing and dancing at home.
We were really lucky to get tickets to a taping of The Suite Life of Zach and Cody which is our favorite show. We were sitting in the audience and the warm up person asked if anyone was from out of town and we put our hands up.
When producer Irene Dreayer heard we were English twins she offered us a chance to audition for a future episode which was going to be about Zach and Cody going on a date with girl twins. We did several months of acting lessons first and then auditioned for the role which we landed.
Were you nervous doing your first film?
Becky: We were very nervous before we did the film. In fact we were terrified. We had never done a film before, so the first few days were nerve racking and then it was a lot of fun. The crew and the producers were so encouraging and the director (Savage Steve Holland ) was funny and friendly and made us feel we could ask any questions and that helps a lot.
Tell me about your characters?
Milly: I play Annabelle (Annie) which is my middle name. She is very similar to Elle Woods because she is girly and fashionable and she tries hard at school and she loves dogs, but she is quite shy and out of the two twins she is less confident.
Becky: I play Isabelle Woods (Izzy) and she is also like Elle Woods. She is girly and fashionable and confident and she loves dogs. She is always trying to help Annie be more confident and outgoing.
In the film Izzy (Becky) is the more confident one. Is that how it is in real life?
B: Actually we are not so different from each other. We are both a mix of Izzy and Annie. We are studious like Annie but at the same time less shy and sportier like Izzy.
How did they cast you?
M: They said it was up to us who we wanted to be but seeing my middle name is Annabelle it just felt right for me to play Annie.
What do you like about being twins?
M: We love being twins. It’s like having a built in best friend with you at all times and especially nice when you are at the first day of school. We have been to several different schools. You always have someone to sit next to at lunch and you always have someone to talk to.
Is one of you the oldest?
B: I’m less than a minute older than Milly but I don’t really hold that above her.
M: She tries to sometimes (laughs).
How are you different?
M: I’m more organized and tidy than Becky. No matter how long she gives herself to get ready, she’s always rushing at the last minute.
B: I get more easily distracted than Milly especially if I walk past the television. Fortunately Milly always helps me at the last minute because she is already organized. Other than that we are very similar.
Do you ever play twin tricks?
M: We don’t normally every play twin tricks on people. The people we know well enough to play a trick on can tell us apart easily. Once at school when we were seven, we had different teachers so we swapped classes for a little while to see if the teacher noticed.
We were so nervous we would be found out that we owned up to it after a few minutes. Luckily the teacher found it funny and admitted they would have never noticed if we hadn’t told them.
So how do people who know you well tell you apart?
B: My face is slightly wider than Milly’s. Our family and friends also say we have slightly different voices, but we don’t really notice it and they can tell us apart from the back. I don’t know how they do it, but they can.
Do you think as you get older you might want to do different things?
M: At the moment we love doing things together. We love being twins. I’m sure in the future we will want to do things separately but right now we like to do things together.
Are there any disadvantages to being twins?
B: One disadvantage is that people have been mean to us because we’re twins. They say identical twins creep them out and make them feel uncomfortable
M: We do argue sometimes but not very often our personalities are very similar.