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a journalist or somebody and I say some-
thing that feelspersonal. I justknowwhen
IgohomeI feel likeI’ve letmyselfdownbe-
causeIfeelvulnerable.Ijustdon’tletmyself
get inthatposition.”
IsFisheraware, then, that therearepeo-
ple impersonatingheronTwitter?
“Whatdoyoumean?No!”sheshrieks,half
amused,halfhorrified.“Ohgosh,andthey’ve
got followers? I hope they’remakingme
funnyandentertaining.Iwouldnevertweet.”
Fisheraddsthatshe’sembarrassedtotalk
aboutthedownsideoffame,which includes
“acuteparanoia” that someonemaydivulge
private informationpublicly, because she’s
luckytobeinaprivilegedposition.Nonetheless,sheand
BaronCohen take their privacy seriously.When they
married in2010 inParis(“our favoritecity,”sheallows),
theydid so in secretwith just a fewguests. Thecouple
dividesitstimebetweenLosAngelesandLondon,where,
asFisher notes, British lawprohibits paparazzi from
publishingphotosof theirtwoyounggirls.
Theactressknowsfirsthandwhatit’s liketobeinthe
publiceyeatayoungage.ThoughFisherwasborninthe
MiddleEasterncountryofOman toScottishparents—
sheowesher exoticupbringing toher father’s jobwith
theWorldBank— she grewup inPerth, Australia. By
age9,shewasappearing intelevisioncommercials.Asa
teenager,sheboldlylefthometostarinaTVseriescalled
ParadiseBeach
.Eventhenshewasdaring:Shehas joked
thathercharacteronlyeverworeabikini,probablyeven
to funerals.
Soonafter,Fisher landedaroleontheenduringAus-
traliansoapopera
HomeandAway
,whichalso launched
the careersofNaomiWatts and the lateHeathLedger.
Fisher tookadvantageofherhighprofilebypublishing
twobookswiththehelpofhermother,aromancenovel-
ist.Oneof thestoriessoundsawfully familiar:
Seduced
byFame
isaboutawannabeactresswho landsarole in
afictitiousTVshowcalled
SunshineCoast
.
“I’m sure if I read themnow, I’dbe cringing,” says
Fisher, who admits that famewas initiallybeguiling.
“When I first started getting recognized, I remember
thinkingitwasreallyfun.I’msureIenjoyeditforagood
sixmonthsbeforebecomingterriblyself-consciousand
feelingveryexposed.”
Fisher laughs between sips fromher latte. “You go
fromhaving thatbeautiful anonymity tobeingdefined
bypeopleother thanyour familywhodon’t knowyou.
There’s nothing better than trying towork out who
youarewheneveryoneelsedecides foryou.”
Itwas time for a fresh start. At 21, Fisher quit the
soapoperaand, ina typically intrepidmove, relocated
toFrance.
She bolts upright
on thehotel-loungecouch,
straightensher lavendersweaterandproceeds tomime
TOP:
Fisher, Joel
Edgerton, Adelaide
Clemens, TobeyMagu-
ireandKateMulvany
in
TheGreatGatsby
MIDDLE:
Confessions
of aShopaholic
BELOW:
LizzyCaplan,
Fisher andKirsten
Dunst in
Bachelorette
GoGatsby
ISLAFISHER
isn’t the only onewith a crush on Jay
Gatsby (see sidebar, opposite). Basedon the recent
rash of
Great Gatsby
–inspired offerings, it seems
tastemakers are similarly taken by the legendary
F. Scott Fitzgerald character.
Brooks Brothers
and
Tiffany&Co.
— both of which worked closely
with costume and production designer Catherine
Martin to create the film’s suiting and jewelry
pieces, respectively — are debuting lines
that recall the glitz and glamour of the
Jazz Age. Brooks Brothers has adapted a
number of Martin’s theatrical designs into
jackets, pants, shirts and tieswearable for
themodernman, while Tiffany’s pearl-
and onyx-heavy Ziegfield Collection, which
includes pieces for both men and women, is
basedon archival styles from the 1920s. Martin also
collaboratedwithNewYork’s
Plazahotel
to design
a glamorous 900-square-foot Fitzgerald Suite in
honorof the latewriterandPlazadevotee. Featuring
Restoration Hardware
furnishings, memorabilia
from the film and Fitzgerald’s entire literary
collection, the roomwill instantly transport guests
back to theRoaringTwenties.
Formore information, visit
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and
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