TROYE GENIUS

A layer of pearly grey cloud casts a dull light over Los Angeles and it’s starting to spit rain when Troye Sivan walks into Milk Studios, running his fingers through his damp quiff of curls in an attempt to restore order. Alone and clutching a takeaway flat white, he’s dressed in what he terms “standard uniform”: loose-fitting black Acne Studios jeans, a white T-shirt and a navy and yellow striped jumper slung over one shoulder.

Although it’s 9.05am on a Saturday, todays another run-of-the-mill workday for the Perth-raised, LA-based 24-year-old, who is definitely in the dream phase of his career to date. He’s come a long way from his YouTube days, when he’d sit in his bedroom recording covers of Ed Sheeran’s “Kiss Me”. There’s the CV crammed with impressive acting credits (, , the franchise); the long list of willing collaborators — Ariana Grande, Lauv, Taylor Swift, Martin Garrix, Alessia Cara, Charli XCX; the TV appearances on with Jimmy Fallon, and ; and the headline Bloom tour that just swept