Daisy Unchained

Nothing about Daisy Edgar-Jones’ ascent to stardom has been normal. The now 23-year-old had been steadily getting supporting work in mid-size TV shows like Cold Feet and War Of The Worlds, until the 2020 TV adaptation of Normal People came along, transforming her and co-lead Paul Mescal into instant stars.

We’ve eagerly awaited their next moves (Mescal recently appeared in The Lost Daughter), and now Edgar-Jones is gearing up to release her first major follow-up project. Her new film, Fresh, played to gasps at this year’s (online) Sundance Film Festival. While on the surface it might look like a standard next step for Edgar-Jones, the twisted reality is anything but.

Chatting to in February 2022 – when she’s in Manchester to celebrate her grandma’s birthday – Edgar-Jones is palpably eager for to be unleashed on the wider world. “It’s really fun now to see these things come out… to be able to kind of enjoy people watching