Hey, Shorty! TURIA’S TV DREAM COMES TRUE
Apr 03, 2022
3 minutes
Words: Sharon Stephenson.
Ask actress Turia Schmidt-Peke if she feels lucky to have scored a role in iconic Kiwi soap Shortland Street and the Auckland beauty laughs.
“Luck does play a part and I’m really proud of what I’ve achieved, but success for me is about the collective,” says the star, who’s of Nga- ti Haua- , Nga- ti Pamatera- and Samoan descent. “I was raised in the Ma-ori and Pasifika worlds, where people succeed because of the
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