Amelia Gething’s eyes have always been on acting, becoming an actress is something she has dreamed about since she can remember. “I had the hope in the back of my head, but I also had a realistic view that it was probably not going to happen,” she says, when we meet before her Hello! Fashion cover shoot.
She may not have had the connections growing up, but she is realising her dream through hard work and determination as the 24-year-old chalks up her third major acting role in upcoming Sky Atlantic series Mary & George, in which she stars alongside Nicola Walker and Julianne Moore.
Growing up in Barking, east London, Amelia would entertain her family and friends performing comedy sketches in the living room, then in 2016 she began posting material on YouTube and TikTok.
Her irreverent sense of humour amassed over seven million followers and the hobby soon turned into a burgeoning career. Resourcefully, Amelia would purchase better cameras and invest in professional production resources with her early pay cheques.
When we congratulate her on such business acumen, she jokes: “Well, I did splurge a little bit on takeaways with my earnings. I was like, ‘I fancy pizza tonight – I might as well, I’ve earned it’. But yeah, I hate saying,
