WITH two Golden Globe nominations under her belt and a blockbuster hit in cinemas, Daisy Edgar-Jones has had more success in the past four years than most actors enjoy in their entire career. Not bad, considering the British actress was a virtual unknown before being catapulted to fame thanks to her her debut lead role in BBC lockdown smash-hit Normal People , alongside Paul Mescal . Now the London -born star has stirred up a storm at the box office, with summer blockbuster Twisters having the biggest debut weekend for a disaster movie EVER in the US — widely exceeding expectations and pulling in £62million.
The film , directed by Lee Isaac Chung, sees Daisy starring opposite Hollywood’s man-of-the-moment, Top Gun: Maverick star Glen Powell . And now her global icon status has been cemented after fashion bible Vogue dubbed 26-year-old Daisy Hollywood’ s ultimate It Girl. The world’s top designers are falling over themselves to dress her, with Daisy being snapped in as many as four different outfits a day as she busily promotes the film.
READ MORE IN SHOWBIZ Her high-fashion looks, including a thigh-skimming mini dress with sweetheart neckline and a boho-ruffled maxi dress, are a world away from the cutesy puff-sleeved floral frocks she favoured on the red carpet and the “old, mangy shirt” she wore for promo interviews during the early days of her career. ‘More confident’ Normal People was watched by 63million people and had the nation hooked when it aired a.