The in-demand actress admits she still gets star-struck and stans Greta Gerwig, Viola Davis and Lupita Nyong’o, while she will soon appear in a film with Phoebe Dynevor Whitney Peak, 21, had her major break in the HBO Max remake of iconic show Gossip Girl , where she played the role of Zoya Lott for the two seasons the show streamed on the platform. Born in Uganda and raised in British Columbia, Canada, Peak has also starred in Aaron Sorkin’s Molly’s Game . She is an ambassador for Chanel and has appeared in various campaigns for the French label, most recently in an ad for the brand’s Coco Mademoiselle fragrance.
We caught up with Peak right after the brand’s spring/summer 2025 show, held at the Grand Palais in Paris at the end of fashion week in September. Advertisement {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"Whitney Peak as seen in the Chanel 22 campaign","url":"https://img.
i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/10/24/e292d676-89d6-4468-988d-dbe589be4500_954e9fc5.jpg"} Whitney Peak as seen in the Chanel 22 campaign How does it feel to be here? This is my first Grand Palais show and I was dancing the whole time; I loved the music.
The performance was incredible – I love Riley [Keough , who sang at the show], I’m a fan of hers, I knew the song – but she was live, effortlessly singing on a swing. I was blown away. What’s your first memory of Chanel and what do you love a.
