The loveable and very talented Rose Matafeo shines in this interview with Drama Quarterly. With her co-stars Nikesh Patel (above left) and Emma Sidi, the Starstruck actress looks back on the success of the show’s first run, explains why season two was written twice and discusses the challenge of writing a relationship drama.
Matafeo, who also co-writes the show, is a finalist in this year's WIFT NZ Awards, in the Images & Sound Award for Success in Television and Digital category.
After launching in the UK on online channel BBC Three in April last year, Starstruck drew more than three million views in less than two months and secured a second season even before it debuted in the US on streamer HBO Max. The romantic comedy is about a millennial (Matafeo) navigating two jobs and a relationship with a famous film star.