Francesca Hayward opens up about pushing herself outside of her comfort zone for Cats.
based on the stage musical, it is sure to be a component of many cultural discussions leading up to awards season.and Jennifer Hudson to Judi Dench and Ian McKellen—are in the cast, but it is newcomer Francesca Hayward who will likely catch your attention. In, the 27-year-old principal dancer of London's Royal Ballet makes her film debut as Victoria the White Cat.
Hayward, who estimates she saw her first ballet at age two and took her first class at age three, had been obsessed with bothand cats since she was about seven. "I’d never seen it live, strangely, but I had a video of it that a family friend lent to me and I used to watch it over and over again," she explained over the phone, just a day after the star-studded world premiere of the movie. "I’d dance around to it," Hayward said. "And I always choose to be Victoria.
The young performer was drawn to Victoria because "she’s really the most elegant cat," she said. "She’s always a ballerina in the stage production. I gravitated towards that side of it and I loved the atmosphere when she does her iconic solo," Hayward went on. "I just can’t believe that I have the chance to bring her to life even more. I feel privileged."
When she first auditioned for the role, she thought Tom Hooper's vision of the character would be more in line with the stage production, in which Victoria is a lithe ballerina who does not sing. However, when Hayward signed on, she realized just how much singing she would be doing—and that her repertoire would include a song written by Swift. "It was already quite overwhelming, and then to be told I had a song created for me by Taylor Swift, I couldn’t believe it," Hayward said.
Working with stage and screen icons Dench and McKellen was understandably a highlight of the whole experience for Hayward. "It was amazing watching them in their element, doing what they do best, each and every one of them," she explained. "Watching Judi on the screen and the way she switches when the camera is on. There’s something magic about her. Everyone was just grateful to be doing their part.
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