Abigail Mavity Interview - Portrait Magazine, February 2007

Abigail Mavity Interview
Interview by Eleni
Interview date: January 2007

Name: Abigail Mavity
Career: Actress
Official Site: www.abigailmavity.com


Abigail Mavity

Can you please introduce yourself?
Well my name is Abby Mavity, I am in Girl Talk TV, I’m 13 years old but I’ll be turning 14 in a little over a month, I’ve been acting since I was 5.

What got you into acting?
I just did a couple of pageants for fun in Arizona when I was 3 and I had a modelling agent and they took me in for just a cold read and they were like, Oh my gosh you should get into acting! So we started going back and forth from Arizona to California, but we finally just moved out here.

Tell me a bit about your show, Girl Talk TV.
Well we started doing it just for fun, and we were hoping maybe it would get noticed, maybe it wouldn’t. But it’s really fun! It’s not scripted, we talk about girl things!

How did the show get started?
Well there’s not work out here for kid actresses so I came up with this show idea and I asked my dad if he would film it because he’s into filming. He said yeah and I started thinking, I can’t carry a TV show by myself, I don’t know what I would do. So I had met Stef at previous auditions and stuff, so I’m like why don’t we call Steffani? She was excited about it and so was her mum so we started filming and putting it up!

What would you like to do if the show ends?
I really would just like to go on with my career and maybe some time start singing, I love to sing! I’m actually singing a couple of times on the show!

What are your hopes for 2007?
I want our show maybe to get noticed a little bit more, I just want to have a great time and become closer with my friends! Just the normal teenage girl things really! It’s really cool because as the show is evolving, me and Stef are becoming closer so that’s also one of the things I wanted from New Year’s.

What are your passions and concerns for the world?
Well I was reading in history about girls in Africa and how they don’t get an education. I just thought that was really sad because the girls are just expected to sit at home and do the house cleaning. So I really want, if suddenly my career takes off, I would love to build an all-girls school in Africa so that they can learn to read and write.

Describe yourself in 3 words.
Silly. Fun. Nerd.

If you could do anything for one day, what would it be?
I would go on a huge shopping spree because I just like shopping! After shopping, I get a feeling of accomplishment! I know it sounds weird but yeah! I would also love to meet different celebrities like Miley Cyrus. I really want to meet her!


Abigail and Steffani

What has been the scariest thing you’ve ever had to do in your life?
Probably, a couple of months ago when my friend made me do this really scary ride in Magic Mountain where you jump for about 200 feet with ropes. I’m terrified of heights so it was really scary but in the end, it helped me conquer my fear.

Say one of your most embarrassing moments.
Well there is this guy that I liked [and I still do] and we were all hanging out with him, my friend, my brother and his friends. Now my brother’s friend always teases me and makes fun of me, and he knew I liked this guy! So he sort of tells him and then the guy’s friend comes up to me and yells, you like him? And I totally denied it but they dragged him over anyway! I was like so embarrassed that I grabbed my friend and literally ran!

If you could change something about your life, what would it be?
I pretty much love my life but one thing I would want to change, is how small I am. I’m really small for my age! People ask me if I’m 10 and I’m almost 14!

Tell me random facts about you.
I can’t live without my cell phone.
I’m addicted to McDonald’s French fries!
I love youtube and myspace!
I love Ben and Jerries chocolate fudge brownie ice cream!
I eat a lot but I’m still very skinny!

If you could be any super hero, who would you be?
Super Woman! I would love that!

If you could have one super power, which power would you choose?
Teleporting! Because then I could just think about it and just be in a place e.g. Paris! Or like to go to auditions, me and my mum would never get stuck in traffic!

Which places do you want to visit?
I really want to go to Sweden or Australia!

Who are your role models?
My mum probably because she raised so many kids and I really want to be a mum someday and she’s been a great mum!

Apart from acting, what would you like to do in the future?
I would love to be a fashion designer! I saw the movie, the Devil Wears Prada, and I would love to do the whole fashion thing! It would be cool! I would also love to be a singer! Also a lawyer! I’m really stubborn and I’ll argue till I’m right!

How can people contact you?
Through my website, www.abigailmavity.com. You can e-mail me through there and I’ll reply!