Hi, I’m Bel Powley.
Hi, I’m Emma Appleton.
And we’re here with NET-A-PORTER to play First Time…
For the first time.
First time you met Emma?
That’s me.
I remember very well!
It was in the chemistry reads of 'Everything I Know About Love',
and you actually complimented me on my loafers.
Your Prada loafers?
Yeah, I was basically shopping whilst checking out your outfit!
We also had to do just improvised dancing to Destiny’s Child. Do you remember that?
You did a lot of that.
Did I?
And I think I did a lot of, like...
Yeah yeah yeah – and we vibed!
First time you understood what love is?
Maybe the first proper time was when my brother was born.
Aww!
Because that’s like a love you haven’t felt before and
it’s a feeling that I hadn’t felt before, but then also the first time I went to
a wedding of people I really, really cared about.
When you see it, you know it.
Aww!
It’s like – that’s love.
First time you understood what love is?
It’s a soppy answer
– when I met my fiancé.
You know, I met him and I was like,
‘Oh, this is what love is!’
Director: Was it love at first sight?
Uh yeah have you seen him? Yeah!
First time you fell in love with acting?
It would have been when I filmed 'Dreamlands' in Margate and it was like,
5am in a car park,
and I had kind of like a revelation of like, this is
the best thing in the world.
I have to keep doing this.
I thought you were gonna say it’s when you worked with me.
And the second time was when I worked with Bel Powley!
And I fell in love all over again.
First time you fell in love with acting?
In my year-six leaving play, we put on 'Shrek the Musical'.
All the other girls in the class auditioned to play Princess Fiona
and I thought, no, that’s not for me,
I’m gonna play Donkey.
Wonderful experience and that’s when I decided there and then
I’m going to be an actor.
First time you had your heart broken?
Around 14?
He was called Jake,
and it was the first time someone broke up with me and I couldn’t listen to certain bands.
Like I couldn’t listen to Muse for ages without crying.
Jake – if you’re out there…!
I went to his wedding last week – he’s all good.
First time you learned a hard lesson?
I learned that brandy, Guinness and wine doesn’t mix.
What about you?
I mean, you basically have answered for me
because mine just involves a bottle of Malibu.
Pace yourself, kids!
What is the first time you recognised the power of friendship?
Going to school I used to be really, really anxious.
I would turn up like in absolute tears
and I remember one day
my group of friends, who I’m still friends with now, came down
to reception to get me and kind of like...
Awww!
get me into school. They were like,
‘It’s alright, Em, you’re with us!’
That’s so cute! And that, I was like,
‘Oh my god. You guys are amazing.’
And I’m still friends with them today.
Strong bond.
When did you first recognise the power of friendship?
My close-knit group of girlfriends are from when I was really young.
Even if I hadn’t seen these girls for like,
months and months and months,
every time I come back and we hang out it feels like home.
I think it’s basically when I start working and going away a lot
and I realised, like, the power of actually like,
you know,
your girls!
Good work.
Let’s go!