00:01You know her as Sadie Atkins in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,
00:04the titular star of Enora, and an Academy Award winner.
00:09But who Mikey Madison is when she's not in the spotlight remains a mystery.
00:13Until now.
00:19Hi, I'm Owen Thiel, guest reporter at Vogue magazine.
00:23I'm outside of Mikey Madison's home,
00:25here to interview the star herself and see what she's been up to the last year.
00:30Hi!
00:33Hi!
00:33Oh, hi.
00:34Hi, how are you?
00:35I'm good, how are you? Thank you for having us.
00:37Thank you so much for being here.
00:39Yeah, this is so fun.
00:40I know, I'm so excited.
00:42Me too, should we go inside?
00:43Yes, let's, yes.
00:45Our morning with Mikey started as a standard affair,
00:48when we got right down to discussing her cover shoot.
00:52So, we shot a little bit outside of LA.
00:57Beautiful desert landscape.
00:59Beautiful clothes, obviously.
01:01What was the favorite thing that you wore?
01:02There were so many good things, it's hard to choose.
01:05But I loved this black Western cowboy hat that I wore.
01:09Yeah.
01:10Do you want some tea?
01:11Oh, I would love some.
01:13Okay, I want tea, water, cookies, fruit, help yourself.
01:17They're so sweet.
01:18Okay, so what does Mikey do on an average day?
01:20On an average day, when I'm not working, I try to wake up fairly early.
01:27Oh.
01:27As early as I can.
01:29Uh, I'll look at my planner, maybe do a little bit of journaling.
01:35Sorry, I have a friend staying with me.
01:37Yeah.
01:38You're famously not on social media.
01:40It's just a personal choice.
01:42Um, I prefer to be face-to-face when I'm connecting with someone.
01:48And I feel like it gives a better sense of the real me.
01:52You know?
01:54And getting to know the real Mikey was exactly what I set out to do.
02:02Um, so what are all the things that are happening right now?
02:05Um, I thought maybe we could have a little snack in the garden.
02:09Is that okay?
02:09Yes, yes.
02:10Should we do that?
02:10Yes, please.
02:12Hi, guys.
02:16So where'd you shoot the social reckoning?
02:18So we shot in Vancouver.
02:24Oh, that's just my friend, Penelope.
02:26Sorry?
02:28Uh, yeah, like, we can go in maybe 30 minutes.
02:31Is that okay?
02:32No, I, you don't need a sweater.
02:34It's fine.
02:35No, I'm literally miked right now.
02:38Sorry.
02:39Um, I was thinking maybe we could all go to this cafe that Penelope loves.
02:46All of us going?
02:48Yeah.
02:48It's just, um, just around the corner so we can even walk there.
02:52Or we could hop in the car if you want, if that's easier.
02:54No, let's walk.
03:01Yeah.
03:04Um, so how did you two meet, you and Penelope?
03:10It was actually a very kismet situation.
03:15Um, so I had shattered my laptop, of course, in the worst possible timing you could imagine.
03:22So I ran to the Apple store to fix it, and she was there.
03:27Um.
03:27Oh.
03:28Because she likes apples.
03:33Ready?
03:36You forgot your Penelope.
03:39She's just hungry.
03:40She's just hungry.
03:45So was it always, oh, oopsie.
03:49Sorry.
03:50Was it always your dream to be on the cover of the book?
03:56Yeah.
03:57I mean, I think it's kind of every little girl's dream, you know, but something that seems so
04:02unattainable and out of reach in a way.
04:06So, yeah, it was definitely a dream of mine.
04:09I still am pinching myself like I can't believe that it happened.
04:12Mm-hmm.
04:12Um.
04:14This is so sweet.
04:15This is so sweet.
04:17Yeah.
04:18I mean, we're besties.
04:20Um.
04:21And what is true?
04:23Oopsie.
04:24Oh, sorry.
04:25No worries.
04:27I was starting to feel like it was going to be impossible to get through to the real Mikey.
04:31Until.
04:32And ever since we met, we've just been best friends, and I hope that we will be forever.
04:38If you really want to get a sense of the real me, you should ask Penelope.
04:43And that's exactly what I did.
04:53No.
04:55Oh.
04:58Penelope!
04:59What?
05:14Well, there you have it.
05:15The real Mikey Madison.
05:17I hope all of us have a friend as loyal and thoughtful and kind as Penelope.
05:22To get the exclusive scoop in print, pick up the new issue of Vogue magazine.
05:28In the meantime, I'm Owen Thiel, and this is Vogue magazine's Behind the Cover.
05:33Where are we going, ladies?
05:35I think we should go out.
05:36Yeah, right?
05:37Yeah.
05:37Penelope, what bar?
05:39Oh, such a good idea.
05:40That's so brilliant.
05:42Yeah.
05:42That's really fun.
05:43They're booths, right?
05:44You guys go to Disneyland?
05:46We did once, actually.
05:47She had never been, so I brought her.
05:49No, I think she had spilled some water on her phone.
05:51But she, anyways, she let me cut her in line.
05:54One of the funniest people I've ever met.
05:56But all we do is laugh.
05:58Really?
05:59Yeah.
05:59Penelope's laughing.
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