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Woman Crush Wednesday
Happy Woman Crush Wednesday, people! This week, we’re talking about a star who encapsulates the notion of doing it all. You know her best from her appearances on the catwalk for designer labels like Oscar de la Renta and Valentino (a.k.a what most of us only see in our dreams). She’s only been on our screen a few times, but are you surprised that she’s here again? Definitely not. Let’s give it up for the woman of the week, Cara Delevingne!
WHO’S THAT GAL: Cara Delevingne
WHY WE’RE CRUSHING: Delevingne is about to take over streaming with her new Amazon Original Carnival Row, premiering Friday, August 30. For weeks, this epic fantasy series has been all anyone’s talked about, from its strategic positioning as “the next Game of Thrones,” to the fact that it caught the eye of legendary director Guillermo del Toro, to Delevingne’s steamy on-screen romance with co-star Orlando Bloom, well known for his roles in other fantasy productions like Pirates of the Caribbean and The Lord of the Rings. Well now, dear readers, the mythical world of Carnival Row is almost here, and we couldn’t be more excited to see how it all plays out. Our girl Delevingne plays Vignette Stonemoss, a fairy who, along with many other creatures, must flee her war-torn homeland and emmigrate to a classic Bavarian city. In a world where peace seems always at the brink of collapsing, Vignette tries to continue her romance with human detective Rycroft Philostrate (Bloom).
You have to commend Delevingne not only for the breadth of her experience, but also for how she excels in every art form she touches. Even within film and television, she’s zigzagged from drama to romance to action and now to fantasy. But through it all, Delevingne seems to bring her own uniqueness and personality to every character she embodies. In Carnival Row, for instance, Delevingne plays a “pansexual faerie.” As a long time advocate of LGBTQ+ rights and herself bisexual and gender-fluid, Delevingne brings authenticity to a role and to a series that illustrates the danger of trying to be “different.” Indeed, Delevingne has talked about how the series deals with real-world issues, stating, “It’s really about immigration and refugees and classism and sexism, racism and elitism.”
This is not the first time that Delevingne has been an outspoken voice in Hollywood. Over the years, she’s been an advocate for environmental protection and mental health awareness, and she’s been especially candid about the depression she herself suffered at age 15. In 2017, she wrote a coming-of-age novel entitled Mirror, Mirror that directly confronted identity and the hardships of being a teenager. Recently, Delevingne was even honored by the Trevor Project for her support of their mission to stop suicide among LGBTQ+ youths. Delevingne was also one of many woman that accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and abuse, bringing the important issues of the #MeToo Movement to the forefront of conversation. The moral of this story is that while Delevingne is definitely talented, she’s also just a really awesome person.
WHERE YOU’VE SEEN HER BEFORE: Like we said, you’ve seen Delevingne’s face plastered in glossy magazines and billboards promoting basically every major designer. But in 2012, this gal made her film debut with the book-to-screen adaptation of Anna Karenina, where she played Princess Sorokina alongside leading lady Keira Knightley. Then, in 2014, she was given a pretty sizable role in the psychological thriller The Face of an Angel, starring Kate Beckinsale and Daniel Brühl. Finally, after snagging small acting roles here and there, a voice part in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto V, and even a credit in Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” music video, Delevingne got her big break in Hollywood in 2015 with the long-awaited adaptation of John Green’s Paper Towns. In this film, which brought in over $12 million in its opening weekend, Delevingne played Margo, the best friend and love-interest of Nat Wolff’s character Quentin. Since then, Delevingne has acted in major blockbusters hits, such as Suicide Squad and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. I guess people caught on to the fact that she’s pretty much a superstar.
WHERE YOU’LL SEE HER AGAIN: Already, Amazon announced that Carnival Row has been renewed for a second season. But if having her own Amazon Original wasn’t enough – and alongside everyone’s childhood crush Orlando Bloom no less – Delevingne is set to star in the upcoming thriller Punk with Machine Gun Kelly. In addition to her acting and modeling career, this star also has side hustles as a designer, singer, and writer. So, it’s safe to say that you’ll be seeing quite a lot of Ms. Delevingne.
