As a whirlwind awards season gets under way, Bazaar meets the talented women behind the year’s most exciting film and television projects

From a teenage soap-opera star in Sweden to a Hollywood action heroine, Rebecca Ferguson has forged a formidable career as a spellbinding shape-shifter. Ahead of a host of thrilling new releases, including the Peaky Blinders film, she tells Brooke Theis about her first crush, her most courageous stunts and why she’s taking charge of her own destiny

WHEN LILY ALLEN RETURNED WITH WEST END GIRL , HER FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM, THE WORLD COULD TALK ABOUT NOTHING ELSE. THE OPEN MARRIAGE, THE DOJO, MADELINE! NOW, IN THE WAKE OF HER MOST SUCCESSFUL RELEASE YET, SHE INVITES LOTTE JEFFS OVER FOR TEA TO DISCUSS HOW IT CHANGED HER FOR THE BETTER

Walking into the retro bar where Denise Van Outen is posing up a storm for our exclusive photo shoot is like being transported back in time to a riotous 90s club night. The Bunga 90 bar in London’s Co

THE YEAR IS PROVING TO BE A BIG ONE FOR BREAKOUT STARS OF FILM AND TV, FROM WUTHERING HEIGHTS TO HAMNET TO INDUSTRY AND BRIDGERTON . HERE, THEY WEAR THE SPRING/SUMMER RUNWAY SEASON’S STANDOUT HITS

AN OVERSIZED STATEMENT COLLAR, DRAMATIC GLOVES AND ENORMOUS FRILLS. WHY NOT? THE NEW-SEASON COLLECTIONS INVITE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR COMFORT ZONE BEHIND AND EMBRACE CONVERSATION-STARTING DETAILS THAT POP