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

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To celebrate the return of Bridgerton , the actor, writer and director chats about matching her characters to scents and the history of her hair

DETERMINED NOT TO REPEAT THE BRAND’S PAST MISTAKES, CEO HILLARY SUPER IS SHEDDING THE BODY-SHAMING AND THE PERFORMATIVE BOX-CHECKING—BUT NOT THE WINGS, GLAMOUR, AND GLITTER.

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

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