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

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

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

The actress, writer and director Adjoa Andoh reflects on the need to bring a wider range of perspectives to the arts

Brenda Blethyn OBE, chats to Lara Kilner about life after Vera , her acting regret and why now, more than ever, the idea of retiring is far from her mind…

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