Our Brit cover star Suki Waterhouse has had an amazing journey so far – having shot to fame as a model in her teens, then turning her hand to acting in a plethora of hit films and as one of the leads in Netflix Emmy-nominated ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ before becoming a successful pop star in her own right.
With all three major sought after job roles covered in her twenties, 2024 has seen Suki become a mum with her gorgeous fiancé and fellow Brit actor Robert Pattison from ‘Twilight’ fame. All this while headlining Coachella 2024 and soon-to-be-releasing her much anticipated second album ‘Memoir Of A Sparkle Muffin’ all within the space of a few months aged only 32.
How does she do it? Well according to best gal pal, model Cara Delevingne, Suki is “willful and wild” and always has been “an extremely hard worker and creative at heart.”
MODELLING ROOTS
Having grown up in Chiswick, West London, with childhood friends including the aforementioned Cara and rock & roll royalty Georgia May Jagger (daughter of Mick Jagger & Jerry Hall) it was no surprise that the beautiful Suki would get signed and follow in her model pals footsteps – seeing as though she was already front row at fashion weeks.
So at the age of 16 she was signed to Next Management and fronted an H&M campaign which catapulted her into the big time.
She swapped her front row seat for fronting designer brand campaigns and walking for the likes of Burberry, Hugo Boss and Laura Mercier in New York, London, Paris and Milan.
It was at this time in 2013 that she caught the eye of Hollywood actor Bradley Cooper, rising star of ‘The Hangover’ and the (ridiculously pleasing to the eye!) couple dated for two years until 2015.
Suki was also picked up and paid mega bucks by high street favourites including New Look and hair giant Redken, further fuelling her fire as one of the most sought-after models on the circuit.
ACTING PROWESS
Following her winning modelling streak, Suki was first cast in Brit flick ‘Love Rosie’ alongside ‘Emily in Paris’ star Lily Collins and followed this swiftly with the hit remake of ‘Pride & Prejudice’ both in 2014. Showing she could cut it as an actress in all genres ‘Zombieland’ in 2016 was her next big grossing film.
One of the biggest budget Netflix series ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ also co-starring Elvis Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keogh saw the talented Brit actress and model propelled to the big time in 2023 playing the part of singer Karen Sirko. The fictional miniseries followed a band trying to make it into the mainstream in the 1970’s drew critical acclaim from critics and fans alike.
Having felt she had achieved the pinnacle of her acting career following the notoriety of ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ and previous films, high achiever Suki, who has always had an impressive set of lungs on her – decided to make her major move onto the music scene.
MUSICAL MAESTRO
So life imitated art and in 2022, when Suki released her first album ‘I Can’t Let Go’ with label Sub Pop – produced just a few months after she finished filming ‘Daisy & The Six’ on Netflix. She had previously released a single called ‘Brutally’ in 2016 and lead single from ‘I Can’t Let Go’ called ‘Good Looking’ quietly to little fanfare in 2017. However, following the album’s official worldwide release in 2022, the single ‘Good Looking’ went Platinum and BPI Silver proving her worth in the music industry – it’s a cool, eclectic mix of pop beats and brilliant, melodic lyrics by Suki.
After a year hiatus to have a baby with the gorgeous Robert Pattison (whom she has dated since 2018) in March of this year, Suki was back performing at Coachella Festival 2024 in May, a mere 6 weeks after having her daughter. Wow. And she is back with her new album ‘Memoir Of A Sparklemuffin’ coming out this September.
Suki said of her latest album on social media,”‘Memoir Of A Sparklemuffin’, my second album, out 13th Sept, feels surreal to finally be able to bring this world to you that I’ve been living in for the past year & even more insane to be touring these songs I love so much in the fall.”
Check out the full review on the Chill In page in this issue and enjoy listening – it really is a belter.
