August 8, 2026 • 13 mins
Australian actress Melissa George has been on our screens for years, and she's taking on a new Kiwi comedy-crime drama.
She started out as Angel Parrish on Home and Away, and she's made a name for herself in other international projects like Mulholland Drive, Grey’s Anatomy, Friends, The Slap, among others.
She's now starring in Ms. X, which is available on ThreeNow, and she's revealed she was into the show from the first script reading.
"It was the first time I had to adapt, to change who I was in order to get along with the person in front of me. And that was the sign that I knew I'd found my match."
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudkin
from News Talks at b We.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
First met Melissa George as fresh faced sixteen year old
Angel on Home and Away. Shockingly, that was thirty three
years ago. Since leaving Summer Bay, Melissa has been based overseas,
first in Hollywood and now Paris. She's appeared in shows
like Alias, Gray's Anatomy and The Good Wife. Her latest
projects saw her filming in New Zealand. It's a Kiwi
show called miss.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
X, says labor the anger. Oh it's my husband, Jerry.
I comes some wonder where today and he left his
wedding rings up home. Jerry didn't come home last night.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
I come called please wait, no, no?
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Is this a little game of him?
Speaker 2 (00:49):
And see?
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Do you want to stand it?
Speaker 2 (00:56):
You could do really well in this business if you
wanted to. Ms X was created by Hannah Marshall and
David de Latour and also features an amazing New Zealand cast,
including Dino Gorman. Melissa George joins me now from home
in Paris. Good morning, Melissa, good morning. It is so
lovely to talk to you because I have been following
(01:18):
your career since Home and Away.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Yes, I was a child.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
You were a child, so was I. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
Well if you know me from that, then we must
be roughly the same age.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
I'm a little bit older, I will admit. Can you
tell me I am absolutely loving this new series. Can
you tell me how? And who? Maybe? But how it
was pitched to you?
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Can you remember?
Speaker 3 (01:44):
I love these questions. I love these questions because, honestly,
when I look back, when they turn out as wonderful
as as it's turned out, in my opinion, you can't
believe how it starts, to be honest, because roles come
and go, you know, dates come, people send you scripts,
they don't work out and whatever. But I was sitting
in Paris at a train station about to go to
my house in the South, and I read the first
(02:07):
episode and everyone was like, I don't think you're going
to do it, but you know, just give it a read.
And I missed my train going into the second episode.
I've never missed a train because there's one a day,
and the fact that I missed it and knew and
I was into it, and I was like, oh my god,
good on them for calling and offering it because they
knew that I would actually react in this way. And
(02:27):
I called immediately and I said, games off, let's do it,
you know, let's get to New Zealand. And then we
did it.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Because it from the minute it starts, it looks like
you knew who you were, what your character, who your
character was. You got the sense that you know, whoever
wrote the script wrote it for you. But when you
read it, could you just see the character?
Speaker 3 (02:47):
Oh my gosh, yes, And you know, Hannah and David,
we're going to get onto them. We could spend the
entire interview talking about just those two, and Dino Gorman like,
if I could spend if I could text them every
five minutes while I'm over here, I would. I love
them so much. I love that they're they're writing their rhythm,
their brainness, the way he directed. But so when they
(03:08):
wrote it, I was like, are you kidding? I'm this woman.
I'm a primarily a mother, but I'm also super ambitious.
I do many things at the same time, do you
know what I mean? So it kind of I thrived
on it. It was actually me, you know, in a
weird way. But when I cut my hair short, I
was like, ah, now we've got to talk now we
got to talk.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Because it is an amazing cast. It is a who's
who was acting in New Zealand sort of a who's
who was acting talent in New Zealand. Had you worked
with much of this lot before?
Speaker 3 (03:41):
I hadn't worked with any of the cast before, but
it was amazing because it's like you know, when you
do a film over in France or whatever, some of
the actors you know and some of you don't. But
when the crew were going, oh look who's coming, you know,
like the respect and you know, they would talk about
the films that the cast have done before in their
career and all that. Then I knew what kind of
(04:01):
caliber of actors I was working with, but you know,
that's normal, and you're not from a certain kind of
There's certain actors that are just praised upon and I
loved I loved all of them, absolutely, all of them.
And Dino Gorman. So we did a chemistry read. I
was at home in the South and he was with
Hannah and David, and I was like, oh my god.
(04:22):
I didn't quite understand whether I was being cash like judged,
like if they were doing this chemistry read to see if.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
I was me Yeah, Yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
Do you know what I mean when you get those
offers and you're like, we doing chemistry reading because you
don't think I'm actually right for the part, even though
you've offered it already. So this is always a bit
of a danger zone, you know, when you do these reads.
And when Dean got on the camera, I just I
couldn't get over it. I was like, are you kidding me?
It was instant? It was instant because there's no romantic
(04:54):
involvement with these two. That's what makes it so special.
We're not even we're not in love with each other
at all at all, like the opposite, but yet there's
something that drives them to stay together, to do all
these silly, silly, silly things together, which is what makes
the show I think, just a buzz to watch, but
also for me to act and play.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
It's interesting that you mentioned that chemistry because one of
my questions here is that the chemistry looked effortless between
the two of you, and you've obviously answered that question. Yes,
it was immediately. So do you know when you start
shooting that a relationship, an on screen relationship, is going
to work.
Speaker 3 (05:32):
Listen, I get along with a table, you know, a chair, like,
that's a whole other story. However, as my parents say, oh,
you have chemistry with a table leg, you know, like,
I get along with everything, and I love everything. I
love everyone, and I'll get along with the worst person
in the world and the most nicest person in the world.
(05:53):
So let's not you know, I think that's I adapt. However,
it was the first time that I didn't have to
adapt to change who I was in order to get
along with the person in front of me. And that
was the sign that I knew I found my match
with Dean. I didn't have to be anybody else but me,
and that's why it's effortless. I felt like I'd known
in my whole life what that is. It's character. He
(06:14):
has an incredible he's funny, he's generous as an actor,
he's kind, he's he's very close to Hannah and David too,
which I loved because I, I mean, I walked into
obviously an already prepared party, like let's just put it
that way, but that's what I loved. You know, I'm
the girl that will fit into that. And so yeah,
I can't say enough about Dean. I think it's just that.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
That's a very good way of putting it, because as
you see, most of those people on that and the
crew and the cast all know each other so well,
and you're kind of steeping into that and key with cast.
But you keept your Aussie accent. Was that a relief?
Speaker 3 (06:49):
I think it's aussy, I'm not quite sure.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
Well, no, it's because it's not a strong Australian accent,
Like I didn't really even notice it. Yeah, and you
sort of said that it was so good to be able
to keep my Australian accent. I mean, did you I
kind of just yeah.
Speaker 3 (07:05):
Well, because you know, i live in France for a
long time, I've been raised as a young teenager all
the way to my adult is into in New York City.
I was living in Buenos Aires in Argentina for about
seven years. I'm all over the place, so my accent
could be a bit mixed. So when I was there,
I was very nervous about that. But the great thing
is it's just it's just me. I didn't have to
pretend to do any accent. I was just doing my
(07:26):
accent and I'm Australian. That's but the odds I loved
when I landed in New Zealand. I was like, I
know I'm not home, Like, let's not let's not get
into this. I know I'm not home. However I feel
quite close.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
I'm quite close. Let's talk about this because as you see,
Paris is your home these days. You actually just had
your third child and that's.
Speaker 3 (07:48):
Fourth child child.
Speaker 2 (07:50):
You've just had your fourth now, But didn't you before
you when you came to New Zealand, you just spitting
them out so fast even you can't.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
Keep I'm a baby mesan machine. The French loved me
right now.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
So you just had your third baby and you come
all the way to New Zealand. I thought you must
have liked the script because no one goes, oh yeah cool,
I'll do long haul flights and he to the other
side of the world and do a TV show with
a newborn baby.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
I know, but that's me. This is where I have
to stress to women worldwide. It's when you're personally successful
having a baby, making your life blessed and marriage and
whatever you're into, and then you're professionally successful at the
same time. That's when magic happens. You're doing both of
it at the same time. You're carrying a baby. You're
(08:35):
boarding a plane, you're going after your dreams, but you're
feeding a child, Like, what more magical moment is there
in the world. And not only that, it gets even better.
When I landed. If I get my car seat, I
put my baby in. I have all these little clothes.
I'm looking at the seaside of New Zealand. I'm like,
this doesn't get any better than this. And then when
(08:55):
I arrived, I had Jeanine, Janine, my nanny, my Kiwi nanny. Like,
I swear to God, it doesn't get better than this woman.
So she arrives right to the door's has a beautiful
Kiwi accent, opens the door, takes my baby out of
my arms. And it was the first time I was free.
I was free. I had my baby who washed off
just into the house to go for a little play,
(09:16):
and mommy went to the studio.
Speaker 2 (09:19):
That's amazing.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
Now this is magic, magic, and it is magic.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
But and you've just as you say, head, you're fourth.
Speaker 3 (09:26):
I had a fourth because it was such a good experience.
This is my problem. This is this is my problem.
This is my problem. I get off a great, great show.
I did a really good job of having a baby
and doing a show. I'm like, who, You're really gold
for it this time? Don't try again? And then I'm like, hmm,
maybe over overstepped the mark on this one. I think
(09:49):
you might have. So the whole joke is with Hannah
and David and Gareth and the producers and Dean. They're
like what they keep saying, Poor Jeanine, Poor Janine, what's
she gonna do now?
Speaker 2 (10:01):
So the really really exciting news is that season two
has just been announced. There will be a CE in
two now. Of course we haven't seen we don't know
how season one. I mean, this announcement's come really early.
We don't actually know what happens at the end of
season one, so good at that. Does this mean that
you'll be back for season two?
Speaker 3 (10:20):
Hell yeah, if it works out you know logistics and
dates and timing and oh my god, that's when you
know you. I mean. The fact is, the minute I
left the set and flew back to France, I was
very sad. I was like, Okay, these are people that
I need to see you know again, And you don't
feel like that a lot. So you know, you spend
a year wondering, wondering, wondering, we just got to announced
(10:41):
that they love it so much. And so the fact
that I get to see Dean and Hannah and David
and everyone again is just it's incredible. And John O
Roberts like, come on.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
I know, isn't he fabularized?
Speaker 3 (10:54):
God? Oh my god, I could. Sometimes I would be
in a scene and I'd just be looking off into
the distance, not even not even aware that I was
actually acting, because I was just watching him. He's just fantastic.
So we're all trying to figure out we died. We
don't remember, did they survive? Did they not? Who comes back?
You know?
Speaker 2 (11:14):
Tell me about living in Paris. Do you get back
to Australia very often?
Speaker 3 (11:19):
Not very often, to be honest, But that's okay, they
come over here. I can't believe how lucky I am
to be here. It's it's a country that looks after mums.
It's a country that loves their women. That you feel safe,
you feel you're mixed with culture and French things like
(11:40):
let's you know, start with the wine and the cheese
and the and the accent and the language and the
paintings and the fabrics and the makeup and the perfect
you know, it's France. I mean, you're just got to
think about the word France and Paris, and it's I'm very,
very lucky. At the beginning, it was not an easy
adjustment to be told that I have to stay here
because you're forced to. But thank god, thank god, it's
(12:04):
it's home, and I couldn't be more happy being French.
You know, when I have to be. We do laugh
at them too.
Speaker 2 (12:10):
Sometimes are you surviving the heat wave and you're up
the summer?
Speaker 3 (12:16):
I honestly thank god. My baby came three weeks early.
Little boy. Again. I have four sons, if you can imagine,
and he came three weeks early. But I loved the
doctor call me late at night. I was thinking I
was going to have the baby. I went into hospital
and he called and said, you need to go back
and get your luggage, your bag and come back to
the hospital. And I'm like, no, no, no, the baby's
(12:38):
due in three weeks because no, no, no, you're having
this baby. No okay, okay, So I go home, I
get my luggage and he goes, but you have to
come back tonight be a tomorrow's a marathon in Paris,
and you won't be able to get to the hospital.
This is so French, and there's a protesting happening in
Republic and you won't be able to cross through Paris
because they love to protest every weekend. And so I
got back to the hospital and my baby was born
(12:59):
the following night, so that was great. And then I
came back to the heat wave and that was good
for my I think, because you know, Ossie, babies, we're
raised in that and our sweat glands open and we
can survive the heat for the rest of our life.
There we go, so my baby, here we go. My
baby was sweating and I was feeding and we were
all just a mess. And my best friend from Sydney
(13:21):
came over for five weeks. So that was lovely.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
Oh look, Melissa, it has been just lovely to talk
to you. And I'm so excited there is season two.
Absolutely loving you in Miss X. And I'm so pleased
that you had a wonderful time. Thank you on this show.
It shows it very much.
Speaker 3 (13:37):
Shows yeah, yes, I love it.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
Look after those babies. Thank you for your time.
Speaker 3 (13:43):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (13:44):
That was Ozzie A, Chris, Melissa George. The show we're
talking about is Miss X. It's out now. On three
and three Now. It's absolutely fabulous. It's definitely worth a look.
Speaker 1 (13:56):
For more from the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin, listen
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You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudkin
from News Talks at b We.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
First met Melissa George as fresh faced sixteen year old
Angel on Home and Away. Shockingly, that was thirty three
years ago. Since leaving Summer Bay, Melissa has been based overseas,
first in Hollywood and now Paris. She's appeared in shows
like Alias, Gray's Anatomy and The Good Wife. Her latest
projects saw her filming in New Zealand. It's a Kiwi
show called miss.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
X, says labor the anger. Oh it's my husband, Jerry.
I comes some wonder where today and he left his
wedding rings up home. Jerry didn't come home last night.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
I come called please wait, no, no?
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Is this a little game of him?
Speaker 2 (00:49):
And see?
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Do you want to stand it?
Speaker 2 (00:56):
You could do really well in this business if you
wanted to. Ms X was created by Hannah Marshall and
David de Latour and also features an amazing New Zealand cast,
including Dino Gorman. Melissa George joins me now from home
in Paris. Good morning, Melissa, good morning. It is so
lovely to talk to you because I have been following
(01:18):
your career since Home and Away.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Yes, I was a child.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
You were a child, so was I. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
Well if you know me from that, then we must
be roughly the same age.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
I'm a little bit older, I will admit. Can you
tell me I am absolutely loving this new series. Can
you tell me how? And who? Maybe? But how it
was pitched to you?
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Can you remember?
Speaker 3 (01:44):
I love these questions. I love these questions because, honestly,
when I look back, when they turn out as wonderful
as as it's turned out, in my opinion, you can't
believe how it starts, to be honest, because roles come
and go, you know, dates come, people send you scripts,
they don't work out and whatever. But I was sitting
in Paris at a train station about to go to
my house in the South, and I read the first
(02:07):
episode and everyone was like, I don't think you're going
to do it, but you know, just give it a read.
And I missed my train going into the second episode.
I've never missed a train because there's one a day,
and the fact that I missed it and knew and
I was into it, and I was like, oh my god,
good on them for calling and offering it because they
knew that I would actually react in this way. And
(02:27):
I called immediately and I said, games off, let's do it,
you know, let's get to New Zealand. And then we
did it.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Because it from the minute it starts, it looks like
you knew who you were, what your character, who your
character was. You got the sense that you know, whoever
wrote the script wrote it for you. But when you
read it, could you just see the character?
Speaker 3 (02:47):
Oh my gosh, yes, And you know, Hannah and David,
we're going to get onto them. We could spend the
entire interview talking about just those two, and Dino Gorman like,
if I could spend if I could text them every
five minutes while I'm over here, I would. I love
them so much. I love that they're they're writing their rhythm,
their brainness, the way he directed. But so when they
(03:08):
wrote it, I was like, are you kidding? I'm this woman.
I'm a primarily a mother, but I'm also super ambitious.
I do many things at the same time, do you
know what I mean? So it kind of I thrived
on it. It was actually me, you know, in a
weird way. But when I cut my hair short, I
was like, ah, now we've got to talk now we
got to talk.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Because it is an amazing cast. It is a who's
who was acting in New Zealand sort of a who's
who was acting talent in New Zealand. Had you worked
with much of this lot before?
Speaker 3 (03:41):
I hadn't worked with any of the cast before, but
it was amazing because it's like you know, when you
do a film over in France or whatever, some of
the actors you know and some of you don't. But
when the crew were going, oh look who's coming, you know,
like the respect and you know, they would talk about
the films that the cast have done before in their
career and all that. Then I knew what kind of
(04:01):
caliber of actors I was working with, but you know,
that's normal, and you're not from a certain kind of
There's certain actors that are just praised upon and I
loved I loved all of them, absolutely, all of them.
And Dino Gorman. So we did a chemistry read. I
was at home in the South and he was with
Hannah and David, and I was like, oh my god.
(04:22):
I didn't quite understand whether I was being cash like judged,
like if they were doing this chemistry read to see if.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
I was me Yeah, Yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
Do you know what I mean when you get those
offers and you're like, we doing chemistry reading because you
don't think I'm actually right for the part, even though
you've offered it already. So this is always a bit
of a danger zone, you know, when you do these reads.
And when Dean got on the camera, I just I
couldn't get over it. I was like, are you kidding me?
It was instant? It was instant because there's no romantic
(04:54):
involvement with these two. That's what makes it so special.
We're not even we're not in love with each other
at all at all, like the opposite, but yet there's
something that drives them to stay together, to do all
these silly, silly, silly things together, which is what makes
the show I think, just a buzz to watch, but
also for me to act and play.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
It's interesting that you mentioned that chemistry because one of
my questions here is that the chemistry looked effortless between
the two of you, and you've obviously answered that question. Yes,
it was immediately. So do you know when you start
shooting that a relationship, an on screen relationship, is going
to work.
Speaker 3 (05:32):
Listen, I get along with a table, you know, a chair, like,
that's a whole other story. However, as my parents say, oh,
you have chemistry with a table leg, you know, like,
I get along with everything, and I love everything. I
love everyone, and I'll get along with the worst person
in the world and the most nicest person in the world.
(05:53):
So let's not you know, I think that's I adapt. However,
it was the first time that I didn't have to
adapt to change who I was in order to get
along with the person in front of me. And that
was the sign that I knew I found my match
with Dean. I didn't have to be anybody else but me,
and that's why it's effortless. I felt like I'd known
in my whole life what that is. It's character. He
(06:14):
has an incredible he's funny, he's generous as an actor,
he's kind, he's he's very close to Hannah and David too,
which I loved because I, I mean, I walked into
obviously an already prepared party, like let's just put it
that way, but that's what I loved. You know, I'm
the girl that will fit into that. And so yeah,
I can't say enough about Dean. I think it's just that.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
That's a very good way of putting it, because as
you see, most of those people on that and the
crew and the cast all know each other so well,
and you're kind of steeping into that and key with cast.
But you keept your Aussie accent. Was that a relief?
Speaker 3 (06:49):
I think it's aussy, I'm not quite sure.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
Well, no, it's because it's not a strong Australian accent,
Like I didn't really even notice it. Yeah, and you
sort of said that it was so good to be able
to keep my Australian accent. I mean, did you I
kind of just yeah.
Speaker 3 (07:05):
Well, because you know, i live in France for a
long time, I've been raised as a young teenager all
the way to my adult is into in New York City.
I was living in Buenos Aires in Argentina for about
seven years. I'm all over the place, so my accent
could be a bit mixed. So when I was there,
I was very nervous about that. But the great thing
is it's just it's just me. I didn't have to
pretend to do any accent. I was just doing my
(07:26):
accent and I'm Australian. That's but the odds I loved
when I landed in New Zealand. I was like, I
know I'm not home, Like, let's not let's not get
into this. I know I'm not home. However I feel
quite close.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
I'm quite close. Let's talk about this because as you see,
Paris is your home these days. You actually just had
your third child and that's.
Speaker 3 (07:48):
Fourth child child.
Speaker 2 (07:50):
You've just had your fourth now, But didn't you before
you when you came to New Zealand, you just spitting
them out so fast even you can't.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
Keep I'm a baby mesan machine. The French loved me
right now.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
So you just had your third baby and you come
all the way to New Zealand. I thought you must
have liked the script because no one goes, oh yeah cool,
I'll do long haul flights and he to the other
side of the world and do a TV show with
a newborn baby.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
I know, but that's me. This is where I have
to stress to women worldwide. It's when you're personally successful
having a baby, making your life blessed and marriage and
whatever you're into, and then you're professionally successful at the
same time. That's when magic happens. You're doing both of
it at the same time. You're carrying a baby. You're
(08:35):
boarding a plane, you're going after your dreams, but you're
feeding a child, Like, what more magical moment is there
in the world. And not only that, it gets even better.
When I landed. If I get my car seat, I
put my baby in. I have all these little clothes.
I'm looking at the seaside of New Zealand. I'm like,
this doesn't get any better than this. And then when
(08:55):
I arrived, I had Jeanine, Janine, my nanny, my Kiwi nanny. Like,
I swear to God, it doesn't get better than this woman.
So she arrives right to the door's has a beautiful
Kiwi accent, opens the door, takes my baby out of
my arms. And it was the first time I was free.
I was free. I had my baby who washed off
just into the house to go for a little play,
(09:16):
and mommy went to the studio.
Speaker 2 (09:19):
That's amazing.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
Now this is magic, magic, and it is magic.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
But and you've just as you say, head, you're fourth.
Speaker 3 (09:26):
I had a fourth because it was such a good experience.
This is my problem. This is this is my problem.
This is my problem. I get off a great, great show.
I did a really good job of having a baby
and doing a show. I'm like, who, You're really gold
for it this time? Don't try again? And then I'm like, hmm,
maybe over overstepped the mark on this one. I think
(09:49):
you might have. So the whole joke is with Hannah
and David and Gareth and the producers and Dean. They're
like what they keep saying, Poor Jeanine, Poor Janine, what's
she gonna do now?
Speaker 2 (10:01):
So the really really exciting news is that season two
has just been announced. There will be a CE in
two now. Of course we haven't seen we don't know
how season one. I mean, this announcement's come really early.
We don't actually know what happens at the end of
season one, so good at that. Does this mean that
you'll be back for season two?
Speaker 3 (10:20):
Hell yeah, if it works out you know logistics and
dates and timing and oh my god, that's when you
know you. I mean. The fact is, the minute I
left the set and flew back to France, I was
very sad. I was like, Okay, these are people that
I need to see you know again, And you don't
feel like that a lot. So you know, you spend
a year wondering, wondering, wondering, we just got to announced
(10:41):
that they love it so much. And so the fact
that I get to see Dean and Hannah and David
and everyone again is just it's incredible. And John O
Roberts like, come on.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
I know, isn't he fabularized?
Speaker 3 (10:54):
God? Oh my god, I could. Sometimes I would be
in a scene and I'd just be looking off into
the distance, not even not even aware that I was
actually acting, because I was just watching him. He's just fantastic.
So we're all trying to figure out we died. We
don't remember, did they survive? Did they not? Who comes back?
You know?
Speaker 2 (11:14):
Tell me about living in Paris. Do you get back
to Australia very often?
Speaker 3 (11:19):
Not very often, to be honest, But that's okay, they
come over here. I can't believe how lucky I am
to be here. It's it's a country that looks after mums.
It's a country that loves their women. That you feel safe,
you feel you're mixed with culture and French things like
(11:40):
let's you know, start with the wine and the cheese
and the and the accent and the language and the
paintings and the fabrics and the makeup and the perfect
you know, it's France. I mean, you're just got to
think about the word France and Paris, and it's I'm very,
very lucky. At the beginning, it was not an easy
adjustment to be told that I have to stay here
because you're forced to. But thank god, thank god, it's
(12:04):
it's home, and I couldn't be more happy being French.
You know, when I have to be. We do laugh
at them too.
Speaker 2 (12:10):
Sometimes are you surviving the heat wave and you're up
the summer?
Speaker 3 (12:16):
I honestly thank god. My baby came three weeks early.
Little boy. Again. I have four sons, if you can imagine,
and he came three weeks early. But I loved the
doctor call me late at night. I was thinking I
was going to have the baby. I went into hospital
and he called and said, you need to go back
and get your luggage, your bag and come back to
the hospital. And I'm like, no, no, no, the baby's
(12:38):
due in three weeks because no, no, no, you're having
this baby. No okay, okay, So I go home, I
get my luggage and he goes, but you have to
come back tonight be a tomorrow's a marathon in Paris,
and you won't be able to get to the hospital.
This is so French, and there's a protesting happening in
Republic and you won't be able to cross through Paris
because they love to protest every weekend. And so I
got back to the hospital and my baby was born
(12:59):
the following night, so that was great. And then I
came back to the heat wave and that was good
for my I think, because you know, Ossie, babies, we're
raised in that and our sweat glands open and we
can survive the heat for the rest of our life.
There we go, so my baby, here we go. My
baby was sweating and I was feeding and we were
all just a mess. And my best friend from Sydney
(13:21):
came over for five weeks. So that was lovely.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
Oh look, Melissa, it has been just lovely to talk
to you. And I'm so excited there is season two.
Absolutely loving you in Miss X. And I'm so pleased
that you had a wonderful time. Thank you on this show.
It shows it very much.
Speaker 3 (13:37):
Shows yeah, yes, I love it.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
Look after those babies. Thank you for your time.
Speaker 3 (13:43):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (13:44):
That was Ozzie A, Chris, Melissa George. The show we're
talking about is Miss X. It's out now. On three
and three Now. It's absolutely fabulous. It's definitely worth a look.
Speaker 1 (13:56):
For more from the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin, listen
live to News Talks it'd be from nine am Sunday,
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