Eve Hewson was at the airport last month.
And shes constantly on an airplane.
Suddenly, while in line for security, a woman beside her starts crying uncontrollably.
She was scared to get on a plane, Hewson remembers, speaking via Zoom from her hotel room.
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She was just hysterical, Hewson says.
I started talking to her, trying to calm her down in the line.
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The two got through security and went their separate ways.
Then I got a DM from her this morning.
Hewson stares at me, looking blankly into the screen.
Her blue eyes glow.
She folds herself further into her New York City souvenir hoodie.
Shes patiently waiting for me to get it.
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They had not exchanged names.
I was like, how would she have known my name to find me on Instagram?
she says with a chuckle.
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She didnt act like she knew my name.
She was just crying over her fear of flying.
So, stuff like that is different now.
I didnt think people were recognizing me.
Thats completely changed sinceThe Perfect Couple.
Welcome to the big time, Eve Hewson.
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I know, right?
And we were like, ok, thats cool.
Trainor is from Cape Cod.
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LoveMeghan, by the way.
Then she broke that there would be a line-dance scene on the beach.
I dont think anybody thought it would end up as the opening credits.
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I dont know why we didnt connect the dots.
No one heard anything.
Were in the clear, Hewson said they all reassured each other.
It was the opening credits.
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But whats funny is the reaction really warmed my heart, Hewson says.
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Because I was getting videos of my friends parents getting up and doing the dance.
I was just getting all these really funny videos from people and realizedpeople love this stuff.
People want to have a good time.
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They want to dance, they want to just get involved.
We dont have to make depressing work all the time.
How wonderful is that?
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Everyone has been like, what do you think?
Do you think she got lunch with Greer?
For her part, she doesnt think so.
No, I think Amelia [her character] went through a traumatic experience with this family.
One of the family members killed her best friend.
I think shes living in London, hanging out with the penguins, trying to move on.
I did hear something that Nicole was playing with the idea of a season two.
I mean, I would work with all of them again in a heartbeat.
Some of them are my best friends.
I just dont know how Amelia would fit into another season.
I feel like she is just trying to have a peaceful life.
So is Hewson.
She is happy at 33.
I feel like Ive just started living.
Dont know what the hell was going on in my twenties.
Because already, in my thirties, I dont want to do things I dont want to do.
I go to work, [and] do work that makes me happy.
And then I go home and take a bath and Im just chilling.
I just dont have any drama in my 33rd year.
One way to avoid drama is to avoid the industry thats paid to manufacture it.
Hewson doesnt live a Hollywood life, she says.
Her friends are doctors and social workersnon-celebs, in other words.
In her own words, Eve Hewson is just an actor who has been acting for almost 20 years.
And he did not stop working until he fell asleep at 10 oclock at night.
Ive seen him do that for my entire life.
Its worth underscoring that what her father didoff-stage left more of an impression on Hewson.
Ive seen how much work it takes behind the scenes that people dont understand or recognize.
Shes working her ass off.
Theyre dedicated to their craft.
But you only see a tiny bit of that when they become successful.
I was a very goth teenager, I was just angsty!
And in need of some help in school.
I had no attention span.
I just was away with the fairies in my head.
And I also have a huge authority problem.
Her parents got her a tutor.
As it turns out, she was only tutoring on the side, Hewson says.
Hewson and her sister, Jordan, visited the set of Duntons short film.
And I was like, I know, yeah, this is what Im meant to do!
By that point, she remembers, my parents were freaking out.
For some reason, they had wanted me to be anarchitect.
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She was the happiest [teenager] to wake up at 5:30 a.m. for the early calls.
We all watched her, in real time, find her place in the world.
[My parents] were like, Oh my god, this is what she wants to do.
They just didnt want me to move to Hollywood.
They didnt want me to get caught up in the movie business.
I mean, look at the music industry, at the movie industryit isstark.
Theres a lot of bad shit out there.
They were like, Oh god, no.
just be an architect.
Hewson says she has no idea where the architectural fixation originated with her parents.
I had just finished my first year of school and so I was a very intense thespian.
I do remember walking up to set on my first day and being really nervous on the inside.
Then it was time to do a scene with McDormand.
And I remember doing some takes and shed be like, That was the one.
That was the one.
Just those little bits of encouragement.
I was like,Oh my god.
I hadnt seen her in so long.
And she just goes: Keep going.
Also known as noes.
I mean,so many noes, she says, shaking her head.
And what Ive learned is Ive never been steered wrong.
When things dont work out, I know that, in a few years, that reason will come.
And Ill be like,Thatswhy I didnt do that movie.
Still, its hard, she acknowledges.
A Hollywood career is guaranteed heartbreak.
A lot of noes, but you get used to it.
She bravely revisits some.
I remember when I was younger auditioning forThe Hunger Games.
I remember auditioning forAlice in Wonderland.Gone Girl, but it wasnt for Rosamund Pikes role.
It was for a much smaller part, and I didnt get it.
But I ended up getting my role inThe Knick.
Hewson is proud of the longevity shes built.
I think I heard Katy Perry say recently, There are no 10-year accidents.
To keep finding success and great work that people respond to is a lifelong commitment.
In 2015, Hewson was interviewed forTown & Country.
In the interview, she talked about her discomfort in Los Angeles.
I asked her, are you any more comfortable in Hollywood now?
Totally, she jokes, immediately puffing up.
I run that town.
I made that town my bitch.
And dissolves into giggles.
After I graduated from NYU, I moved to L.A. for about a year.
She remembers long, sunny days driving around and walking into audition rooms and ultimately feeling invisible.
And when people do look at you: Okay, yeah, thanks so much.
And they shoo you off.
Shes not kidding when she says it all got to her.
It has a way of playing with your mental health.
But she has had a support system the whole way.
She refers to her father as a stage dad.
He cant help it.
Its how hes led a band for 46 years or however long.
Honey, youre a star!
She quotes the well-known Kris Jenner meme.
Shes definitely not all, Youre doing amazing, sweetie!
She always says: You just have to have a sense of humor about everything.
She was like, no matter what, you have to laugh it off.
She has a very grounded approach to life.
Her mom is hard to impress, however.
My dad has been trying to do that forever, she says with a laugh.
And shes just so effortlessly beautifulshe does not do much.
She does wash her face, but not really.
Shes not into all that beauty stuff.
Oh my god, what does that do?
Should I get it?
So, Id say I am the most skincare obsessed because Im a Cancer.
Hewson steals her dads products too.
His Augustinus Bader face cream.
Its really expensive, amazing face cream.
And so I go in there when Im home, use it all, and he is none wiser.
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She sits up straight and leans in with a big smile.
By the way, have you heard of this woman online called Anastasia Beauty Fascia?
I have not, I tell her.
So, on the set ofBad Sisters, we all started doing face yoga.
Her character is the youngest, rough around the edges, and a bit of a drinker.
Then set about making sure they got away with it.
She just rang true to who I feel I once was as a teenager.
Adele fromBehind Her Eyes, she says immediately with glee, naming her 2021 Netflix psychological thriller series.
Shed probably be wearing some fabulous outfit, drinking a martini.
Wed probably meet somewhere really fabulous.
Shed be totally insane and manipulative, and I would have the time of my life.)
Its impossible to separate Hewson from her heritage.
It really was word of mouth.
Everybody down at the pub is talking about it.
Theyre all going home to watch it.
And it just felt the entire country was glued in and behind us and rooting for us.
The history of whats happened to women in our country is really dark.
But the fact is, our show really is about sisterhood and female empowerment.
And then it became such a popular show foreverybody.
She is proud of the big tent their little show provided.
Hewson seems genuinely worried about the fan reaction.
I hope that they like season two as much as they like season one.
I think they will.
But, yeah, I am nervous.
Its not just Eve or Sharon.
There is an Irish moment happening in Hollywood.
And over on the set ofBad Sisters, they take their cultural export seriously.
Its homemade, Hewson says.
So [thats] been an interesting dance.
Weve had to make some concessions so that its accessible to everybody in the world.
I also honestly think that international audiences prefer authenticity over packaged, made-for-everybody, one-size-fits-all kind of storytelling.
She also threw in moments of true Eve Hewson authenticity this season.
In real life, I only wear really crazy socks.
So Beckas combination of socks and sandals is my one little EveBecka thing.
And I was like, Oh my god, Ive found my character.
And shes like, youre an artist.
And thats just itHewson lives an artists life.
As Dunton told me, Eve is apersonwho can act.
(I went after that parthard, she admits, I stalked them.
), Oh, and shes getting ready for the holidays.
That means going home to where she learned to be an artist.
She says she grew to love Thanksgiving.
When we were in college, me and my sister had American boyfriends.
But for Christmas, the entire Hewson clan comes home.
The whole street is just filled with Irish people.
She takes a deep breath, seemingly reassured at the very thought of that.
Like it should be, right?
she asks, with what looked like a wink.
