Article in the style of Cosmopolitan: Interview with Kristen Wiig

“Miss Wiig does it her way!”

It’s the first time we have met Kristen Wiig, and she seems delighted to see us. As the 32 year old blonde beauty enters Hollywood’s Chateau Marmount, she shrugs off her beige blazer to reveal a fitted white vest underneath. She tells us that “being Cosmo’s cover girl has been a lifelong dream. I’m so excited!” We tell her that we are excited too, and that she’s looking great. “I eat so much! Although I work out every so often, food is my weakness”, she confesses, opening the menu. “I’m completely comfortable with the way I look now, but I haven’t always been.” Could this new found confidence have been triggered by her new romance? “He makes me feel great, but I don’t need a man to tell me I’m beautiful. My friends do that for me!” We admire your attitude, Kristen.

Her greatest movie role yet!As much of a brilliant actress Kristen is in all the roles she’s played, we can’t deny she came out of her shell in her newest film Bridesmaids. We’re not even ashamed that the aeroplane scene made us cry with laughter. In Bridesmaids, out last summer which she co-wrote, Kristen plays the unlucky in love maid of honour, and she follows her BFF on her journey down the isle. It’s a role that plenty of actresses would have stayed right away from: funny, fearless and rule-breaking. But this didn’t faze Kristen. “I wanted a challenge, and from the moment I started writing the script, I knew that I wanted to play Annie. I was drawn to her because she’s real. She represents so many problems that real woman face, but she lives how she wants to and doesn’t apologise for it. She’s not perfect, and I loved that she is a completely changed woman at the end of the film.” And voila! Kristen has been catapulted into the spotlight, with woman everywhere falling into admiration. Who would’ve guessed it would be such a huge success? “I wanted this film to do big things. I wanted people to see it and ring up their best friend after, still laughing. But I never imagined it would be such a huge success in the box office. We had so much fun making it, all of us girls- any success would have been a big one.”

Her vows are to her BFF’s. According to her on-screen (and off-screen) best friend, Kristen has a definite wild streak. “During filming, we were sisters. But we also used to be brothers too and have crazy adventures. I always know that she’s gain for anything- especially a night out. Most people don’t realise that she’s quite edgy” says Maya Rudolf (who plays Lillian in Bridesmaids). “That has been a big part of our friendship. We argue like a married couple sometimes, but I always know she will drop whatever she’s doing for me. She has my back.” On asking Kristen her opinion, she completely agreed. “Your friends are such an important part of your life. They should be a priority for a girl! They’re always going to be there for you, but men might not. We make vows to our men, but the biggest vows we really make are to our best friends. I don’t know what I would do without mine”.

About the church bells. So we get that her girls are more of a priority to her than any relationship. But surely male company is important too? “Yes. It is. I can’t deny that. Although my relationships always seem to have been more about fun that forever if I’m honest.” We are sure ‘the one’ will be just around the corner!

So whilst many women Kristen’s age have caught the wedding-baby fever, Kristen is busy being an independent woman. She’s feisty, fearless and fun and nothing can take that away from her. One thing’s for sure- we will be first at the box office for our tickets for the Bridesmaids sequel! “Oh, I don’t know about that. It would be great, but we will have to see. No-one knows what’s round the corner. You just have to live for the moment.”