Gabrielle Anwar: Closet Womble

[bananas]

An interview with actress Gabrielle Anwar.

http://www.ecostiletto.com/index.php?/Beauty/EcoCeleb/gabrielle_anwar_closet_womble/

Gabrielle Anwar: Closet Womble
February 28 2010



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You know her for that sensual tango with Al Pacino in “Scent of a Woman” and her starring role on USA Network’s “Burn Notice,” but British actress Gabrielle Anwar might be more famous in some (read: geeky) circles as having held the record for the “World’s Fastest Talker” in the U.K. Luckily, she slowed down for this exclusive interview with EcoStiletto’s Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff about her vintage obsession, her eco-sin and her love for a decadent pair of thigh-high vegan boots.

Oh, and Wombles.

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ES: I understand that you try to use alternative transportation like bike-riding in order to reduce your CO2 output. When did you start getting involved in eco-consciousness?

GA: I don’t think there was a moment. I grew up in England in the countryside in the ‘70s, when Greenpeace was really in its heyday. It was a very bohemian environment. My parents are both creative and artistic and not materialistic at all. We had a very simple life. I was never exposed to tremendous indulgence—which is where I think the carbon footprint tends to get out of hand.

I used to watch a cartoon on the BBC about these little creatures called the Wombles who went around picking up trash and recycling it in their underground warren. There was an enchanted quality to recycling, so I aspired to be Womble-like.

I find it satisfying to live a life that’s as simple as possible. One can never have enough and once you get caught up in that whirlwind of possession and materialism and excess it’s hard to stop—it’s all-consuming. I’m fortunate to never have been exposed to it. It’s second nature to me not to make a huge carbon footprint along my journey.

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[cliffordu]

1. I like her a lot.

[madrchsod]

2. she`s even cooler than her tv character!

[TheDebbieDee]

3. Quick, somebody! Give her a sammich! For the love of God.

[hyphenate]

4. She really isn't that thin

She's very petite and her weight is just natural. She's said she eats normal meals, but she's very active.

[KitSileya]

5. I've liked her since the Press Gang

('tho I liked Julia Sawalha better.)