Hailing from Lismore in NSW’s Northern Rivers region, our December 2025 cover star, @maiamitchell , has a refreshingly down-to-earth quality. Before her breakout role in a Disney Channel rom-com, “I was begging my parents to let me move to Sydney and I’m grateful, in hindsight, that [I] didn’t,” muses Mitchell of her teen acting days. “I had a great balance of those experiences on set, [while] going to school and having a pretty normal childhood. I’ve kept my same friends from when I was in Year 7. I know a lot of [former] child actors who didn’t have that.”
On newsstands now and through the link in bio, read the complete cover story.
Maia Mitchell wears @prada top and skirt.
Words: @tessdevivie
Photography: @georgesantoni
Styling: @karla_clarke
Fashion assistant: @kaileeewaller
Hair: @_roryrice_
Makeup: @lindajefferyesmakeup
Manicure: @cindyvellisnailstylist
Production director: @rebeccamooreproductions
Digital director: @ariellekatos
Best guest list I’ve talked my way onto 🤍
Congratulations darlings @rileyj@vitatomoana the most beautiful time celebrating with you and your gorgeous families x
SCENE BREAK. Hollywood off-duty with Australian actress Maia Mitchell, at her home in the Byron Bay hinterland, set on acres of land that allow for a quiet kind of privacy.
![Hailing from Lismore in NSW’s Northern Rivers region, our December 2025 cover star, @maiamitchell, has a refreshingly down-to-earth quality. Before her breakout role in a Disney Channel rom-com, “I was begging my parents to let me move to Sydney and I’m grateful, in hindsight, that [I] didn’t,” muses Mitchell of her teen acting days. “I had a great balance of those experiences on set, [while] going to school and having a pretty normal childhood. I’ve kept my same friends from when I was in Year 7. I know a lot of [former] child actors who didn’t have that.”On newsstands now and through the link in bio, read the complete cover story.Maia Mitchell wears @prada top and skirt.Words: @tessdeviviePhotography: @georgesantoniStyling: @karla_clarkeFashion assistant: @kaileeewallerHair: @_roryrice_Makeup: @lindajefferyesmakeupManicure: @cindyvellisnailstylistProduction director: @rebeccamooreproductionsDigital director: @ariellekatos](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6729435028192473296030_0_2f83a10822a62f72254581a080f7fa7d.jpg?o=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&h=a5f6c58a8d9cd685fe66da912a4d3f15)
