Best known for her ‘breakout’ role in Top Gun: Maverick and her Oscar-nominated portrayal of Joan Baez in A Complete Unknown, @monicabarbaro is now preparing to make her stage debut in the hotly anticipated Les Liaisons Dangereuses at London’s @NationalTheatre . “I feel like a kid discovering acting again,” she tells @es.robertson in her PORTER cover story. From her determination to master a British accent to how she manages perfectionism, read the interview in full and see the shoot – photographed by @peter_josephsmith and styled by @kristenneillie – at the link in bio.
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It was such a joy to shoot CRIME 101 in LA and London last year. Bart is such a patient and generous director, Chris is a dream and the whole cast is full of gorgeous, heartfelt people. The movie is a wild ride and a perfect theater experience. Go see it this weekend in the US and now in the UK! @crime101film #crime101
On a Sunday afternoon in a west London park, #AidanTurner, #LesleyManville and #MonicaBarbaro have squeezed themselves onto a Baroque-style sofa. “Come on, then,” Manville commanded. “Let’s turn it on.” And, believe us, they do. All this to say, from a pre-rehearsal vantage point at least, award-winning director Marianne Elliott’s new staging of Christopher Hampton’s ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’ looks set to be absolutely banging. Click the link in bio to read OEMark’s interview with the cast and see the full story in the new issue, on newsstands 20 January.
Styled by @Jessica_Gerardi , with hair by @DavidHarborow , make-up by @CUrquhartMUA , Lesley’s make-up by @Amanda.Grossman , nails by @SabrinaGayle__ , set design by @Harry_Stayt and production by @AmeliaStudios .
If there are any nerves ahead of the new staging of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, they are likely @MonicaBarbaro ’s, for whom this will be a first theatre credit. A Christopher Hampton play, opposite two-time Olivier-winner Lesley Manville, at the @NationalTheatre … It’s quite the debut. “I think I just broke the news to Aidan Turner and Lesley,” she says of her first-timer status post-shoot. “[I was like,] ‘Did no one brief you on this?’” Click the link in bio to read the interview and see the full story in the new issue, on newsstands 20 January 2026.
#AidanTurner, #LesleyManville and #MonicaBarbaro photographed by @ScottTrindle and styled by @Jessica_Gerardi , with hair by @DavidHarborow , make-up by @CUrquhartMUA , Lesley’s make-up by @Amanda.Grossman , nails by @SabrinaGayle__ , set design by @Harry_Stayt and production by @AmeliaStudios .
…bit of a delayed post but the ever elegant Academy Gala is always worth commemorating. The night is always filled with icons, film legends and just all-around lovely people. And lucky me, I got to go in Jonathan Anderson’s new Dior 🖤
Glasto was full of hot days, new friends, reunions, Alanis therapy, Loyle Carner soothing, dancing to Parcels as the sun set and a whole lotta love all around… legs still dead but soul’s replenished.
![If there are any nerves ahead of the new staging of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, they are likely @MonicaBarbaro’s, for whom this will be a first theatre credit. A Christopher Hampton play, opposite two-time Olivier-winner Lesley Manville, at the @NationalTheatre… It’s quite the debut. “I think I just broke the news to Aidan Turner and Lesley,” she says of her first-timer status post-shoot. “[I was like,] ‘Did no one brief you on this?’” Click the link in bio to read the interview and see the full story in the new issue, on newsstands 20 January 2026.#AidanTurner, #LesleyManville and #MonicaBarbaro photographed by @ScottTrindle and styled by @Jessica_Gerardi, with hair by @DavidHarborow, make-up by @CUrquhartMUA, Lesley’s make-up by @Amanda.Grossman, nails by @SabrinaGayle__, set design by @Harry_Stayt and production by @AmeliaStudios.](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6735312671415167413320_0_d1516a961b695168c654a85de16597f9.jpg?o=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&h=bf75f95679f7d88c7d7e6d38c5da827a)
