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Kristen Stewart Rises to the Royal Challenge
To embody Princess Diana, the Spencer star fully surrendered to the late royal’s spirit.
Kristen Stewart may not care if she gets an Oscar nomination for her stirring turn as Princess Diana in Spencer, but the odds are in her favor. The 31-year-old says she plunged new depths of emotion in order to channel the fragility and disquietude of the beloved royal at a moment when she was on the verge of coming undone. Meanwhile, the actress’s personal life has been on a much more blissful trajectory. Last November, she announced that she was engaged to her longtime girlfriend Dylan Meyer and joked that Guy Fieri should officiate. For W’s annual Best Performances issue, Stewart discusses growing up on camera, bringing Diana to life, and why singing Blink-182 is her safe place.
On how she knew at age 9 acting was what she wanted to do with her life: “When I made my first film, The Safety of Objects, I was like, This is it; this is the feeling. I’ve been chasing that ever since. It’s that sense of creating something together with others. It was exciting to see how many versions of myself I could find.”
Recalling the first time she knew she wanted to direct: “I used to ask every adult actor that I was working with: “Would you ever be directed by a kid under 18?” [Laughs] I was saying that at 12.”
Her go-to karaoke song: “I think it’s nice when people really go for it. I love when people strike that balance of performing and leaning into the silliness of karaoke, but not taking their minute to let everyone know they’re actually a great singer. That makes me cringe. I haven’t found my balance yet. I usually just scream Blink-182, because that’s my safe place.”