Jesinta Franklin says she felt ‘awkward’ and out of place among A-listers at Venice Film Festival: ‘I didn’t belong’
Jesinta Franklin has revealed her time at the Venice Film Festival was “awkward”.
The A-list event, which took place in September, attracts some of the world’s biggest stars.
And the model talks about this week’s issue Stellar Magazine that while she was proud of herself for attending the prestigious celebration – even if it wasn’t all that much fun for her.
“I actually felt a bit awkward in Venice,” admitted the 32-year-old.
“I felt like I wasn’t supposed to be there and I didn’t belong. But it was the most amazing opportunity,” continued Jesinta.
Jesinta Franklin has revealed her time at the Venice Film Festival (pictured) was “awkward”. The A-list event, which took place in September, attracts some of the world’s biggest stars
“I hope both kids look at us and think that mom and dad followed their dreams and went after things.”
The model and AFL WAG looked like a movie star as she posed on the red carpet for the premiere of Ferrari at the 80th Venice International Film Festival in September.
The mother of two was in Italy all week for Armani Beauty.
The Venice International Film Festival usually attracts the big and good of Hollywood as they promote their upcoming films.
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world.
“I actually felt a bit awkward in Venice,” admitted the 32-year-old
The model and AFL WAG looked like a movie star as she posed on the red carpet for the premiere of Ferrari at the 80th Venice International Film Festival in September.
“I felt like I wasn’t supposed to be there and I didn’t belong. But it was the most incredible opportunity – continued Jesinta
It takes place on the Venetian Lido – the so-called beach of Venice – a thin island in the Venetian lagoon, which is a short boat trip from the capital city of Venice. Unlike Venice itself, cars have access to Lido.
It marks the start of awards season and regularly throws out the big favorites for the Oscars. Eight of the past 11 best director awards at the Oscars have gone to films that debuted in Venice.
There are several categories that make up the official selection of the films shown, the first being those competing for the Golden Lion award.
New films from directors including Bradley Cooper, Yorgos Lanthimos, David Fincher, Michael Mann, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay and Ryusuke Hamaguchi competed for the coveted gong.
Read more in this week’s edition of Stellar Magazine