EMMA MYERS: How Netflix’s Wednesday Made Me Famous Overnight. I Wasn’t Prepared for How My Life Would Change
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How did Emma Myers' life change overnight after starring in Wednesday?
You mentioned your life changed overnight when you starred on Wednesday. Yes. I got some numbers for you. You ready for this? Yeah. Season one got over 252 million views in 91 days of its release. That is totally and utterly mad.
It's the disgusting numbers.
You went to bed, pretty much, with 9,000 followers.
Yeah.
Three days later, you had 5 million.
Yeah. Hi, I'm Emma Myers, and I'm in great company.
The one, the only, it's Emma Myers.
I never went to school, ever.
Ever?
I was homeschooled. Being the odd one out, people being fake nice and inviting you to things just to make fun of you.
You had that experience?
Oh my God, so many times. Are you serious? When the show first came out and I was just starting to look at the reactions and stuff, I couldn't help myself. It was almost an addiction.
Explain to me what that is like.
Getting validation from this thing that you've put so much work into, but at the same time, it's so damaging. People spread rumors about my family. Seeing my friends get called parasites and leeches for posting pictures with me. I didn't know how to handle it.
What was Emma's experience like growing up homeschooled?
There was a whole fanfiction that Jenna and you weren't like a platonic relationship.
Yeah, Jenna is the most amazing person ever. I'm less worried about people shipping us and more of the fact that they harass other people who get close to one another because they want us to be together.
Wow.
What does Jack Black like behind the scenes? He feels like an amazing improv actor. Because it's such a big show, how secretive do you have to be about it? I'm not going to tell anyone.
Well, you kind of are. I...
Guys, welcome back to another episode of Great Company. Today's guest is Emma Myers from Netflix's hit show Wednesday. Okay, their biggest show. Now, before we start, I would just like to ask you one quick favor. That is, if you can hit that subscribe button. It does us wonders, I can't even explain. It also means you join our community and get signaled whenever we have another episode uploaded. If you can do that one thing, I'll thank you forever. Okay, enjoy this incredible episode of Great Company with Emma Myers. I know you're a huge fan of Narnia.
I am, yeah.
I auditioned for Narnia.
What challenges did Emma face with sudden fame and online scrutiny?
Can I guess what role? Peter?
It was Peter.
That makes sense.
And I was about 16 years old.
How far did you make it?
Not very far. They came to my school to try and find Peter. Oh, did they?
That's cool.
So they came to my school to try and find Peter. And I was like, in my head, I was like, I'm going to get this role. I didn't even get past that first bit.
It's okay. We've all been there.
How does Emma handle fan shipping and online rumors?
There's been roles where I'm like, yeah, this is mine. And then it doesn't go anywhere.
What roles has that been for you?
Oh, so many. To the point where like, if you see a role in a film or a TV show and it's my age range and like a girl with brown hair, I've probably auditioned for it.
Really?
Yeah. I mean, everybody auditions for every, like you're always told to audition for everything. Even if you don't want to do it, just audition. It's good to get in front of the casting director anyways.
Do you remember your first ever audition?
Um, yes. Weirdly enough, I have a very good memory.
Where were you? What was happening? What was it?
I was in Florida.
What insights does Emma share about working with Jack Black and Jenna Ortega?
I think I was auditioning for the Pampers diaper box. And I think I was like, I was too old to be auditioning for diapers. I think I was like three. I know. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You remember this? I do. I remember images in my head. So I know what the waiting room looked like. I've always had a very, very good memory. And I can't tell you how the audition went, but I can remember doing it.
That's wild.
I know. Which is why I don't have to do much prep because I can look at a scene, I read it through twice and then know it.
So this is like a superpower.
It really is. I'm very blessed with it.
So you can read a script and you read it through twice and you can get it. Photographic or it just goes in?
I don't think it's photographic, but I think I just... I don't know how. My mom told me that when I was a baby, you know the game where you flip over tiles and try and match them?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Emma Myers' life change overnight after starring in Wednesday?
0:00–1:05
2
What was Emma's experience like growing up homeschooled?
1:05–2:07
3
What challenges did Emma face with sudden fame and online scrutiny?
2:07–2:33
4
How does Emma handle fan shipping and online rumors?
2:33–3:15
5
What insights does Emma share about working with Jack Black and Jenna Ortega?
3:15–4:27
6
How has Emma's faith helped her through difficult moments?
4:27–6:04
7
What is Emma's perspective on mental health and therapy?
6:04–15:26
8
What future projects and aspirations does Emma have?
15:26–58:06
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