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The Secret Language of "Revenge" Star Ashley Madekwe

The Secret Language of "Revenge" Star Ashley Madekwe

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The lovely Ashley Madekwe stops by the Studio to discuss her not-so lovely character on ABC's "Revenge" and what's in store for Season 2! She also tells us what she misses most about her native London, talks about her hot fashion blog Ring My Bell, and she enchants our little Georgie with her special dog language! Hosted by Oliver Trevena (@olivertrevena).

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Ashley Madekwe

Hi, I'm Ashley Madekwe from Revenge.

Young Hollywood

And she's trying to steal my dog with her secret Mu Mu language. Not very nice. Come here, Mu Mu. Hello. Ashley Madekwe, how are you?

Ashley Madekwe

Hi, I'm good, thank you.

Young Hollywood

You're very happy.

Ashley Madekwe

Very happy. She's fallen in love with Georgia.

Young Hollywood

I was like a cool dog. I didn't mean that. You're just why why is that? Mu Mu I thought mean cow.

Ashley Madekwe

It's how I talk to all animals. And so does my husband and so does my best friend. We go, "Hello Mu Mu, what are you doing?" "Oh, you"

Young Hollywood

I love it. Everyone has a dog voice.

Ashley Madekwe

Yes, that's it. Everyone has a dog voice. It's for cats as well. It works for cats as well. They understand it.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Cats cats they really speak the Mu Mu language, cats. Oh, really? What did they do back?

Ashley Madekwe

Purr.

Young Hollywood

Okay. How does the purr go? That was really good. That was an impressive purr.

Ashley Madekwe

I'm a crazy cat lady. I would've gone. It's a very sick cat. My cat's not very well. No. Um, but Revenge. Moving on from animals. It's a show that has nothing to do with animals.

Young Hollywood

Revenge, it's uh, it's quite an impressive show, isn't it? People seem to like it. A lot of people seem to like it. A lot of people. Georgia likes it. You mentioned it. See. She's a fan. Season two.

Ashley Madekwe

Season two.

Young Hollywood

Um, and your character was very likable in the first one.

Ashley Madekwe

I know, she's gone downhill. Don't even know if downhill. I think more off a mountain. It's not my fault, guys. I don't write it. I just say what I'm told to say.

Young Hollywood

Did you want someone?

Ashley Madekwe

No. No. We think that you have to go really far down the road of being a bit of a bitch. So you can be redeemed. Oh, okay. You can't just you can't just be wishy-washy in the middle. No, it's boring. I think and that's for the show to have longevity. I think we're going to have to take characters. And nobody's all good on the show. Right. People love Victoria.

Young Hollywood

All good-looking. Everyone is so good-looking. It's annoying to watch as a man, even though it's a good show, you just look at it and you're like, you you leave the show with a complex.

Ashley Madekwe

There are good-looking boys on it. Good-looking boys, good-looking women. We've got a new boy this season as well.

Young Hollywood

Have you?

Ashley Madekwe

Barry Sloane.

Young Hollywood

Is this the British one?

Ashley Madekwe

Yes, another British one.

Young Hollywood

George, I don't like good-looking British men. I wish every good-looking British man I don't want him. Tell him to leave. Too much competition.

Ashley Madekwe

I can't. We like him. He's part of the team now.

Young Hollywood

Right. And you are British, which

Ashley Madekwe

I am. We've established.

Young Hollywood

I've established. Um, and you've been here a few years.

Ashley Madekwe

Been here a few years now. Obviously doing very well. No, I am, yeah. I like it here. Um, it's different from London. I mean, it's not a great public transport system for one. I miss the tube.

Young Hollywood

You miss the tube.

Ashley Madekwe

Never thought I would say that, but I miss the London Underground.

Young Hollywood

Nice. Just pretend that you're on one. Sit in the cab and pretend you're on it. Stand up in the back of the cab.

Ashley Madekwe

I'm in the car. Stand up in the cab. I just make myself really small.

Young Hollywood

You could do that. That was good. Thanks. You you shrunk immediately.

Ashley Madekwe

That's me on the tube.

Young Hollywood

Um, and you were just at the polo game, very British of you.

Ashley Madekwe

I was.

Young Hollywood

How was that?

Ashley Madekwe

Uh, it was fine. It was my first polo match. Don't know if I

Young Hollywood

You're not sold on it, I can tell.

Ashley Madekwe

I'm not a sporty girl.

Young Hollywood

You're not? No. Oh, see, I would've looked at you and thought sporty girl, very fit-looking.

Ashley Madekwe

It could be deceiving.

Young Hollywood

How do you stay like this then?

Ashley Madekwe

Um, my mom's very thin.

Young Hollywood

You just don't eat, do you? Tracy, she's about. I love Tracy. Big shout out to Tracy there. I'll shoot it. Hello, Tracy. So you got your polo and you got your fashion blog.

Ashley Madekwe

I've got my fashion blog, which ring my bell. Ring my bell, um, which is, ah, it's quite self-indulgent. It's it's mine, personal style.

Young Hollywood

It's all about you, isn't it? But, can I just say, I did start it before I was had much success in the acting world. So I I was had the blog. I was always an actress, but I didn't want you. It wasn't you didn't go off the back of that.

Ashley Madekwe

No, I always had it. Um, and always and always loved reading other fashion blogs. So I just wanted to join in.

Young Hollywood

And it what are your fashion tips at the moment? How am I doing? Am I doing all right? I mean, I'm very casual today. I thought I'd bring the youngness to

Ashley Madekwe

Trying to save myself right now. Moving on. Going back to Revenge. What else can we expect from your uh, from your character that we haven't seen obviously we know that you're not likable anymore. She's not liked anymore. But we can expect a flashback episode, episode eight, and we go back six years. But you see how Ashley and Emily first met. Oh. It's not how you think.

Young Hollywood

But when that goes back six years, you obviously use other actors, right?

Ashley Madekwe

No. Are you trying to say that I'm too old to go back six years? I think most of us are.

Young Hollywood

How do they make you look six years younger? What did they do?

Ashley Madekwe

First of all, I'm ageless. So, I mean,

Young Hollywood

Going back to self-indulgent, your blog. It's going easy.

Ashley Madekwe

First of all, I'm ageless. Second of all, really good concealer.

Young Hollywood

Okay. That's it, is it? So you got the same hair, same.

Ashley Madekwe

Some of us like we don't take Krista and Connor. They play uh Charlotte and Declan. We don't take them back six years because they're playing 17 anyway. So to take them back six years, they would be children. Um, so we we kind of cut those out of the flashback.

Young Hollywood

And you're with Josh on the show.

Ashley Madekwe

I am at the moment.

Young Hollywood

Naughty, aren't you? Can I just say they had broken up. All right? She did cheat. You that's not you don't do that though. You just don't do it. You friends have been there.

Ashley Madekwe

We weren't friends anymore. But Keith does not I've noticed

Young Hollywood

Wow.

Ashley Madekwe

I've noticed that no there's no backlash for Josh. Double standards. He was engaged.

Young Hollywood

Let's stick with your boys. Got stick with your boys. No backlash. Boys. And a little bit of inside information, well, not really inside just because I did my research. Um, Damage. I was really impressed with. You had a crush on Damage, didn't you?

Ashley Madekwe

Yeah. Americans wouldn't know, but Damage were an amazing boy band. An amazing boy band from England.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Also, Jade from Damage is married to Spice Girl to one of the Spice Girls. Baby Spice.

Ashley Madekwe

Baby Spice. I queued up to get my D my DVD, my CD signed.

Young Hollywood

I was impressed with that though. Great musical knowledge. Who's your favorite artist now? Damage have gone now, so you've got to pick someone.

Ashley Madekwe

Damage have gone. I went to a Madonna concert recently. And I wasn't a big fan before.

Young Hollywood

Okay. But she really impressed me. Was this at the Staples?

Ashley Madekwe

Yeah. She showed her bum.

Young Hollywood

She showed her bum. It's great. Was it a great I haven't seen it. I wasn't there. She's in her fifties. Well, I think we all hope our bum looks like that then. Did she have a did she have something on though? Or was it was it just a bare bum?

Ashley Madekwe

She No, it was um she was

Young Hollywood

That's a bare bum. Her bum isn't this big. Was it a bare bum?

Ashley Madekwe

It was a bare a bare fishnet-covered bum.

Young Hollywood

That's impressive. Yeah. And she was hilarious. Was she good there? Was it a bit show?

Ashley Madekwe

She was really good. It was a great show. She was energetic and she kept like she was really funny with the audience. I can't repeat what she said because she swore quite a bit, but it she had me in stitches.

Young Hollywood

That's disgusting. Disgusting. I never swear. Well, a fifty-year-old woman swearing on stage showing her bum. Just stop it. You need to check yourself, Madonna. Grow up a little bit. I think. All right, I'm backing up. Madonna, we love you. Or him. Um, anyway, we will wrap this up now, just because I've just offended Madonna. Love Madonna.

Ashley Madekwe

You're dead to her now.

Young Hollywood

I'm dead to her now. All right, a bit harsh. Um, Ashley, thank you for coming to the studio. I really hope that your character starts to be liked again. Because you're lovely and

Ashley Madekwe

Thank you for having me.

Young Hollywood

I don't like that people are starting to say they don't like you. They wish death upon me. I don't. Keep her alive. Keep her alive, Ashley. She's lovely. Come on, my dog right now. No. Come on, Georgie, come on. Let's go. She should follow me home, I think. She's tried. Come on, let's go. Come on. Yay!

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Ashley Madekwe

    Actress discussing her role and personal life

  • Oliver Trevena

    Host of the interview

  • Mu Mu

    Oliver Trevena's dog, subject of dog language

  • Tracy

    Ashley Madekwe's mother, mentioned for her thinness

  • Barry Sloane

    New British actor joining 'Revenge' Season 2

  • Josh

    Character on 'Revenge' who Ashley's character was with

  • Damage

    British boy band Ashley Madekwe had a crush on

  • Jade

    Member of the band Damage, married to Baby Spice

  • Baby Spice

    Spice Girls member married to Jade from Damage

  • Madonna

    Artist whose concert Ashley Madekwe recently attended

  • Emily

    Character from 'Revenge' whose first meeting with Ashley will be shown

  • Charlotte

    Character from 'Revenge' played by Krista

FAQ

Who does Ashley Madekwe play in Revenge?+
Ashley Madekwe plays the character Ashley Davenport in the ABC show "Revenge".
What is Ashley Madekwe's fashion blog called?+
Ashley Madekwe's fashion blog is called Ring My Bell.
Will there be a flashback episode in Revenge Season 2?+
Yes, Season 2 of Revenge will feature a flashback episode, specifically episode eight, that goes back six years to show how Ashley and Emily first met.
What does Ashley Madekwe miss most about London?+
Ashley Madekwe misses the public transport system, specifically the London Underground (the tube), most about her native London.
Who is the new British actor joining Revenge Season 2?+
Barry Sloane is the new British actor joining the cast of Revenge for Season 2.
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