Emma Mackey

Emma Mackey has revealed that Russell Brand gave her an unusual nickname on the set of the 2022 mystery film Death on the Nile.

[Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) “It’s just funny,” Mackey said in an interview. [Director Frances] O’Connor, in a sense, has challenged us to meet Emily on her own terms, even if those around her would not.” [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. I was like, ‘Well, thanks for that.’” [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/sex-educations-emma-mackey-no-one-could-have-prepared-how-much/?li_source=LI&li_medium=liftigniter-rhr), when discussing why a close-up scene of her face in the new fictionalised Brontë biopic Emily was so powerful, Mackey said: “I think I just have a lot of eye. [said she doesn’t “mind” the comparisons between her and her fellow actor, but she would like to “move past” them.](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/emma-mackey-margot-robbie-barbie-b2167108.html)