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I’ve just butchered an American accent in front of Rain Spencer. “It wasn’t too bad,” laughs the legitimate American. Whenever there’s a space in life for a Mean Girls quote, the opportunity must be fulfilled, and on the compliment of my jacket and its origin, I couldn’t resist saying the quote (only true fans will know). While conversations between strangers often kickstart by lamenting over the weather – why do we do this?

Our Spring/Summer 2025 cover star never expected to land the role of a lifetime, let alone become the face of a generation-defining love triangle. But Lola Tung’s rise – from theatre kid to breakout star of The Summer I Turned Pretty –has been as unplanned as it is extraordinary. Now, at 22, she’s learning to slow down, stay grounded and embrace the beauty of not having it all figured out.

Hey Celestial Skies! How are you today? Slightly sleep-deprived but otherwise good. Excited for the album to be coming out! Where am I speaking to you from? Coming to you live from Hornsey in north London! I’d love to tell you how amazing my flat is, but I just live in a generic shoebox like everyone else in London... What was the first thing you thought about when you woke up this morning?

The alt-rock artist spares not a drop of his authentic storytelling and compelling melodies in his freshly dropped EP. Since making a striking debut with his stratospheric single “Secrets” and releasing his haunting visual effort “Lost”, Jem has quickly built himself a unique soundscape in which no genre is off limits to his authentic approach to storytelling. Having cultivated this craft, Jem returns with his four-part debut EP, “Don’t Let Me Disappear”.

Vick Hope wears Dior: Rollacoaster Magazine Fall/Winter 2021 Issue Award-winning TV and Radio presenter, activist and author Vick Hope’s domination of the airwaves came about through no accident.

Singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes has been sharing his music since his early days on social media, & quickly amassed a massive following singing and playing guitar (entirely self taught). If you’ve watched his documentary In Wonder you know his journey, he rocketed into stardom & in just a few years has had four No.1. records toured in sold out stadiums around the world and became an advocate for mental health and youth empowerment.