“Destined” may be a dramatic adjective to use about a casting, but it seems apt for describing Haley Lu Richardson’s close personal affinity for Twila, the spunky and charmingly idiosyncratic secretary-turned-CIA operative in Peacock’s Ponies. In the show, Richardson stars opposite Emilia Clarke’s by-the-book, Type A character of Bea. To get into 1970s Moscow spy mode as Twila, Richardson joined forces on a thrifting expedition with costume designer Anastasia Magoutas. Here, she talks passionately about finding her unapologetic and “uninhibited” character, why a woman should be U.S. president and her love for Heated Rivalry.
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