Getting to know Zoë Ventoura, Australia’s most elusive girl next door

Something To Talk About

She rose to fame as the literal girl next door on the hit TV series Packed To The Rafters, but actor Zoë Ventoura has always remained something of an enigma. In fact, she has so carefully maintained her privacy that no-one even knew she was pregnant until after her son was born. Over the course of her two-decade career in show business, she has only reluctantly revealed much about herself. Until now.

In her most in-depth interview yet, Zoë joins Something To Talk About and opens up about why she chooses to be so guarded, her quest to keep her young son’s face off social media (and away from the paparazzi), why her current onstage role in Chicago: The Musical is actually a return to her performing roots - and the surprising new career path she just might embark upon someday.

Chicago: The Musical is playing in Melbourne from March 23, Sydney from June 9 and Adelaide from August 4. Visit chicagomusical.com.au

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