nov 16, 2017 - GQ AUSTRALIA Amber Heard I hope we keep publicly scrutinising our standards, especially, how we treat survivors of abuse Front Cover Photoshoot Interview
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It’s two o’clock on a Sunday afternoon on the Gold Coast and Amber Heard is reeling off the many reasons why she loves Australia. Penfolds Grange tops the list. “I love red wine,” says Heard, “It’s my hobby. I don’t care what anyone says.”Rewind two years: Heard had just been unceremoniously booted out of the country by Barnaby Joyce (not personally, though he does have a history as a bouncer) for illegally smuggling a Pistol and a Boo through immigration. So, it’s a surprise that she’s in Australia at all, let alone falling in love with the place.
Yesterday she wrapped on Aquaman, which signalled the end of seven months hard work. Cast and crew celebrated together with many a bottle of Grange and a fair few Guinness too.
Professionally, Justice League and Aquaman make 2017 the busiest of Heard’s career. Since her divorce and legal issues were finalised with ex-husband Johnny Depp last December, there’s been no shortage of attention on her private life. But through the adversity, she’s shown the kind of strength that starts revolutions. She’s stood up where others have shied away.
In the month after we shot with the 31-year-old in LA, the unfathomable claims about Harvey Weinstein have materialised. Given her own issues with Depp, it’s no surprise these headlines are upsetting to Heard. But seeing more and more women stand up for themselves and speak out about the abuse they’ve suffered, as she did, is empowering to her.
With Heard, you can be assured of a couple of things. One, sparks will always fly around the Texan – to use her words, “I never shy away from an opportunity to light fireworks”. Two, her wicked sense of humour is always close by.
She references The Rum Diary as “obviously” her favourite movie to work on (it was where she met and fell in love with Depp), and her series of tweets to Barnaby Joyce, offering him a box of kiwifruit at the height of his dual citizenship fiasco, were nothing short of comic genius.
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