Gemma Ward seeks the limelight

Posted by mija on Feb 16, 2011 in News | 0 comments

The highly-anticipated comeback of Gemma Ward continues to gain momentum.
The Aussie supermodel-turned-recluse, who only recently stepped back into the limelight she withdrew from for more than two years, has started rehearsals for a lead role in the Perth Theatre Company’s production of The Ugly One.
Last month, in her first interview since retiring from the runway in 2007, the one-time catwalk queen admitted to her widely suspected relationship with Heath Ledger, saying his death was the reason she shunned the spotlight.
“There was no one like him and no one will ever be like him,” she said.
Yesterday, the 23-year-old beauty seemed as happy as ever while taking a break from rehearsing the comedy in her hometown.
“[Gemma] is loving the fact she’s back in Perth,” an insider told Confidential yesterday.
Ward is rumoured to be the star at the Sydney premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, in which she plays a mermaid, in June.
The general manager of Perth Theatre Company, Nic Clark, said Ward was fitting in well. “It is such a joy to have a great cast of actors bringing this extremely funny script to life,” she said.
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