Pia Miranda admits she was almost broke at the height of her Looking For Alibrandi fame: ‘I was incredibly famous but still struggling to pay rent’
She shot to fame over two decades ago after starring in hit coming-of-age film Looking For Alibrandi.
But Australian actress Pia Miranda has admitted her life behind-the-scenes as a budding actress was anything but glamorous.
Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald on Sunday, the 50-year-old admitted she was was almost broke at the height of her fame.
‘When [Looking For Alibrandi] came out, my life quickly changed. I was incredibly famous but still struggling to pay my rent,’ she admitted.
‘It was stressful. I was recognised on the street but financial stability didn’t come my way because of it, and that was a shock,’ Pia added.
Pia Miranda, 50, has admitted she was almost broke at the height of her Looking For Alibrandi fame, telling the Sydney Morning Herald on Sunday: ‘I was incredibly famous but still struggling to pay rent’
Pia also admitted she failed to book a single job after Looking For Alibrandi came out, despite the popularity of the film.
‘I had 12 months where I didn’t do any acting at all,’ she said.
‘I look back and can say I have been successful and done some amazing things, but there was a lot of sitting around the house staring at the phone, too.’
‘It was stressful. I was recognised on the street but financial stability didn’t come my way because of it, and that was a shock,’ Pia said
Pia also admitted she failed to book a single job after Looking For Alibrandi came out, despite the popularity of the film
Pia gained industry acclaim for her starring role in the film, even winning an AACTA Award for Best Actress and a nomination for the FCCA Best Actor award in 2000.
Since then, Pia has also made appearances in hit TV shows like Wentworth, All Saints, Mustangs FC and The Secret Life of Us.
She also landed a reality TV role in Australian Survivor in 2019, and ended up wining the series, pocketing $500,000.
Pia gained industry acclaim for her starring role in the film, even winning an AACTA Award for Best Actress and a nomination for the FCCA Best Actor award in 2000. Pictured in the film with actresses Greta Scacchi and Elena Cotta
In March, 2001, she married Australian musician Luke Hanigan, the lead singer and guitarist of the popular rockband Lo-Tel.
Pia and Luke began dating in 2000 and tied the knot four months into their relationship.
The couple share two children: Lilly, 12, and James, eight.
Pia is currently starring on Dancing With The Stars on Channel Seven.
Pia is currently starring on Dancing With The Stars latest season. Pictured with dance partner Declan Taylor
