For Mia McKenna-Bruce, 2024 has been nothing short of extraordinary. In just six months, she scooped up the coveted EE BAFTA Rising Star Award and celebrated her wedding to fellow actor Tom Leach—two milestones that might overwhelm most people. But McKenna-Bruce takes it in stride, realising: “There can be more than one best day of your life. It’s good.”
Nearly a year has passed since she stood on stage at the BAFTAs, delivering a heartfelt speech which Ryan Gosling almost derailed after pipping the likes of Ayo Edebiri and Jacob Elordi to the Rising Star award. “I can’t believe it’s been, like, nearly a year,” she tells The Standard via Zoom. “That’s insane to me. I still feel like it was literally last night. I still feel like I’m recovering. It’s been wild. It’s been a really magical, special year.”
