Former Neighbors star Brooke Satchwell, 42, says she’s feeling empowered in her 40s after her AACTA win for The Twelve
Brooke Satchwell has revealed how she feels after turning 40.
The former soap star, who just won AACTAS Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for her work on “The Twelve,” said getting older has made her feel “empowered.”
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph this week, Brooke said the last 18 months have been very “interesting” in her life and career.
Neighbors actress Brooke Satchwell, 42, has spoken about being in her 40s and feeling “empowered” and “liberated” after hitting the milestone following her AACTA win
The star, who is now 42, said it was “brilliant as hell” to be turning into her 40s.
“It really means stepping into a chapter of life, feeling supported, empowered, liberated and able to choose as we all are now,” she explained.
“To be a little more aware of where we put our energy and to really engage with things that nourish us and that matter to us, and to recognize the value of our own energy instead of just giving it away.”
Brooke is seen on the set of the series with Jesse Spencer, her Neighbors co-star
Brooke famously joined Neighbors as a teenager in the ’90s, which was her breakthrough role.
Speaking at a Foxtel event last year, she said the Aussie soap opera is a “critical stepping stone” in her career.
“It literally popped out of the school bus into the public consciousness like it was huge,” she said of joining Neighbors as a teenager.
At a Foxtel event last year, Brooke said the soap was a “critical stepping stone” in her career. Pictured with Jesse Spencer
“I remember when the opportunity presented itself, my family had no prior experience in this industry,” she said.
Brooke recalled how, when her mother Jane was offered the role of Anne Wilkinson, she called a woman on the Actors’ Council to ask what they should do.
“Somehow I don’t know [if it was] the White Pages, but my mother found her and called her and said, “What should I do? Should I let my daughter take advantage of this opportunity?”
The former soap star, who just won Best Supporting Actress in a Drama at AACTAS for her work on The Twelve, said getting older has made her feel “empowered”.
“And it’s been repeated many times — it’ll end up on a fridge magnet or something — but my mum always reminds me that she said, ‘[Neighbours] will give her a chance to have opportunities, not just dreams. “And it certainly has.”
Brooke rose to fame at the tender age of 16 playing Anne Wilkinson on the soap opera.
She won a Logie for Best New Talent and stayed on the show for four years before defecting to star in crime drama Water Rats.
Brooke rose to fame at the age of 16 playing Anne Wilkinson in Neighbors (pictured in 1996).