Melissa George is ready to talk about Shane & Angel

[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Something to Talk About, the Stellar podcast.

I'm Sarah Lamarquand, your host, and every week I sit down with some of the biggest names in the country, because when Australia's celebrities are ready to talk, they come to Something to Talk About.

When Melissa George became a household name in Australia at just 16, she had little idea that three decades later she'd still be acting, and to build an international career that has taken her to Hollywood, London, Paris, and now New Zealand.

It all started, of course, on the northern beaches of Sydney.

We were only allowed to watch Home and Away, and so the fact that I got the lead of Angel at 16 on our favorite TV show, my parents were like, "How the hell did that happen?"

But away from the cameras, life over the years has been just as eventful.

A mother to three boys, Melissa is raising her family in France, looking ahead to her 50th birthday, and starring in the new Binge dark comedy, Ms. X.

And that's when the survival of a mum is at, at its peak, when you take a job that you know that they're not gonna be eating baguette and butter, they're gonna be eating sushi maybe, you know.

Or they're gonna go on a better holiday, or they're gonna have a better life.

On today's episode of the Stellar podcast, Melissa reflects on career longevity, motherhood, the heartbreaking loss of her former Home and Away co-star Dita Brummer, and why she finally feels at peace with the woman she's become.

[upbeat music] Melissa George, welcome to the Stellar podcast.