The April issue if Living has Savithri Rodrigo sitting down with Colombo’s favourite Harpo Goonaratne as she profiles the celebrity restaurateur and culinary connoisseur.
Celebrity Files
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, has cemented her status as a fa-shion icon with many showstopping looks that range from puffy jackets and hiking boots, to culottes and evening gowns.
Viola Davis has a theory about her current Hollywood success and why she finds herself playing a string of roles that exude stoic strength in The Help, Doubt, Prison-ers, How to Get Away with Murder, Fences and Widows.
“Whether it’s to do with my persona or my gravitas, I genuinely believe these roles are drawn to me because people feel I can inhabit them. They are of great size and I think people see me as someone of great size,” she explains.
Part-time model turned Miss World Sri Lanka Nadia Gyi is one such young and charismatic woman who personifies these attributes…
She has always been a rebel at heart though there hasn’t always been a cause. So it was natural for a 19-year-old making her debut in the fashion industry to reflect her character in her label – yes, there was logic behind Ruchira Karunaratne’s brand ‘Rebel.’
Viola Davis has a theory about her current Hollywood success and why she finds herself playing a string of roles that exude stoic strength in The Help, Doubt, Prison-ers, How to Get Away with Murder, Fences and Widows.
“Whether it’s to do with my persona or my gravitas, I genuinely believe these roles are drawn to me because people feel I can inhabit them. They are of great size and I think people see me as someone of great size,” she explains.
I’m a home bird really; I love to stay home,” says Umaria Sinhawansa who is seated at a table inside a mi-nuscule dressing room. She is dressed to kill in an outfit that she’s worn for a photoshoot; but her bold choice of colour and chic attire are in complete contrast to her chirpy and bubbly personality.
She adds: “I’m a workaholic and perfectionist.” We’re inclined to agree since she was the youngest artiste to have the honour of being nominated for the Best Singer award two years in a row – in 2007 and 2008 – at the Sarasaviya Awards. She was also the Silver Award winner at the 11th Pan-Asian Music Festival.
She’s known as the ‘Podcast Witch!’ For a 39-year-old, that’s a strange title to carry; but Agathe Fohler revels in her psychic abilities, which have been inherent from birth. As ‘Aurena, Queen of the Fairies,’ she touches people’s hearts with her healing… but life has not always been about light and love for her.
Born to a Sri Lankan mother (who is hearing and speech-impaired) and German father (who was partially hearing-impaired), Agathe grew up surrounded by the pic-turesque mountains of Bavaria. Her siblings and she were cared for by a foster family who immersed themselves in Deepak Chopra’s books, the science of the un-known, yoga and meditation.