has been married for two months when we meet. The marriage to her boyfriend of four years, actor-turned-performance artist Shia LaBeouf, took place in October in the Viva Las Vegas chapel, and was officiated by an Elvis Presley impersonator. Goth looked like a not-so-modern-day Mia Farrow, dressed in a white mini A-line dress, arriving in a pink Cadillac driven by “Elvis”.
Instead she has learnt on set, and luckily from the best in the business. Gainsbourg was the first actress Goth worked with, LaBeouf the first actor, and there followed a list of talent that traditionally trained, long-term actors fantasise about.
DeHaan and Swinton have not only captivated the world of film, but also that of fashion. Swinton has been an inspiration and muse to designers including Karl Lagerfeld, Alber Elbaz and Haider Ackermann, while DeHaan has been a recurring star of Prada’s menswear campaigns. Goth also caught Miuccia Prada’s eye early in her career, appearing in the Spring/Summer 2015 Miu Miu campaign, which became notorious after being banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for being “irresponsible”.
Goth has known all her life how it feels to not quite fit in. She was born in south London to her Brazilian mother, Rachel, and Canadian father, Eric. “I always say that they are like fire and ice, they have totally opposite personalities.” Christened Mia Gypsy Mila Da Silva Goth , her parents predicted that she would have a gypsy lifestyle. When Goth was just two weeks old the family moved to Rio to have the support of the 20-year-old Rachel’s family .
“I think the other kids thought I was a nutcase, and when you are five that is a big deal. It affects you as you just want to fit in. I was gap-toothed, had no eyebrows and my last name was Goth, so the odds were pretty much stacked against me” Mia Goth As Goth got older she decided that she didn’t need to be stylish, stopped wearing make-up, would go out in an old shirt and unwashed hair and not care. Now she is coming into a different part of her style. “I’m like Hannah,” she says of her character in, “at first she is a shy and innocent girl and shuns womanhood. I also felt intimidated by the power that you have as a woman and I thought it was easier to hide. It was a lot of responsibility.