Confessions Of A Shopaholic star Isla Fisher covers the February 2009 issue of Allure. The 32-year-old Aussie comedienne and soon to be wife of Sacha Baron Cohen, shines in the February issue of Allure magazine in a photo shoot snapped by famed photog Norman Jean Roy in Beverly Hills. In the issue, Fisher reveals everything from why she’s so secretive about “Borat” and baby Olive, her wild rise to fame which included a stint at French clown school, her upcoming nuptials, and her famous red locks. Allure editors said “One might expect a clown-school grad who cracks up Borat and improvs with Vince Vaughn to be side-splittingly funny—and in Isla Fisher's case, you'd be absolutely right.”
Here are a few highlights:
On being with British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for seven years: “We are going to get married really, really, even more so now than ever. We have been talking about it, and we have been very close, but it has been difficult to plan. It is very important to me to have a beautiful ritual celebrated with all my family and friends, and to feel part of a community. And when you are in the public eye, to keep that private and to make it happen without it being really visible is really difficult.”
On being compared to other redheads: 'If Shopaholic is a hit, then it was Isla Fisher in the movie, and if it doesn't work out, it was Amy Adams.'
On her shopping habits: I'm a terrible shopper. I shop badly and hardly ever. I get in, I get out, with no pleasure."
On her family being nomadic growing up: “I attribute my ability to tap into my inner idiot to having to be such a gypsy and to adapt to new environments and new people at school. You can make friends quickly if you’re willing to take the piss out of yourself.”
On converting from Methodism to Judaism: “I converted as of two years ago. It is always reported that I am still studying, so I am either the slowest studier in the world, or I have, in fact, converted.”
Ms. Fisher also has a new project coming up with former SNL fave Amy Poehler.
To find out what happened behind-the-scenes at the cover shoot, visit Allure.com. The issue hits Stands January 20th and Confessions of a Shopaholic opens in theaters everywhere on Friday, February 13.