Georgia Salpa - Model
What’s your earliest holiday memory?
I’m half Greek, so I’d spend all my summers in Greece with my best friend. My dad’s side of the family lived in Greece. My dad is from Athens but we’d go to nearby Aegina island or else to Mykonos or Santorini. I love Greek food, especially the fish and the whole laid-back atmosphere.
What was your worst holiday?
I backpacked around the world for two years, visiting 32 countries and nothing bad happened. However, I fell asleep on a bus in Indonesia between Jakarta and Java and got robbed – all of my money was taken. But it wasn’t too much money and they left my passport. Overall, it was the best trip ever.
What was your best holiday?
I loved backpacking around the world. I also really enjoyed a girlie holiday to Marbella for the first time. I went with Michelle, who is doing panto with me, and some friends. It was a proper girlie holiday, partying, going to the beach a lot. It was great fun.
If budget or work were no restriction, what would be your dream holiday?
I’d love to go to the Maldives or Bora Bora and stay somewhere right out in the sea that looks like paradise. I’d also love Tokyo because of the shopping, the food, the girls are so stylish and it would be amazing – it is so far ahead of everywhere else.
If you had your pick, who would you bring on holiday with you?
I’d bring all my friends. Girlie holidays are the best, we all go out and have the best fun.
What’s your favourite place in Ireland?
I think Killarney is lovely and Galway is fun. I live in Dublin city centre and am always around South William Street having coffee – when it’s sunny it is the best place ever.
Your recommended holiday reading?
On holidays I read the cheesiest stuff, like Jackie Collins novels. I also read The Secretby Rhonda Byrne recently – it was good and put me in a positive frame of mind.
Where will you go to next?
I’m going to London next. It’s really fun to go out there with something on every night and lots of different nationalities. It’s like New York, it’s cool. Then I think I’ll plan a trip away with the girls for a few days.
* Model Georgia Salpa plays Queen Kardashian in Sleeping Beautyat the Tivoli theatre in Dublin from December 14th, panto.ie
In conversation with GENEVIEVE CARBERY