Halsey Reveals She Got Her Driver’s License To Drive Stunts In America
Halsey shared the great efforts she went to to land the role in Tony Tost’s modern American western.
The “Without Me” hitmaker, 28, admitted she lied to the filmmaker, 47, about having his driver’s license before taking on the role, then managed to get it just two weeks before doing a stunt driving in the set.
The singer, who recently wowed during Paris Fashion Week, took to her Instagram Stories with two photos of her on set, including a snap of her inside a red car.
‘I didn’t drive for 5 years. Told @tonytost I could drive (I lied) got my license then 2 weeks later showed up to set and did stunts on day 1 lmao,” she wrote.
Another behind-the-scenes snap saw her posing between the trailers in a graphic white T-shirt, black jeans, and black boots.
Committed to the role: Halsey, 28, shared the great efforts she put into landing the role in Tony Tost’s modern American western.
She wore her black locks in a shaggy hairstyle and accessorized with a studded belt.
Halsey plays Mandy Starr in Americana, written and directed by Tost.
The film also stars Sydney Sweeney, Eric Dane, Paul Walter Hauser, Zahn McClarnon, and Simon Rex, among others.
The plot of the film revolves around a small town in South Dakota.
“When a rare Lakota ghost T-shirt falls on the black market in a small South Dakota town, the lives of local outsiders and outcasts become violently intertwined,” reads the film’s description in IMDb read
The crime thriller had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 17.
Halsey has previously spoken about her driver’s license. In 2020, he took to Twitter to explain that she knew how to drive, but decided not to anymore.
‘I know how to drive. I got my license. I drove for many years. (And in MANHATTAN!!!) I just choose not to do it anymore because it makes me anxious. Maybe I’ll drive again some day. Maybe I won’t. Thank you for joining “Stop Bullying Me I Know How To Drive” every day with Halsey!” she wrote.
A white lie: The hitmaker has admitted that she lied to the filmmaker, 47, about having his driver’s license before taking on the role, eventually getting it two weeks before pulling a driving stunt on set
Exciting New Role: Halsey stars as Mandy Starr in Americana, written and directed by Tost. The crime thriller had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 17.
Dressed to impress: It comes after she showed off her incredible figure in a sheer black dress at the Lanvin show during Paris Fashion Week on Sunday
It comes after the beauty showed off her incredible figure in a sheer black dress at the Lanvin show during Paris Fashion Week on Sunday.
The singer turned heads when she made a grand arrival to watch the Fall/Winter 2023 fashion show.
She looked nothing short of sensational as she showed off her dark undergarments through the eye-catching knit sleeveless number.
The hitmaker added inches to her frame with a pair of coordinating towering heels and accessorized with dazzling turquoise drop earrings.
Halsey, whose real name is Ashley Frangipane, applied a spectacular makeup palette that included a bold, bright blue eyeshadow and bronzed cheekbones.
The composer styled her long, dark tresses straight as they cascaded down her back from a center part.
She sat front row at the star-studded fashion show with singer Avril Lavigne, 38, and model Josephine Skriver, 29.
The beauty has also been busy with motherhood. She welcomed her first child, Ender, in 2021, whom she shares with Turkish-American screenwriter Alev Aydin.
The couple is focused on raising their son and marriage is not a top priority for them, according to a source who spoke with us weekly last June.
Parents: Halsey welcomed her son Ender in July 2021 and shares him with Turkish filmmaker and actor Alev Aydin.
Not a priority: The couple is focused on raising their child, and marriage isn’t a key priority for them, according to a source who spoke to Us Weekly; pictured 2022