Millie Ford has turned her attention to acting as she made her debut in Home And Away this week.
The popular TikTok star, 27, from Sydney, landed a cameo on the hit Channel 7 soap and made her grand arrival in Summer Bay on Tuesday night’s episode.
She played an influencer named Montana, who wasn’t far removed from her own rise to fame by posting viral parody videos on TikTok.
Millie found huge success with her bizarre impersonations of everyday Australian teachers, parents and shop assistants, and has amassed 1.5 million followers on the platform.
Now, she turned to acting and landed a role in the popular soap opera, after successfully playing a school librarian in the Australian television series Bump.
TikTok star Millie Ford, 27, has turned to acting as she made her Home And Away debut this week as influencer Montana (pictured in the role).
During Millie’s cameo, her character Montana complains to Rose Delaney (Kirsty Marillier) about having to do her community service.
It leaves Rose fuming as she continues to make excuses not to weed while complaining about needing to stay hydrated and having a mysterious rash.
When Rose argues that she has too many breaks during her shift, Montana responds, “Yeah, no, the thing is with me, I need to take care of myself, wait, let me show you my social media, honey.”
The Sydney influencer landed a cameo on the hit Channel 7 soap and made her grand arrival in Summer Bay on Tuesday night’s episode.
But Rose insists: “No, I’m not interested in your social media, so less chatting and more weeding.”
Montana moans, “It’s too easy for you, you just have to stand there while the asparagus ferns attack me.” why do not you try it?
‘Wait, I just got a rash. Wait. Yes, really, I have a rash right there, can’t you see? It really hurts a lot,” he adds.
Millie rose to fame on TikTok with her bizarre impressions of everyday Australian teachers, parents and shop assistants, and has amassed 1.5 million followers on the platform.
When Rose tells her she won’t be able to close her hours if she takes a break, Montana reluctantly returns to the job at hand, while Justin Morgan (James Stewart) looks on in amusement.
After her debut on Home And Away, Millie gushed that it was “amazing” to work with series regulars Justin, Kirsty and Kyle Shilling, who plays Mali Hudson.
“I was just a sponge watching them work and everything happened so fast,” he said. 7news.
‘They also helped me not feel self-conscious, and I think that’s really important because it just comes across on camera.
“We were actually laughing to the point where we could hardly contain it on camera.”
Millie also enthusiastically posted photos and videos of her scenes on social media and gushed that the project was a “dream come true.”
The social media star has been passionate about acting since she was a child, when she participated in school plays, and is now pursuing it as a career.
Millie has secured an acting agent and creative representative and hopes to land more comedy roles in the future.
The glamazon previously worked in social media and marketing before achieving viral fame, admitting she never considered TikTok could become a career.
She told Daily Mail Australia in 2021: ‘I’m so grateful to have had a platform to share my creativity and make people laugh.
“The support from my audience has been crazy.”
The social media star has been passionate about acting since she was a child, when she participated in school plays, and is now pursuing it as a career.