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SUDDENLY, SARAH—Introducing our final cover star for V161: #SarahPidgeon
The Emmy-nominated actor became a breakout star playing Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in Ryan Murphy's culturally inescapable #LoveStory—a role centered on privacy and scrutiny. But life imitated art when success thrust her into the very visibility her character was navigating. Photographed by Luigi & Iango and styled by Arut Arustamyan, Sarah sits down with V to reflect on fame, perception, and the strange irony of playing someone guarded while her own life unfolds in public. She built Bessette-Kennedy from fragments—paparazzi footage, photos, the way bodies move when hunted—and emerged asking the questions that define artistic becoming: What kind of artist do I want to be? What does it mean to be perceived?
Discover the full story now at VMagazine.com.
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From V161 Fall Preview 2026
Photography Luigi & Iango
Fashion Arut Arustamyan
Creative Director / Editor-in-Chief Stephen Gan
Interview Mathias Rosenzweig
Makeup Georgi Sandev (Forward Artists)
Hair Mari Watase (87 Artists) using Oribe
Manicure Leanne Woodley (See Management) using CND
Casting Greg Krelenstein (GK-LD)
Editor Kev Ponce
Fashion Market Editor Copelyn Bengel
Styling Assistant Gabby Buchan
Photo Assistant & Studio Manager Francisco Betancourt
Production Louis Guillemain (2b Management)
Cinematographer Santiago Montes
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