Megan Gale comes back to being protagonist of telephony Italian. And she does so 27 years after her debut in 1999 which made her famous, making Italians’ heads spin and establishing herself in the collective imagination as style template. Protagonist of the commercial Omnitelwas so successful that her contract was renewed for years, until 2006. And now it was another telephone operator. Which he wanted to bring back to the screen one of the most recognizable symbols of the 2000s (and our pop culture) in a new campaign.
Megan Gale returns as protagonist
The return of the Australian actress and model takes place with an advert shot in Milanin Piazza Tommaseo, where he appears with a red dress as he crosses the city before entering a shop Iliad to change manager. The campaign message revolves around the claim “Few things are forever”, with a clear reference to collective and long-term memory relationship between Megan Gale and the Italian public.
The company, in a note, underlines the meaning of the operation: «Megan’s return becomes the starting point for a broader reflection on trust And on choices which today we are willing to call into question.”
Success with the Omnitel commercial
In 1999 Megan Gale has become the face of the commercials Omnitel (Then Vodafone), quickly gaining widespread popularity. The collaboration continued until 2006, contributing to build an image remained imprinted in the collective imagination. 180 centimeters tall, blue eyes and a strong stage presence, Gale has become the symbol of an eraassociated with diffusion of mobile telephony and the transition towards the new millennium.
Career between fashion, cinema and television
Born in Perth on 7 August 1975, Megan Gale he started his career by winning a modeling competition in the early nineties. From there worked with stylists like Gianfranco Ferrè, Gai Mattiolo, Mariella Burani and Angelo Marani, appearing on the covers of many glossy magazines.
Italian success has them the cinema doors also openedinitially playing herself in comedies such as Christmas holidays 2000 And Body Guards – Bodyguardsand then obtained roles in international productions such as Stealth – Ultimate weapon, The Water Diviner, Mad Max: Fury Road And Three Thousand Years of Longing.
Then in 2001, Megan Gale co-hosted the Sanremo Festival together with Raffaella Carrà and participated in the video clip www.mipiacitu of the Gazosas.
Megan Gale’s private life and connection with Italy
Despite an international career, Megan Gale chose to live permanently in Australia. She is linked to former Australian rules footballer Shaun Hampson, with whom she has two children, River and Rosie. The relationship with Italyhowever, has remained constant over time.
The actress described her return to the Italian set in this way: «Returning to Italy after so many years was really very speciala real dream. I didn’t stay in the city long, but the time I spent there brought it back so many wonderful memories». And he then underlined that Italy “has always been very close to my heart, as are the Italians”.