Carey Mulligan Wants to Talk About Things That Actually Matter — elle.com

When you meet a very famous actress, your immediate instinct might be to ask her about her latest films; you might secretly (or not so secretly) be curious about her love life, what she is wearing, how Hollywood is treating her. Asking her about her views on children’s rights in Afghanistan might not be your first reflex, but with Carey Mulligan, maybe it should. At A Small World’s Winter Weekend, an annual charity fundraising event the social network throws in Gstaad, Switzerland, the last thing that Mulligan, the guest of honor, wanted to discuss was anything flippant. Instead, in the middle of the Alps, surrounded by celebrities and socialites like Leigh Lezark, Pixie Geldof, and Dianna Agron, 29-year-old Mulligan shared her deep engagement with child protection and her work as an ambassador for Warchild UK.

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