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the heartbreak kid

You might know Ayesha Madon as Amerie Wadia, the whip‑smart, sassy teenager at the centre of Netflix’s Heartbreak High reboot. What you might not know is that acting is only one of Ayesha’s many skills – she’s also been a musician for as long as she can remember.

Growing up in the suburbs of Sydney with creative siblings – her brother was an actor, her sister a singer – Ayesha always loved to perform. She started out as a dancer, doing tap lessons as a kid, then moved on to

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