Celebrity Interviews
August 2010

Interview with Clare Agius
by Ramona Portelli
e-mail:-  ramonaportelli@hotmail.com
Website:-  www.ramonaportelli.com

RAMONA PORTELLI from okmalta.com interviewed a personal friend of hers – TV producer and presenter Clare Agius.  Born in 1975, she insists on living this lifetime to its optimum capacity.  Besides living, she likes travelling, acting, practicing yoga, flying, diving, reading and of course sleeping and eating !!!

Clare has been doing diverse things.  On a career level, she has started from acting with a passion at age 15, moved on to making a living in TV and expanded her abilities to opening and running a business, becoming a private pilot license holder and her most recent endeavor is that of becoming a yoga teacher after 15 years of being a student.

Describe yourself in your own words
Every time I look back at interviews I have done in the past, I realize my evolution as a human being and how I haven’t remained the same.  I suppose the only constant thing about me is my true nature which I continue to explore on a daily basis.  The least obvious to people would have to be my introspective side which leads me to paths beyond words.  The most obvious is my love of life.

How long have you been in your relationship lately?
1year and going…..

Mention some of your latest work or achievements
I have successfully closed off my fourth consecutive year TV Programme – MHUX GHAL KULHADD (as always I like to end on a high note).

A performance with author/actor Matthew Scurfield which debuted in Malta a year and a half ago has taken off and we have been invited to perform it in 2 London theatres this coming November.

I am happily reaping off the fruit of almost 2 years dedication to becoming a Pilot by taking friends and family up in the air.

What is your greatest obsession?
I would like to think I don’t have any but then sometimes, certain characteristics get the better of me like perfection!  Especially when it comes to work.

What is it that you cannot live without?
My breath.

Your favourite physical feature?
My eyes and their disguisable colour.

What are your weaknesses?
My strengths.

Have you ever kissed someone of your same sex?
Yes and of different species too.  I kiss my cats so much that sometimes I literally think that soon they are going to bring up their paw and wipe it off their face!

Do your mother or father still give you advice?
Of course.  It doesn’t always mean I take it, but I always speak with them about everything I’m doing, usually after I would have made my mind up, but before I would have sealed the deal.

What is your opinion about same-sex marriages?
I really think that love is a primal emotion which stands on its own and every mature adult has a right to choose who to love and share his/her life with and if marriage is the bond of their love, then no society should forbid that from happening.

What’s the most romantic thing a guy has ever done for you?
That’s a tough one… I’ve been very lucky and grateful let’s just leave it at that

What’s your sense of style and what do you wear on a daily basis?
Right now it’s so hot I’m happy to be walking around (at home) in a bikini all day but usually I love choosing what to wear depending on the mood of the day.  It can vary from something very casual and comfortable to hip to stylish or smart.  As long as its natural materials I’m very flexible.

What does your most ideal day consist of?
It all depends what my commitments are and then the rest revolves around that.  That is why I’m very choosy with what projects I commit myself to because I honour them to the full which means a lot of time devoted to that.  At the moment I’m studying Yoga which means I wake up and do a full hour practice followed by meditation, then I study Yoga philosophy which involves history, its science, body anatomy, psychological and physiological effects, spiritual scriptures to mention a few.

What are your hopes, dreams and fears for the future?
My hopes are my dreams that unfold themselves every day.  As for fears, they are just blockages which need to be addressed and I do through my practice of yoga and meditation to minimize and perish them as much as I can.  At this moment in time, I am content to be aware of my consciousness evolution through my life experiences.