Five-Time Junior Champ at 18, Surfing Prodigy Gets a Special Invite From Netflix

Surfing and acting are totally two parallel professions and it takes much talent and determination to rock each. A teenage surfer showed the possibility of gracefully handling both. An 18-year-old Australian pro surfer is famous for riding the waves ever since she could land on her feet. She has always been a surfing enthusiast and has won a few accolades for the same. But the athlete is now better known for her role in Netflix Series ‘Surviving Summer.’ The series manifests the story of young high school teens enjoying the waves after getting expelled from school.

The show was released in 2022 in which the young surfer played the character of Poppy Tetanui, a Samoan-Australian surfer. Her character portrays a young ambitious mind who misses her later mother. The show was a hit and had great reviews from critics and fans, without any adult content in it. Making such a crowd-puller entertainment piece requires a great amount of time with focus. And luckily, the young surfer Lilliana Bowrey was able to manage both surfing and shooting gracefully and she illustrated this new journey. She explained everything, from how her surfing zeal landed her to acting. 

The young surfing elite after stepping into the world of glamour

Lilliana Bowrey was nominated for the top ten best female surfers by Tracks Magazine. She is an outgoing and fun-loving teenager who loves delving into new adventures. She was afraid for her audition and thought she would never make it to the role. But her young bubbly mind with a great surfing zeal is something that the role required. According to the Surfer, Bowrey was selected for the role of Poppy Tetanus whose character reflects the reality of Lilliana. Poppy dreams to become a world surfing champion just like Lilliana’s dreams.

It was Lilliana’s mom who spotted the casting call of Surviving Summer searching for surfers to play the characters. The young surfer reported that she was nervous since it was her first time in the acting arena. She did not even want to watch herself onscreen fearing to witness the bad performance.

But things went on pretty smoothly and she made new fans in a new industry. “It is quite often that I get new friends coming up to me and saying, ‘Hey! I love the show.’ It’s mind-blowing because I didn’t expect anyone to know me after that,” said Lilliana. She made a huge success in acting and acknowledges what acting has given to her but her prime focus is and has always been surfing. 

The surfing zest of young Lilliana

Young athletes often make their presence in some more fields besides their athletic ones, and so did Lilliana. Earlier, she was only known for her surfing but now she is recognized for her acting. The 18-year-old appreciates the changes that acting brought into her life but she is more consistent for surfing. She is one of the talented surfers who can ride both longboards and shortboards on curly waves. Lilliana has also won five Junior Surfing Championships in Queensland.

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The young surfing prodigy from Queensland Australia, is multi-talented and has achieved good success from both professions. In a recent interview with the Surfing, she confirmed continuing her legacy of surfing by saying, “I’m still competing, I’m still surfing, more consistently than I am acting.” Sports enthusiasts should now buckle up to see Lilliana conquer the surfing waves and rides soon. 

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