Amanda Seyfried might be the talk of the town for her surprise role in “You Can See Everything,” but on Tuesday night she was giving a different kind of performance: lighting the Tiffany & Co. “bird on a rock.”
The actress, who is Tiffany’s latest ambassador and the star of its holiday campaign, was on hand at the brand’s Fifth Avenue location, dubbed The Landmark, to officially welcome in the holiday season. She was joined by fellow ambassador Mikey Madison and guests Danny Ramirez, Jordyn Woods-Towns, Kristen Froseth, Louisa Jacobson, “The Gilded Age” stars Ben Ahlers and Kelley Curran, Corey Michael Smith, Laysla de Oliveira and more.
“I don’t discriminate when it comes to jewelry,” Woods-Towns said of her approach to diamonds. “I like dainty pieces, I like statement pieces. I’m not a minimalist — I mean, it’s hard with my wedding ring,” she added, motioning to the rather sizable diamond on her finger. “It’s go big or go home.”
Woods-Towns, who recently married New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns, said she’s trying to figure out what their holiday traditions will be now that they’re married.
“I made a holiday card recently that I’ll be sending out,” she shared. “I’m really just chilling with my family, wearing pajamas for the day, cooking. I make brunch every year — cinnamon rolls, chicken, eggs, everything.”
The lighting party was Seyfried’s first as an official ambassador.
“I remember coming here when I was 16 and buying myself a diamond solitaire, the cheapest one. It was a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a carat, and I bought myself that for Christmas and I gave it to myself on Christmas Day in front of my mom and dad and sister,” Seyfried said. “And they’re like, ‘What is this?’ I was able to afford it because I was doing a soap opera.
“It does feel really nice to actually be here and get to carry on their traditions in this very chic, very classy way. I think I’m finally ready for Christmas,” Seyfried said.
The actress is planning to spend the holidays at home on her farm update, but she’ll have a few more industry events in the coming months than originally planned, thanks to the success of “You Can See Everything.”
“Very surprising,” she said. “I want to be home, but I also know that I’m lucky, I’m really lucky, to be a part of any kind of happy chaos when it comes to my art and the work that I do. So I’m totally trying to make it all work out, and make it all work for me personally. And it’s always really fun to get to hang out with people that you don’t get to see often in the business.”
When not promoting the film, she’ll be home tending to her new emus, which are her new obsession.
“I know they did this weird dance the other day. It felt like they were performing. I don’t know if they were because I don’t know what they’re thinking, but it was very weird,” she said. “The musical director of ‘Octet’ and the assistant musical director are best friends and they came to visit the farm because they hadn’t seen it yet. And they came in and we all went in with my son and we all went into the enclosure and they did this weird performance where they were running around in a figure eight, running fast and then jumping around each other. And I went into the center to try to have them run into me because I’m obsessed with them. I hug them. I’m telling you, they’re prehistoric.”
The iconic Tiffany bird isn’t the only animal thread connecting Seyfried and Madison.
“I’m very excited for her and this track of her life with the emus and I’m awaiting updates on it,” Madison said. “Weirdly, we both have a white donkey named Gus. I thought that was the most original thing in the world, that I had this white donkey named Gus and then Amanda’s like, ‘I have a white donkey and his name is Gus.’ I was like wow — it’s very kismet.”
The Oscar winner will celebrate the holidays with lots of cooking, and is planning a special gifting moment.
“This year I’m getting my mom her first Tiffany gift,” Madison said.
Shortly after, the crowd gathered toward the windows, where Seyfried was called up to hang an ornament onto the large tree-shaped box of gifts, and the famed bird outside was illuminated.
