From tearing through the desert in a giant armoured trunk in Mad Max: Fury Road to tearing it up in front of the camera for Bonds Sport – our new women’s active range - Courtney Eaton is a name worth knowing. The 20-year-old is not only a star in the making; she’s also just a down-to-earth babe from Bunbury, WA, who loves her Barre Ballet as well as a Bonds Boyleg undie (who doesn’t?).

Courtney wears Active Micro Crop and Active Cropped Micro Legging in Lotus. 

We caught up with our newest Bonds ambassador to find out what being active means to her, life in la-la land and more.

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You’ve just been announced as the new face of Bonds Sport… why do you think Bonds chose you? 

I have no idea, I feel extremely lucky because when I was a little kid I used run around half naked in Bonds. It’s pretty amazing to be on a list with such amazing ambassadors, like Riley Keough who I did Mad Max with, and Rachael Taylor who I worked with before for Jan Logan. But I have no idea why they picked me!

Last year was huge for you with the release of Mad Max: Fury Road. What’s in store for 2016 and where will we see you next?

I have Gods of Egypt coming out next month so I’ll be busy doing press for that, and I have a few things in the works but I don’t know if I can speak about them yet.

Have you always been a Bonds fan?

I think as soon as I was a baby my dad put me in Bonds and then I wore it through school, and I still wear it now. Now I’ve just transitioned into wearing the sport range, so it’s taking over my life!

Courtney wears our Sporty Top bra and Active Hiphanger in Lotus Flower.

Who’s your favourite Bonds girl?

I’d probably have to say Riley Keough, she lives a street over from me and we’re like sisters.

What’s your most memorable Bonds moment?

I loved Miranda Kerr for Bonds. But c’mon it’s Miranda Kerr… so.

What’s your fave Bonds undies shape?

I always still love wearing the boyleg, especially when I’m playing sports. It’s like wearing your boyfriend’s underwear, they’re so comfortable.

In your latest role in God of Egypt, you play a lead role staring alongside Gerard Butler, what was that like?

He’s hilarious, and really down-to-earth. I definitely had a lot of friends saying ‘If Gerard needs my number, I’m here’.

What’s your dream role?

That’s really hard! I’d love to work with Baz Luhrmann, because he’s Aussie and I love Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge. He’s so visual with his films and has such a great aesthetic. I’d also love to work with Tim Burton because he’s so quirky.

Courtney wears Active Support Singlet and Active Cropped Micro Legging in Geo. 

What’s your go-to music track to amp you up for a workout?

It’s the soundtrack to the Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s full of old classics like ‘Baby Come Back’. It’s an awesome soundtrack to get you motivated because you just want to dance and move.

What is your favourite piece from the Bonds Sport collection?

My favourite piece is a two-piece crop top and little shorts with a palm tree print (coming soon!). It’s green and it’s really cute. I don’t normally gravitate towards colour, but I love it.

What is your exercise regimen?

It’s hard to keep a regimen because I travel so much, but one of my best friends is a yoga teacher and we hang out pretty much every day so when she wants to do yoga I jump in on that and I’ve also been doing Ballet Barre. If I can’t fit it in when I’m travelling I go for online videos and YouTube tutorials.

What do you typically eat in a day?

I’m a vegetarian; so I eat a whole bunch of avocados a lot of the time. Day-to-day I gravitate towards salads, but it’s kind of cold in LA right now so I’m doing soups. I can’t really go out to In-And-Out and McDonalds because anything I can eat is cooked in animal fat, or is meat so it’s pretty easy and especially in LA everyone’s really health conscious so there’s lots of vegan and vegetarian restaurants.

What are your healthiest and unhealthiest habits?

My unhealthiest habit is that I like eating white bread and butter. I don’t know why, I just ate it as a kid, it’s weird but I love it. My healthiest? I make a really good quinoa, chickpea and tahini lemon dressing salad, or I make a really bomb green smoothie. I’m actually craving one right now.

Have you jumped on board with the ‘active wear trend’ – do you ever spend full days in your gym gear?

Yes, but not out of a fashion sense. I always do it because it’s so comfy. If you can get away with wearing sports leggings, it feels like you’re wearing trackpants so I just do it for the comfort sense, not because I’m saying “oh look at me, I’ve been working out all day!”

Courtney wears Mesh Tank in Pink Pop, Active Micro Crop and Active Cropped Micro Legging in Lotus.

Bonds have developed a new range of sports bras, part of the new Bonds Sport range. How important do you think it is to have good support when working out?

Extremely important! I don’t think guys understand how hard it is to work out without a really good sports bra. When we were shooting them, I was like ‘wow, this is ridiculous, they don’t move around or anything!’ Bonds have some great bras this year.

We hear you love hiking, where’s your favourite trek?

I like hiking but I don’t do it that often. There are a lot of great places in LA, but the ones I really enjoy are a bit further out. There’s one further down near Santa Monica, and there’s also the Hollywood sign trek. I don’t like Runyon Canyon because there’s a whole bunch of people working out in a full face of makeup, which isn’t my thing.

Are you trying out any LA fitness crazes at the moment?

You know what? Often people say there’s lots of fitness crazes, I’ve never come across that many. Everyone’s doing what everyone else does around the world, people in LA just do it more often because everyone wants to be healthy. It may seem that we’re hardcore, but really it should just be everyone's life.

What are your go-to fashion labels right now? And what can’t you seem to take off?

A lot of my clothes are from my best friends, and op-shops. I live off Melrose in LA, which has some great vintage places, I love pieces that look a bit older and worn-in. For red carpets and events, I love Chanel… and for working-out or lounging, Bonds of course!

Do you enjoy the red carpet? Who is your stylist and how closely do you work together?

It’s not my favourite thing to do, but I don’t hate it - they’re always fun. I love just chilling out and not putting in too much effort. Day-to-day I don’t wear makeup, my hair’s not done and I’m in ripped jeans and a Bonds tee. But doing red carpets is just part of work. My stylist is Karla Welch, she works with Olivia Wilde and Hailee Steinfeld - she’s great. She pulls some really great clothes then I come in for a fitting and we do some tailoring. She pulls things that I would never think to wear, but then I end up loving what she’s chosen.

You have a close relationship with Chanel. What is Karl Lagerfeld like?

He’s super sweet. Is it strange for me to say he’s cute? He’s pretty amazing, the things he can create. I really admire him.

Courtney wears Active Support Singlet and Active Cropped Micro Legging in Geo. 

Your relationship with Ross Lynch was confirmed last year. How did you two meet?

We have the same manager. My manager took me to dinner and Ross was playing a show in LA so he took me to that and we met there, then we went out after and we’ve pretty much hung out every day since, until I have to leave for work. We have to take advantage of the time we do have together, but it’s good because we’re both in the same industry, and we understand what it’s like. It’s hard because he’s been on tour for the past couple of months, but we get along really well and make it work.

Do you have any pre-photoshoot or pre-filming beauty or exercise rituals?

When I film I tend to get a personal trainer. I go into the gym with the stunt people and they kick my ass into shape if I haven’t been doing much for the past couple of months. With beauty I just try to get as much sleep as possible. I might have a nice hot bath and moisturise with coconut oil. I just like to chill out before.

It seems like you’re always travelling. Do you know how many flights you took last year?

I have NO idea. When I was younger I used to keep in my journal how many flights I’d taken. Last year I travelled a lot, I went to Cannes and Europe, I can’t keep track!

What was the longest you were in once place?

The longest I’ve been in one place recently would probably be a week. I’ve only been back in LA for a week, I was in Vegas the week before, I was in Colorado the week before that. But I like it, I’m the kind of person that if I have to stay in a place for too long I get bored, it works well for me. I don’t enjoy waiting in security, but I do love jumping about.

What do you miss about Australia when you’re overseas?

I miss our beaches, there’s nothing like them. They’re so clean and beautiful with crystal clear water, whereas in America you don’t really want swim in the water and they have the largest stretch of sand before the water. I also miss being able to just walk around, you can’t really get to places by walking around in LA, the blocks are huge. It’s so nice not having to worry about a car in Australia, you can just jump on the train or catch a ferry.

Bridget wears Mesh Tank in Pink Pop and Active Running Short in High Seas. Courtney wears Active Micro Crop and Active Cropped Micro Legging in Lotus. 

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