Kate Peck Monster High Australian Youth Ambassador Interview

This Halloween, Kate Peck is calling on Australian girls to express their individuality, embrace their differences and form friendships that last, in celebration of the release of Monster High™: Boo York, Boo York – the first ever monsterrific musical adventure from the creators of the popular Monster High™ dolls.

The new terrorific DVD, available from 24 September, sees Australia's favourite dolls, Clawdeen Wolf™, Frankie Stein™, Draculaura™ and all their ghoulfriends go on a fright lights, big city adventure. New characters Luna Mothews™, Mouscedes King™, Elle Eedee™ and Astranova™ star in the film and are released in a new line of ghoulish fashion dolls, also available from September from all major toy retailers.

To celebrate the new releases, model, TV presenter and motorcycle maniac Kate Peck is asking Australian girls to get into the Monster High™ spirit this Halloween. The Monster High™ Youth Ambassador, who proudly boasts hyper-extending joints, 'extra-long" toes and a passion for monster motorbikes amongst her own quirks, believes Australian girls should embrace their weird and wonderful differences this October.

Kate Peck, Monster High™ Youth Ambassador, says, 'I'm really excited to take on the role of Monster High™'s first Australian Youth Ambassador and encourage girls to love their quirks and imperfections as much as I love mine! The new musical, Monster High™: Boo York, Boo York, and range of dolls encourage girls to come together in friendship and celebrate what makes each of us unique this Halloween."


Kate Peck's Guide To Hosting The Ultimate Monster High™ Halloween Party

Monster High's first Australian Youth Ambassador, Kate Peck, shares her guide to hosting the ultimate Halloween party - to ensure you and your best ghoulfriends enjoy a truly monsterrific night together!

Monster High™ Fancy Dress
Express your individuality and have a bit of fun with a terrifying Monster High™ fancy dress theme! You and your ghoulfriends can take inspiration from Monster High™'s newest dolls, and the stars of Monster High™: Boo York Boo York, Luna Mothews™, Mouscedes King™, Elle Eedee™ and Astranova™. They each have their own furrocious look, from goth-moth to total Upper Beast Side, so you can be sure that one of these ghouls will match your own awesome style!

Raise Your Voices!
Scare away the bad spirits by raising your voices LOUD with a Monster High™: Boo York Boo York karaoke session! Featuring eight terrorific original songs, the first ever musical from the monsterrific high school provides plenty of sing-along opportunity that are sure to get you and your ghoulfriends into the spirit of Halloween.

Host a Boo York Gala
Celebrate the return of the magical Crystal Comet just like Monster High ghoul Cleo de Nile™ and her beast friends by hosting your very own fancy gala. Get your ghoulfriends up out of their chairs and onto their feet for some foot-stomping and scaresational dancing!

Dish Up a Scaresational Meal
After all that singing and dancing your ghoulfriends will be ready for a Halloween feast. Delight them by dishing up a horrifying meal of colourful drinks and snacks, such as red blood orange juice, gruesome monster eyeballs on sticks (white grapes and cherry tomatoes on toothpicks), yellow witches fingers (breadsticks and dips) and goblin's teeth (little cubes of yellow cheese, e.g. cheddar).

Movie night with Monster High™: Boo York Boo York
Time to settle down and give yourselves some terrorific frights with Monster High™: Boo York Boo York, the first ever musical from Monster High™. Make sure you turn out all the lights for a truly spooky experience as you join Australia's favourite dolls, Clawdeen Wolf™, Frankie Stein™, Draculaura™ and all their ghoulfriends on a fright lights, big city adventure.

Interview with Kate Peck

Question: How does it feel to be Monster High's first Australian Youth Ambassador?

Kate Peck: I'm really excited to take on the role of Monster High's first Australian Youth Ambassador and encourage girls to love their quirks and imperfections as much as I love mine. The new musical, Monster High™: Boo York, Boo York, and range of dolls encourage girls to come together in friendship and celebrate what makes each of us unique this Halloween – which is exactly what I'll be doing!


Question: Why did you decide to take on the role of the Monster High Australian Youth Ambassador?

Kate Peck: Monster High encourages girls to express their individuality, embrace their differences and form friendships that last. As someone who has always celebrated what makes me different and quirky, I was really excited to be asked to take on the role of Monster High's first ever Australian Youth Ambassador– to encourage girls to unite and be proud of what makes each of us special.


Question: Why do people describe you as quirky?

Kate Peck: Maybe because I've always celebrated the things about me that make me a one-off and people don't necessarily expect when they first set eyes on me. I can hyper-extend quite a few joints, dislocate a shoulder or knee cap voluntarily and have feet lots of people think are ugly but I love (they're pretty handy as I can pick up most thing I require in life with my long toes)! I'm also a bit of a petrol head and ride a motorbike bigger than most small cars, which always surprises people.


Question: How did you learn to embrace your personal self and express your individuality?

Kate Peck: I think when you go through high school and then leave to explore the world, you realise we are all individuals. Through school, you try and conform and -fit in' but once you are in the real world, you realise how unique everyone is and the only way to differentiate yourself from others is to celebrate this individuality.


Question: What advice do you have for Australian girls regarding expressing their individuality and embracing their differences?

Kate Peck: Have a good long think about what your passion is in life, what you are proud of and what you do differently to anyone else. When you have worked this out, then you can set about embracing these things and allowing them to help influence your path in life. Never supress your passion and what makes you an individual, it will always come out in one way or another so you might as well be proud and embrace it!


Question: What are your plans this Halloween?

Kate Peck: I'll be getting together with my best girl friends to celebrate what it means to be unique by hosting the ultimate Halloween party. We'll be expressing our individuality and having a bit of fun with a terrifying fancy dress, raising our voices LOUD with a Monster High™: Boo York Boo York karaoke session and dishing up a horrifying meal of colourful drinks and snacks. My favourites are red blood orange juice, gruesome monster eyeballs on sticks (white grapes and cherry tomatoes on toothpicks), yellow witches fingers (breadsticks and dips) and goblin's teeth (little cubes of yellow cheese, e.g. cheddar).


Question: What will you be dressing up as, this Halloween?

Kate Peck: I'll be taking inspiration from Monster High's newest dolls, and the stars of Monster High™: Boo York Boo York, Luna Mothews, Mouscedes King, Elle Eedee and Astranova. They each have their own furrocious look, from goth-moth to total Upper Beast Side, so you can be sure that one of these ghouls will match your own awesome style!


Question: What songs are currently on your playlist?
Kate Peck: I'm obsessed with anything that comes from Kendrick Lamar and Foals. Old and new, it's all guuuud!


Question: What is your top pick-me-up trick?

Kate Peck: Personally I like to go for a motorcycle ride! BUT, many people don't have a motorcycle so I would go for some exercise or find a friend that makes you laugh.


Question: What's a typical day like for you?

Kate Peck: I usually start with early morning session at the gym, eat some breaky at home, grab a coffee on route to MTV HQ and jump into meetings. Then we usually shoot a couple of news bulletin or chart show pieces, or have musicians and film stars to interview in the MTV studio. Then I might change into an evening outfit and head to an event.


Interview by Brooke Hunter