Sharon Stephenson

1 week ago | waikatotimes.co.nz | Sharon Stephenson

1 week ago | nowtolove.co.nz | Sharon Stephenson

They’re so close, they finish each other’s sentences and still live under the same roof. So it’s no surprise that Shortland Street newcomer Madeleine McCarthy, who plays surgical registrar Cleo Atwell, and her mother Lisa are inseparable. “Mum really is my best friend,” says Madeleine, who joined New Zealand’s longest- running soap opera last October. “And she’s mine,” adds Lisa, a former accountant who until recently ran a family marketing business.

1 week ago | waikatotimes.co.nz | Sharon Stephenson

1 week ago | thepost.co.nz | Sharon Stephenson

2 weeks ago | thepress.co.nz | Sharon Stephenson