The kids have “grown up around the media” and are following their parents’ famous footsteps. The daughters of two of New Zealand’s favourite radio stars have stepped into the spotlight and their parents couldn’t be prouder. Coast radio host Toni Street and Matt France’s daughter Juliette, 11, and The Hits ’ Ben Boyce’s daughter Sienna, 14, with wife Amanda, have inherited talent and charisma in spades.
Juliette has the starring role in the upcoming Auckland production of Matilda The Musical . To make it even more of a family affair, little sister Mackenzie, 9, is also in the production playing the part of Amanda Thripp. “Musical theatre is bringing so much joy to our entire family, I can’t remember what life was like without it now,” Street tells Spy .
She says Juliette’s passion for performing started when she joined dancing as a 2-year-old and it has spiralled from there. After performing as Elsa in the National Youth Theatre’s Frozen Jr in 2022, Juliette’s first professional show was last year in G&T Production’s Music Man, which Street says opened her daughter to working with all sorts of professionals and embarking on further singing training. Both daughters spent a lot of time over summer learning lines, specific choreography and the tough songs of Matilda to sing and Street reveals the audition process was gruelling.
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