LONDON CALLING

Freya Skye is running through central London in sky-high hot pink heels, a neon green tulle duster and a full-on sparkly sequin dress, like you do.

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She elicits a fair number of stares from tourists ("Is that girl going to a party?" In our world, yes, yes, she is) and Brits alike ("Is that the girl from Eurovision?" aka the biggest televised singing contest in the world watched by 45 million people...and yes, yes, she is).

While the most wonderful time of the year may now just be getting started for most of us, Freya has been in full-on holiday mode for months, decking the halls and pretending it was snowy szn (when, for the record, it so wasn't) to film the music video for "Winter Dream," her first-ever Christmas song.

"I was in a Christmas sweater, there were Christmas lights in the house and trees up, which was crazy because it was June and I was sweating," says the 15-year-old actor and singer of the holiday track she's been looking forward to sharing with fans for months. "I'm so ready for Christmas. Bring it on." Bring it on are also words that would apply to what Freya's life is going to be like in 2025, which is set to include some very big things. Like, starring in a Disney+ franchise big.

While she's been on the scene in the U.K. for quite some time, she's not yet a household name in the U.S.--but that's about to change, fast. Last year, Freya signed a deal with Disney to release her music through the company's Hollywood Records label while simultaneously landing the lead in her favorite Disney+ movie series Zombies.

Freya spoke her starring role into existence by basically being a proud superfan. "Whenever anyone asked me about which Disney shows I loved the most, I would always bring up Zombies," she says. "I'd be like, I love the vibe, love the music, the dance, just everything about it. Looking back now, it's so crazy how I would talk about that all the time, and now I get to be a part of it."