Rangiora agent’s surprising body double gig

What started out as a joke from her best friend led Eneka to have an experience completely unique to her.

“When they asked for photos of me in my undies my husband was sure I was getting scammed,” Eneka joked.

“But I’d already spoken to a lady from casting on the phone and it seemed legit.”

It wasn’t until she walked into the casting room and was fitted with a nun’s habit that she finally asked what she was there for.

“‘You’re going to be the body double for Miriam Margolyes’, they said. I couldn’t believe it,” Eneka said.

“Miriam is now 84 and her mobility isn't what it used to be and they knew she wasn't able to do her own stunts, so they got me in.

“I’d never done anything like this before, so there was a lot to learn.

“We had a stunt coordinator who taught me things like how to fall out of bed on my face without hurting myself, and there’s a scene where Miriam’s character walks into the water with her bum out, and so I had to learn how to properly fall in the water.”

Eneka also got taught a surprising new party trick.

“I also got taught how to fart out a candle,” she laughed.

“There’s a scene where a candle gets farted out, and that’s me!”