Nice Talk with Nikki Ogunnaike

Tefi Pessoa has created a career—and amassed 1.8 million followers on TikTok—by being “professionally [her]self.” Her online presence is equal parts hilarious and authentic: one moment she’s doing a deep dive on celebrity relationship timelines and the next talking about her own mental health journey. And now, in addition to her career as a creator, she’ll also be co-hosting the new Amazon show In...

Bailey Bass has recently made waves in Hollywood for her roles in Avatar: The Way of Water and Interview With a Vampire, but she’s been acting and modeling since she was 2 years old. Now, in her early 20s, she’s finally reaping the rewards of all her hard work and is here to dish on the tumultuous journey. On this episode, Bass discusses the best and worst advice she’s received while coming up in...

She’s so Julia! Between her incredible style and her deeply personal creative projects, Julia Fox is nothing short of a cultural icon. While many were introduced to Julia in the Safdie brothers' film Uncut Gems, she’s since established herself in a variety of spaces, including writing, music, and fashion—-and she’s not stopping now. On this episode of Nice Talk, Julia dives into how her childhood...

When Maitreyi Ramakrishnan was only 17 years old, her life flipped upside down. From an open casting call that 15,000 other people applied to, she booked the lead role in Mindy Kaling’s Netflix show Never Have I Ever. She went on to lead the show for four seasons and took on roles in other projects, including Turning Red and My Little Pony. Today, she’s continuing to act while also studying at uni...

On this episode of Nice Talk, Marie Claire Editor in Chief Nikki Ogunnaike sits down with Summer House star, content creator, and podcaster Paige DeSorbo. Since joining the cast of Bravo's Summer House in 2019, Paige has become a certified reality television sensation, appearing on six seasons of the Hamptons-based show. Outside of television, she creates fashion and lifestyle content and co-hosts...

Welcome to the very first episode of Nice Talk! To kick things off, Nikki Ogunnaike is sitting down with Marie Claire cover star Victoria Justice to talk all things money, power, and style. If you’re like us, you became a fan of Justice in the early 2000s when she landed her breakout role as Lola Martinez on Nickelodeon’s Zoey 101. She went on to star in her own show, Victorious, at the age of 17,...

Welcome to Nice Talk, hosted by Marie Claire Editor in Chief Nikki Ogunnaike. Each week, Nikki's sitting down with fascinating women—entertainers, entrepreneurs, creators, athletes, and changemakers—to discuss money, power, and style.