GRACE MANDEVILLE
Alternative Limb by Sophie Oliveira
“I’ve worn prosthetic arms that look real and they just get in the way. They look normal, but I don’t really want to look normal, so this is like the perfect prosthetic arm. I’m into fashion, and I thought: ‘What’s more awesome than wearing an arm like that?'”
Famous
The sisters vlog about everything from comedy sketches to fashion to Q&As and creating their own Look Books for their vlogging series ‘MandevWeekly’.
With thousands of subscribers to their YouTube channel, the girls broadcast two super-popular weekly vlogs. Oh, and Grace has one hand, as she puts it.
About Grace
Grace, 21, has starred in The Sparticle Mystery for CBBC while her and Amelia, 19, filmed six episodes of The Fear for BBC3 and frequently appear in CBBC’s Lifebabble and Whoops I Missed The Bus.
Staying Positive
Mandeville jokingly says she only uses it at Halloween because it comes in handy for gruesome pranks. A bit like the folk from Amputees in Action, a specialist stunt and acting agency for injured former soldiers, who specialise in whipping off their prostheses in scenes where a character loses a limb in dramatic circumstances.