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High School Musical showrunner opens up about potential queer storyline for Joshua Bassett’s character

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High School Musical: The Musical: The Series creator has addressed if Joshua Bassett’s character will be getting a queer romance. On 27 July, Disney+ released the third season of the popular musical-based show. Unlike previous entries, the new batch of episodes follows the East High gang as they attend summer theatre camp at Camp Shallow Lake in California. Even though the season has just started, fans have already begun to theorise about potential storylines.  Recently, viewers have questioned if Bassett’s character Ricky Bowen would be coming as part of the…

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Better Nate Than Ever star Rueby Wood says film inspired him to be “unapologetically” himself

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Better Nate Than Ever star Rueby Wood opened up about the film’s inspirational message in a new interview.  On 1 April, the highly-anticipated musical comedy was released on Disney+.  The film, which is based on the critically acclaimed novel of the same name, follows unpopular 13-year-old Nate Foster (Wood) and his ambitious dreams of conquering Broadway. After failing to get a role in a school play, Nate and his best friend Libby (Aria Brooks) head to New York City for a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” at superstardom in the musical production of…

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Joshua Bassett says High School Musical series creator ’empowered’ him to ‘be who he truly is’

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The creator of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series was “instrumental” in allowing Joshua Bassett to live more authentically, according to the actor. Bassett, who plays Ricky Bowen in the Disney Plus series, has reunited with Tim Federle on another Disney production: Better Nate Than Ever, a musical focusing on an unpopular 13-year-old with ambitious dreams of conquering Broadway. Speaking about the upcoming film with The Hollywood Reporter, the 21-year-old said of the director and writer: “Tim’s superpower is that he empowers people and he believes in people in…

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Joshua Bassett stars in first trailer for Disney+ musical film Better Nate Than Ever

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Disney+ has released the first trailer for Better Nate Than Ever. Written and directed by Tim Federle, and based on his critically-acclaimed 2013 novel of the same name, the musical family-comedy stars newcomer Rueby Wood as Nate Foster, an unpopular 13-year-old with ambitious dreams of conquering Broadway. “There’s only one problem — he can’t even land a part in the school play,” reads the official synopsis. “But when his parents leave town, Nate and his best friend Libby sneak off to the Big Apple for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to prove…

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Joshua Bassett reflects on his inspirational coming out journey in new interview

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Joshua Bassett reflected on his recent coming out journey during an appearance on the Zach Sang Show. Earlier this year, Bassett made headlines when he came out as queer in a heartfelt social media post. In the powerful statement, told fans that it was “okay to still be figuring out who you are” while also opening up about his own identity. “My entire life people have told me my sexuality,” the star wrote. “People have shamed me for things they know nothing about. I want to say thank you to…

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Joshua Bassett shutdowns “disgusting” troll for downplaying his sexual assault

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Joshua Bassett has shut down an internet troll after they tried to invalidate his experience with sexual abuse. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. Earlier this month, the Disney star sat down with GQ and revealed that he was sexually assaulted during his childhood and teenage years. In the interview, the 20-year-old recounted a moment in Spain in which he said he ”scream cried for three and a half hours” due to the trauma. “I experienced sexual abuse a lot in my…

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Joshua Bassett says he was the victim of “sexual abuse” as a child

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Joshua Bassett has opened up about experiencing “sexual abuse a lot” during his childhood and teenage years. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. In a profile interview with GQ, the High School Musical star detailed an evening in Spain when he “scream-cried for three and a half hours”. Bassett then candidly discussed his experiences of “sexual abuse” publicly for the first time. “I experienced sexual abuse a lot in my childhood,” he told GQ. “I didn’t remember that until last year, which…

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