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What It Feels Like for a Girl: Meet the norm-shattering cast behind The Fallen Divas

Discover what drew the cast of What It Feels Like for a Girl to their roles, and why they couldn’t get enough of The Fallen Divas.  WORDS BY KATIE BASKERVILLE ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE BBC The electrifying and true story of Paris Lees is brought to life in the new BBC Three drama What It Feels Like for a Girl, and everyone has been lapping it up without taking a breath. Binged it already? We don’t blame you.  From perfectly capturing the Northern spirit, to humanising the trans experience with…

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What It Feels Like for a Girl: Ellis Howard on humanising the trans experience with working-class grit

From trauma to euphoria, Ellis Howard traces Byron’s journey — and their own — in this timely, trailblazing series. WORDS SAM DAMSHENAS PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID REISS STYLIST MICHAEL MILLER GROOMER SANDRA HAHNEL “Powerhouse” doesn’t even begin to capture the full force of Ellis Howard. As Byron in the BBC drama What It Feels Like for a Girl, the Scouser channels raw vulnerability and biting wit to bring Paris Lees’ acclaimed memoir to the screen — offering a fearless and deeply human portrait of a trans, working-class person rarely seen on British…

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BBC unveils trailer and release date for queer drama What It Feels Like For a Girl

The BBC has released the first trailer for its upcoming queer drama What It Feels Like For a Girl. Inspired by the acclaimed memoir of the same name by award-winning writer and journalist Paris Lees, the series is led by Byron (Ellis Howard), a teenager who is “stuck in a small working-class town that hasn’t been the same since the coal mine shut down in the 80s”. “Byron needs to get away and doesn’t care how,” reads the official synopsis. “Life explodes in a rush when Byron escapes to Nottingham’s…

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