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You may recall me telling you about My Pal Annie, a transgender woman I've known online and in person since the late 90s. Though some of her friends have known that she was transgender, many did not and this year she came out to them. From what I understand it's all been very positive. Annie went to drama school about 10 years ago or so but hasn't had a lot of luck aside from an episode of Shameless. She's belonged to an amateur dramatic company in Chorlton for years and has been involved in lots of productions with them and she's done some radio stuff I think.
She's just got her big break. I've known what it was for a couple of months but until it was officially announced, I couldn't say anything. She's going to be in the UK soap Hollyoaks!!!! That's a huge break. And her character, a teacher, is going to be transgender as well. They announced it yesterday, just after another rival soap got in there first with their announcement that they are hiring a transgender man to play a trans character. Hollyoaks has been a bit more low key about it, as one article says, they weren't making a song and dance about it". They had actually had a trans actor playing a non-trans role earlier this year, without a huge amount of publicity. Just like hiring any actor, and that's how that should be. But in this day and age, seeing positive publicity for a group of people that don't get a lot of it is also good for all the trans people out there who might and should see them as role models.
I heard more details about it when I saw her at the UK wedding bash and i can't say too much about that because it's storyline spoiling well enough into the future that it has to be confidential. She's going to be doing some publicity, the chat shows and things as well, later in the year. She'll be on screen at the end of this month. Hollyoaks is a soap aimed at younger people so it's very trendy, and populated with a lot of teens and twentysomethings but that doesn't matter. A soap is a big deal to get cast in.
Annie has worked hard for this and she really deserves it. She's been filming for about a month now and is stupidly happy and excited. Her life is really going to change and she's ready for it. I am really going to be pleased and proud to watch her journey! I don't think fame will change her adversely. When the news hit the media yesterday, what was she doing? Fitting a new toilet seat!
She's just got her big break. I've known what it was for a couple of months but until it was officially announced, I couldn't say anything. She's going to be in the UK soap Hollyoaks!!!! That's a huge break. And her character, a teacher, is going to be transgender as well. They announced it yesterday, just after another rival soap got in there first with their announcement that they are hiring a transgender man to play a trans character. Hollyoaks has been a bit more low key about it, as one article says, they weren't making a song and dance about it". They had actually had a trans actor playing a non-trans role earlier this year, without a huge amount of publicity. Just like hiring any actor, and that's how that should be. But in this day and age, seeing positive publicity for a group of people that don't get a lot of it is also good for all the trans people out there who might and should see them as role models.
I heard more details about it when I saw her at the UK wedding bash and i can't say too much about that because it's storyline spoiling well enough into the future that it has to be confidential. She's going to be doing some publicity, the chat shows and things as well, later in the year. She'll be on screen at the end of this month. Hollyoaks is a soap aimed at younger people so it's very trendy, and populated with a lot of teens and twentysomethings but that doesn't matter. A soap is a big deal to get cast in.
Annie has worked hard for this and she really deserves it. She's been filming for about a month now and is stupidly happy and excited. Her life is really going to change and she's ready for it. I am really going to be pleased and proud to watch her journey! I don't think fame will change her adversely. When the news hit the media yesterday, what was she doing? Fitting a new toilet seat!