Heartstopper: Bel Priestley opens up about her new role in season 2
Bel Priestley has shared new details about her upcoming role in Heartstopper season two. Back in November, Netflix announced that the young talent would be playing Naomi in the show’s highly anticipated sophomore season. “Heartstopper S2 news!
Introducing Bel Priestley as Naomi, Ash Self as Felix and Thibault De Montalembert as Stephane,” the streamer tweeted. In response to the news, Priestley took to Instagram to express her excitement over her casting. “Words can’t describe how grateful I am for this opportunity.
Thank you to the entire Heartstopper crew & cast for making me feel so welcomed and supported,” she wrote at the time. Since that fateful day, the young talent has remained mum on the details surrounding her role until now.
During London’s National Student Pride on 11 February, Priestley spilt the tea on her character – who’s set to start a friendship with Yasmin Finney’s character, Elle Argent. “I play a girl called Naomi, and I have a strong friendship with Elle,” she revealed during a panel discussion. “I think [it will] be really nice for everyone to see two trans girls conquering the world.” The 19-year-old talent also added that season two has done a great job at “breaking more boundaries.” “They’re reaching new audiences, and they’re looking at new things.
