Don’t miss our hottest news! Sign up today for our free newsletter.

Enter Your Email *

Pride Newsletter

Search form

Scroll To Top

#TV

#Movies

#Celebrities

#Music

#Interviews

#Queer Joy

#Coming Out

#Pride

#20Questions

#Activism

#Beyoncé

#Bisexual

#BlackLivesMatter

#ColtonHaynes

#Dating

#Disney

#FirstPerson

#FrankOcean

#Geek

#GOT

#Kesha

#LaverneCox

#Lesbian

#LadyGaga

#LGBTQ+

#LoveSimon

#Men

#Netflix

#NickJonas

#OITNB

#Rihanna

#RuPaulsDragRace

#Sex

#StarWars

#Style

#Travel

#TroyeSivan

#Women

#ZaynMalik

By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use.

Celebrities

Heartstopper's Yasmin Finney Wants to 'Make a Change' Through Her Work

yazdemand/Instagram

She also opened up about which franchise she'd love to join.

Rachel Kiley

Rachel Kiley is presumably a writer and definitely not a terminator. She can usually be found crying over queerbaiting in the Pitch Perfect franchise or on Twitter, if not both.

Read Full Bio

Rachel Kiley

rachelkiley

August 01 2022 12:38 PM EST

May 31 2023 2:30 PM EST

Yasmin Finney was recently one of ten LGBTQ+ trailblazers honored at this year’s Attitude Pride Awards, and she’s opening up about the impact her roles have already had at such a young age.

The 18-year-old burst onto the scene this year as part of Netflix’s hit series Heartstopper, where she plays Elle Argent, a trans character with positive representation that doesn’t revolve around dysphoria or negative experiences with herself or those around her.

“Elle is such a beautiful character,” Finney told PinkNews. “She’s so confident and self-assured at such a young age. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that on screen.”

She also added that she believes she “was put on this earth to make a change” through acting, hoping “that everything I do with the representation that I’m giving people, they can see themselves represented, and they can see a positive side [to] being a queer person.”

See on Instagram

After making such a splash on Heartstopper, Finney has already been cast in the upcoming Doctor Who60th anniversary special, and only continues to aim higher, recently expressing her interest in jumping into the James Bond franchise.

“I love James Bond films. Every film I’ve seen, I’ve always thought, ‘I’d love to be that cool, sexy Bond girl,’” she told the Daily Star.