Elle of a girl

From social media star to TV sensation, Yasmin Finney is living her best life

Words Jamie Tabberer

“I first saw the casting call for Elle“ on Instagram,” says Yasmin Finney of the brilliantly Gen Z story of how she joined the hit TV show of 2022, Heartstopper. “It was an international search; the first time I’d seen a trans open casting call — especially for a POC person. I was like: ‘Wow, I need to go for this.’ I did, and it’s been an amazing roller coaster…” Social media played a key role in 18-year-old Yasmin’s rise pre-Heartstopper, too: she’d already amassed a sizeable TikTok following as a schoolgirl, going on to study performing arts at Manchester College. “I’ve always been camp, flamboyant,” she says. “I’ve always had this energy that’s made for the stage.” Growing up in Manchester wasn’t always easy, however. “I would get bullied because I…

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Attitude (Digital) - 1 Issue, September/October 2022

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