13 April 2025<\/time>\n <\/p>\nBella Ramsey believes there is still a way to go to properly “portray queer storylines in the media”.<\/p>\n
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Bella Ramsey says queer storylines need to be more ‘authentic’<\/p>\n
\nThe ‘Last of Us’ star – who is non-binary and uses gender-fluid pronouns – was thrilled with the “authentic” way their character Ellie’s same-sex relationship with Dina (Isabella Merced) came across in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series and hailed it as an example of how not to simply \u201ccheck a box\u201d. <\/p>\n
\nSpeaking on ‘BBC Newsbeat’, Bella said: “I feel like we’re still figuring out how to portray queer storylines in the media in a way that feels very authentic but that also feels very genuine in terms of the story.<\/p>\n
\n“That’s what The Last of Us does so well, I think, with Ellie and Dina.<\/p>\n
\n“It doesn’t feel like it’s like representation added on top to check a box – it really feels like it’s just a part of the story.<\/p>\n
\n“So that was what was exciting about getting to portray this sort of relationship in this medium.”<\/p>\n
\nElsewhere, the 21-year-old actress \u2013 who shot to fame playing Lyanna Mormont in the hit HBO fantasy series \u2018Game of Thrones\u2019 \u2013 spoke about how sharing their autism diagnosis was a freeing experience.<\/p>\n
\nBella said: “It was something that I didn’t really think about too much before.<\/p>\n
\n“Actually, no, that’s a lie. I did, because I said that I was neurodiverse before, and then I was like, ‘Why don’t I just say what it actually is, which is, yeah, I’m autistic.”<\/p>\n
\nThey continued: “You can be in industries like this and openly say that you’re autistic, why there shouldn’t be sort of such a stigma around that and such a fear around that.<\/p>\n
\n“So I’m very proud to be able to say it out loud and also just to bring more awareness.<\/p>\n
\n“Autism comes in all different shapes and sizes, and and I’m not someone that people would maybe typically see and go like ‘Oh, you’re autistic’.”<\/p>\n
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