The Leads from The Bold Type and grown-ish Come Together to Talk Freeform

Variety has brought together some of the stars from Freeform’s hit show, The Bold Type and grown-ish to talk about their network. In the article, “Freeform Targets the Post-Collegiate Crowd With Authentic, Inclusive Stories”, Yara Shahidi and Aisha Dee are just some of the people who spoke out about how their network stands out from the rest.

Yara on Freeform: “As a network, it creates more interesting content. Our on-screen cast is diverse. But what we’re able to do behind the scenes in terms of the directors that we have, in terms of the writers that we have, the showrunners, I think it’s all really a beautiful space because you see inclusivity on every level. That’s what influences the authenticity you see in front of the camera because these are our actual stories that we’re telling.”

Aisha on the impact of The Bold Type: “A girl from Kenya, literally the other day, reached out and said her family doesn’t accept her because of her sexuality but she finds strength in our show. Seeing that is such a trip because that is what TV and movies did for me as a kid in Australia. I was the only black girl in my school and one of the only people of color in my town. Period.”

A behind the scenes video from the shoot can be found above. You can read the full article here. I love that Variety brought these six stars together. What a great article and shoot!

Source: Variety