Is social media a force for good? Yasmin Finney became famous on social media. Now she is an actress with parts in huge TV shows.
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The rising star who started out on TikTok
Is social media a force for good? Yasmin Finney became famous on social media. Now she is an actress with parts in huge TV shows.
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Yasmin Finney did not know what to expect. For a long time, she had wanted to be an actress. Now she had gone to auditionsAn interview for a job or role as an actor, singer, musician or dancer. for two different TV shows.
In the end she learnt that she had got both parts. One was Elle Argent in Heartstopper - but what about the other? It turned out to be the hit BBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is the UK's national broadcaster. show Doctor Who.
Finney has just turned 20. She grew up in Manchester, England, with her JamaicanFrom Jamaica, an island country in the Caribbean. mother.
Her childhood was not always easy. Her family did not have much money. At school she was bullied.
As a teenager, she started studying acting - but she did not think it could ever be her job. Instead, she started to post TikTok videos about being a Black, transgenderSomeone whose gender identity (what they feel inside) does not match the gender identity they were assigned at birth (based on their biology). teenager.
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It was not long before she found her roles in Heartstopper and Doctor Who. Now she has thousands, if not millions, of fans.
Is social media a force for good?
Yes! Without it Finney would never have become famous. It gives you a chance to speak or listen to people who think the same way as you.
No! Social media wastes people's time. It is often a place where people show off, share false news or bully others. It is more bad than good.
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Keywords
Auditions - An interview for a job or role as an actor, singer, musician or dancer.
BBC - The British Broadcasting Corporation is the UK's national broadcaster.
Jamaican - From Jamaica, an island country in the Caribbean.
Transgender - Someone whose gender identity (what they feel inside) does not match the gender identity they were assigned at birth (based on their biology).
The rising star who started out on TikTok
TikTok to TV: Today, Yasmin Finney has 1.3 million followers on Instagram. Glossary
Auditions - An interview for a job or role as an actor, singer, musician or dancer.
BBC - The British Broadcasting Corporation is the UK's national broadcaster.
Jamaican - From Jamaica, an island country in the Caribbean.
Transgender - Someone whose gender identity (what they feel inside) does not match the gender identity they were assigned at birth (based on their biology).