Diary of a Teenage Girl is a must see film starring this month’s girl crush and Kristen Wiig. It’s extremely risqué but follows the life of an attention deprived 15-year-old girl who has an affair with her mother’s boyfriend who is much older than her. Bel Powley’s enthusiasm about the message of the film is exactly why this girl crush we have goes way beyond Wednesday!
While the film is controversial, Bel believes that many teenage girls can relate to the story and learn from it. “I feel so proud of it and what it’s doing for young women. I want loads of girls my age to go and see it and share my experience,” Bel said in an interview with The Telegraph. Her concern for young girls and her desire to inspire is admirable.
Can we talk about her view on body image and sex that will make you love her even more? Bel told Variety, “I was so excited to be showing a normal female body onscreen and not a Hollywood version of what a female body should be, and also showing sex through a female lens. I thought that was such a special idea and hadn’t been done before,” when asked if she had ever filmed a nude scene before.
She’s not afraid to have conversations that most might find to be taboo, either. “I’m so thankful someone finally made a movie about teenage female sexuality—it’s not something people talk about,” Bel shared with Teen Vogue. Isn’t she spot on? The less we talk about it, the less informed teens are and the more alone they feel about these feelings. Bel is onto something here.
Both of her parents are in the entertainment industry and despite their request for Bel to go a completely different path and be a doctor or lawyer, she followed her heart and her parents’ footsteps. We‘re glad she made that choice because we sure would miss those big blue eyes!
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