'The Bold Type' Is Failing Its Only Black Queer Female Lead

Louise Redknapp has announced the arrival of a new family member this evening after she had to say goodbye to her dog Blubelle last month, whom she had since she was a puppy.The star explained that her other dog Rudi had been missing his friend, which spurred her to open her heart once again to a new pet.Louise, 47, took to social media to share the exciting update with her 145,100 Twitter followers. “We were so devastated losing our girl Blubelle a few weeks ago,” she wrote. “And we really noticed a change in Rudi’s behaviour, so we decided a little brother might be what he needs… “Say hello to Banksy Blu… he’s definitely settled in.”The accompanying TikTok video, set to Baha Men’s Who Let The Dogs Out, captured the excitable puppy as he made himself at home. Banksy Blu could be seen playing with Louise’s son Beau as he ran to chase a tennis ball across the room. He could also be seen getting up to other mischief, including tucking into one of Louise’s slippers and chasing along behind “big brother” Rudi. There were also some adorable shots of the puppy cuddling up next to a dinosaur toy as he slept.Louise’s followers took to the comment section to congratulate the former Eternal singer on her new pup. Richard Ayris wrote: “You have to love puppies and how inquisitive and mischievous they are. Glad he has settled in for all of you.”“He is lovely, lots of trouble ahead,” Richard Hoskins penned with a winking emoji.Christine added: “Hello Banksy Blu, you are so cute & beautiful.

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Aisha Dee is speaking out and calling for change when it comes to what she sees as a lack of diversity on her show “The Bold Type”. The actress took to Instagram Wednesday night where she shared a lengthy message detailing her concerns with everything from representation in the writer’s room to her own character’s development and story lines.

“The Bold Type” actress Aisha Dee called out Freeform on Instagram on Wednesday for what she said is a lack of diversity behind the camera for the series. Dee, 26, portrays the queer and bi-racial character Kat Edison.

Aisha Dee, one of the three main characters on The Bold Type, shared a powerful statement via Instagram on Wednesday, July 15, one day before the season 4 finale.“Knowing the power that art had to shape my mind and experience, I had to speak up,” Dee, 26, wrote in a lengthy statement before explaining that playing Kat Edison on the Freeform drama was the first time she was able to not just play “the white character’s ‘best friend,'” but instead an “empowered and confident” woman with her own narrative, who explored her queer identity.“Kat Edison: unapologetic, outspoken, brave, the woman I always wished I could be,” the Nowhere Inn star wrote, noting that she is “proud” to be part of a show that pushes boundaries.

Aisha Dee has won over fans for four seasons, in her portrayal of Kat Edison on Freeform's The Bold Type.And the Australian actress recently got real about some of her experiences on the show, ahead of this week's season four finale.She penned a lengthy heartfelt letter Wednesday, posting to Instagram about the lack of diversity on the show, as well as in Hollywood in general.

Aisha Dee is speaking out and calling for change when it comes to what she sees as a lack of diversity on her show. The actress took to Instagram Wednesday night where she shared a lengthy message detailing her concerns with everything from representation in the writer's room to her own character's development and story lines.Dee, 26, plays Kat Edison on the Freeform dramedy, an editor for.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe Bold Type actress Aisha Dee took to Instagram to give her thoughtful, yet unfiltered take on the lack of diversity on the Freeform show. Even though Freeform is known for being inclusive with their programming, Dee called out blind spots that the show has failed to recognize when it came to hiring people of color, LGBTQ people and women behind the camera.Dee plays Kat Edison on the series who is queer.

Aisha Dee is calling for more diversity behind-the-scenes of her show The Bold Type.

Aisha Dee is calling for more diversity behind-the-scenes of her show The Bold Type.

The Bold Type is best known for its progressive storylines and advocacy for diversity and inclusion, but talking the talk and walking the walk are two different things. Aisha Dee, who plays Kat Edison on the series, is speaking out about the lack of diversity behind the scenes on the show in an effort to make Freeform live up to its messaging. Dee posted her thoughts about the lack of inclusion on The Bold Type to Instagram Wednesday evening, calling for Freeform and The Bold Type to do better. "It took two seasons to get a single BIPOC in the writer's room for The Bold Type. And even then, the responsibility to speak for the entire Black experience cannot and should not fall on one person," Dee wrote.

Janet W. Lee “The Bold Type” star Aisha Dee took to Instagram on Wednesday to call out the lack of diversity behind the scenes of the Freeform series.In her post, she reflects on growing up in a primarily white, conservative area in Australia and how playing her character Kat Edison “pushed [her] to be better” personally and professionally.“For the first time in my career, I got to play a character who was centered in her own narrative,” Dee wrote.