4 days ago
The TV talent school that took Bella Ramsey from Nottingham to Hollywood
I visited Nottingham almost ten years ago to make a programme for BBC Radio 4 about a drama group for local kids and sat in on one of their improvisation classes. As I observed from the sidelines, one of the teachers whispered in my ear: 'That's one to watch over there.'
He pointed to a small child with a pale serious face, framed by long dark hair pulled back in a ponytail, who was 'about to appear in Game of Thrones'. It was Bella Ramsey, now aged 21, who this week was nominated for a second Emmy. The star of the global sci-fi hit The Last of Us, Ramsey is up for best actress alongside such names as Kathy Bates, Sharon Horgan and Keri Russell.
