Paris Lees is turning her memoir ‘What It Feels Like A Girl’ into a BBC Three series.
Paris Lees is making a television series based on her memoir
The Vogue columnist will write and executive produce an eight-part adaption of her autobiography - which tells the tale of her growing up in an East Midlands council estate in the 90s and 00s and her journey as a transgender woman - for the youth-centric channel, and she believes the commission proves that the LGBTQ+ community are “not shutting up”.
The writer said: "I’m excited, hysterical, thrown and overblown with bliss, but most of all I’m just having so much fun bringing this universe to life in a visual medium.
"It’s a primal scream - from the depths of a council estate - against a world that would prefer people who don’t fit the norm didn’t exist. But we do and we’re not going away, we’re not apologising and we’re not shutting up.
"This is a deeply personal project and I’m thrilled to be working with the BBC and the team at Hera who have been so supportive of both me and my creative vision.
"The fact Chris Sweeney is directing, well, I feel like I’m top of the pops. I can’t wait for everyone to see what we’re cooking up."
Director Chris added: "What a team to be making this with. Paris is a unique talent, Hera Pictures are an extraordinary bunch, and the team at the BBC have been so supportive of what is a truly special story. I’m very excited about this show."
And Liza Marshall, the executive producer at Hera Pictures, hailed Paris as “a truly exciting talent”.
She said: “Paris is a truly exciting talent. She has created a daringly distinctive world, richly drawn characters that viewers will fall in love with, and a compelling story that will challenge perceptions.
"With Paris, the BBC and Chris Sweeney, we have found the dream team of creative partners and we could not be more thrilled to be working with them to bring this ground-breaking series to life in a way that is just as funny, gobby, joyful, heart-breaking, and thought-provoking as her original memoir.”