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Emotional true story behind BBC's What It Feels Like for a Girl as fans praise 'electric' drama
The eight-episode series explores escape, self-discovery and self-destruction
Set in the early 2000s, fans witness Byron's life explode as he escapes into Nottingham's "kinetic underworld", before being taken in by Lady Die's "Fallen Divas" family. Speaking to the BBC ahead of the release, the author said their experience of growing up meant being on the "outskirts of society", adding: "People thought we were too young to be transitioning. In a revealing chat with the Guardian, Lees confessed being affected when she acknowledged that she had been abused, noting: "When people are vulnerable, when they're told they're worthless, that they're almost half a person, you seek validation in the wrong places.
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