Cora Hastings still

“Forward Thinking” to be broadcast on TV soon

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Excited to announce that “Forward Thinking” will be broadcast on a local Brighton TV channel called “Latest Brighton” soon! It will air on Thursday 2nd August at 9pm.

In this short but sweet period drama I played a suffragette who is in love with another woman – a completely taboo subject at the time. 

As the daughter of a wealthy family the world that my character inhabits socially comes with an already established set of rules and expectations which doesn’t make it easy for her to follow her heart… I guess you will have to tune in to find out how she decides in the end.

Suffragettes

Happy International Women’s Day!

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Happy International Women’s Day to all my fellow ladies out there! 

Always remembering those who fought for our rights. Playing one of them, a suffragette, has been such an honour. Even though she had her own personal struggles to deal with before finding her strength, she got there in the end nonetheless.

This past year has certainly brought about some changes with #metoo raising awareness to the way women are often (mis)treated not only in the entertainment industry but in our society. Unfortunately there’s still an awful lot of men out there having to learn a lesson or two with regards to respecting women. 

We have come a long way regarding gender equality, particularly in the Western world, but sadly still have a long way to go especially considering other parts of the world where women are denied basic human rights and still don’t have a voice in this day and age. These problems exist even if we might not be experiencing them ourselves – whether it’d be under the pretext of culture, religion or “boys just being boys”.

Let’s keep making changes, through raising our voices to injustice and by raising boys who will grow up to be respectful men and role models to our society.

Suffragettes marching

I played a suffragette… standing up for women’s rights

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I just finished filming a short but sweet period drama in Cambridge in which I played a suffragette who is in love with another woman – a completely taboo subject at the time.

Researching this part has made me realise how hard women in the past have had to fight for even the most basic human rights which we take for granted these days. It has made me very grateful and proud of our ancestors who have risked their lives for what we have today. And it makes me very sad to think that in certain countries women are still facing the same struggles that our ancestors were facing back then, so a lot of change and progress still needs to happen in this world.

Here’s a selfie from the shoot, a very different look this time.