If Skins today was set
It’s been 15 years since our favourite teen drama, Skins, got everyone wearing fluorescent tights and dancing to The Gossip. But what if it had all been set in 2022?
The gang all head to posh girl Abigail’s mansion for a house party. How would it look now?
At the party, Tony discovers Abby is actually a distant relative of Kate Middleton. He gets in with the family and he, Wills and little George make a surprise appearance on Carpool Karaoke.
When Anwar hooks up with a (married) woman named Anka during the school trip to Russia. How would it look now?
Russia is cancelled due to budget cuts. Instead the group head to Epping Forest on a sustainability trail. Anwar doesn’t kiss anyone, but he learns a lot about the declining bee population.
Maxxie’s rooftop dance routine, complete with heavily pocketed cargo pants. How would it look now?
Instead of stalker Sketch watching Maxxie’s dance, he’s actually spotted by an advertising exec, who then commissions him for the John Lewis Christmas advert. Maxxie spends the royalties he earns on Crocs.
Cook’s birthday episode, which starts with his Ace Of Spades rendition and ends with him crashing the engagement party of a crime boss’s daughter. How would it look now?
Instead of an engagement do, Cook and the gang sneak into a gender-reveal party and ruin the Insta Live by crushing the cake with their vlogging cameras.
Emily and Naomi cautiously admit their feelings for each other and hold hands through the cat flap. How would it look now?
Emily’s parents have a Ring Video Doorbell, which immediately alerts them that someone is trying to physically reach into the house. The police are called. The romance is a bit complicated after that.
The scene where Katie gets into an argument at a hen do and punches a girl while shouting, ‘I’m Katie f***ing Fitch, who the f**k are you?’ How would it look now?
Katie’s scrap is filmed by someone and becomes a viral TikTok sound. Addison Rae dances to it and people sell ‘I’m Katie f***ing Fitch’ phone cases on Etsy.