Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Cara: If TV show on my sexuality helps any kid it will mean the world to me
Model’s pride in BBC3 series
has since become one of the world’s most photographed women. Films she has acted in include Anna Karenina and Suicide Squad.
She said making the new six-part series about sexuality, desire and attraction has “made me want to be The model and actress, 30, says louder about what I believe in. It’s she felt suicidal in the past but that time to stop hiding”. filming the BBC series has made her She says the whole experience was more content than ever. overwhelmingly positive. She said: “I She said: “It has very much know I shouldn’t feel shame but I changed my life. Now I’m happier truly believe there are souls like me than I’ve ever been. I feel all over the world.” really, really proud of Cara was single for two what we created.” years but has found Cara, who is love since filming gender fluid ended, thought to and bisexual be with UK singer but has more Minke, real name long-term Leah Mason. relationships She said: “I with think this opened women, says me up into being she struggled ready for it.” with feeling Cara also says different when making Planet Sex has growing up and felt helped her feel more suicidal a number FUN Cara promotes new show rooted in the LGBTQ+ of times. community. “In the world that I live She says on the show: “I in, most of my friends are straight,” couldn’t talk to anyone about she said. “I’d never been to Pride it. I had a lot of internalised before making this show. I have a lot homophobia and shame. I more queer friends now.” thought that I was abnormal. She hopes the BBC3 series, which “I thought about ending my starts on Thursday at 10pm and also life, like I had multiple times, features Berlin-based dancer Darvish, and I’m so glad I didn’t will help viewers be open-minded. because if I can help any other “If we can change anyone’s minds kid that means the world to to be more willing to accept me. It means the world to that themselves, or someone else, that’s little queer kid I was. Or I am.” all I want,” she explains.
Cara was signed by modelling agency Storm as a teenager and