“Pose” star Michaela Jaé “Mj” Rodriguez will be honoured at the GLAAD Media Awards for her efforts to advance acceptance for LGBTQ people of colour.
03.02.2022 - 18:42 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Batgirl star Leslie Grace thanked the people of Glasgow for welcoming her to the city but admitted: “I didn’t know the meaning of cold until I got here.”
The American actress, who turned 27 while filming in Scotland, was brought up in Florida and found that wearing just a superhero Batgirl costume in January left her chilled to the bone.
She said: “It’s super-cool that Glasgow has become Gotham [City] once again. It’s great for the Scottish film industry and it really is an incredible city to shoot in. The people, the businesses ... everybody has been so accommodating.
“It’s a beautiful city but I didn’t know what the meaning of cold was until I got here. In between filming I’ve had to really wrap up – especially when I’m just in my Batgirl costume.”
Glasgow doubled up as Gotham City again after The Batman – which stars Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader – chose to film in the city.
While Robert didn’t make an appearance, Batgirl Leslie caused a sensation when she was spotted in the Trongate area of Glasgow, which was transformed into a Christmas market. Leslie, or a stunt double, was also seen on the roof of a building nearby.
Leslie won’t forget her first visit to Scotland as it snowed on her birthday. In an Instagram post, she wrote: “Woke up in Scotland and it’s snowing for me. I haven’t seen snow in years.”
Leslie – who was born Leslie Martinez in New York’s Bronx before moving to Florida when she was 10 – started out as a singer and received three Latin Grammy Award nominations.
She then went into films, making her big-screen acting debut as Nina Rosario in the 2021 movie adaption of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights.
Batgirl is only her second acting job and Leslie is understandably proud
“Pose” star Michaela Jaé “Mj” Rodriguez will be honoured at the GLAAD Media Awards for her efforts to advance acceptance for LGBTQ people of colour.
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