Top Boy star Ashley Walters has discussed diversity in the TV industry, and how he wishes the show was penned by a Black writer.The Netflix show stars Walters as Dushane and Kane ‘Kano‘ Robinson as Sully, and is set on the fictional Summerhouse estate in Hackney, London.The show’s fifth and final season aired this month, and Walters spoke to The Times about the finale and what he wishes could have been different about the show.Discussing the show’s script, which was written by 67-year-old Irish writer Ronan Bennett, Walters said: “It would have been ideal for Black people’s stories to have been told by a Black person.“So I did scrutinise Ronan. But understanding the people he consulted for the script was key.”He added that, if the show were to begin now, he thinks it would be different.
Padma Lakshmi On Leaving ‘Top Chef’ After 17 Years: ‘It Was Just Exhausting And Untenable For Me To Continue’
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Padma Lakshmi feels it’s the perfect time to close the door on “Top Chef”.
While speaking with Variety in an interview published on Thursday, the Emmy winner explained how “exhausting and untenable” her hosting duties and professional schedule became.
“I had been on location for eight months out of the year. And when I wasn’t on location, I was in pre- and post-production for both my shows,” she explained, nodding to her 2020 series, “Taste the Nation”.
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“And I was looking at edits of one show while on the set of another show. It was just exhausting and untenable for me to continue that way. I also felt I’ve done everything I set out to do and more at ‘Top Chef.'”
Lakshmi believes she’s departing the show at a “very high point,” feeling it’s in “very capable hands now.”
Her next goal is to “challenge myself creatively,” aiming to land another season of “Taste the Nation”.
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“Many people close to me were saying, “Well, why don’t you just wait until you get another season of ‘Taste the Nation’ before you stop ‘Top Chef’?” Other complex factors went into me just being done with ‘Top Chef’, which we don’t have time to go into here. But I think I just thought, if I’m feeling this way, then I’ve got to trust my gut. I’ve also got to make room in my life and my schedule for new things to bubble up.”
One thing she may be open to after hanging up her chef hat is a relationship, admitting: “Totally off-topic, but I haven’t had a relationship in a long time either, because I’m always working.”
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