Bella Ramsey explains why they eat cereal with orange juice
Bella Ramsey has shed some light on why they enjoy their cereal with orange juice instead of milk.
The BAFTA-winning actor, who burst onto the scene at the tender age of 13 in Game of Thrones, has quickly earned the reputation of being one of Britain's most exciting talents.
From the lead role in the post-apocalyptic drama The Last of Us, alongside Pedro Pascal, to their eerie portrayal as a drug addict in BBC's Time - it seems that Ramsey has the skillset to take on anything.
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That's probably why the 20-year-old has been named as one of the 42 people on this year's BAFTA Breakthrough list, which is BAFTA’s new talent initiative to accelerate extraordinary people working in the industry.
"It's a big honour. I think the word like BAFTA comes with so much prestige.
"Which is quite weird that I'm now associated with that. But really lovely. And yeah, an honour, I'm excited," they told LADbible.
However, those who are extremely talented occasionally operate in eccentric ways.
Ramsey quite possibly falls into that category with this one, after admitting that they enjoy eating cereal with orange juice.
Alongside their The Last of Us co-star Pascal, Ramsey said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter this year that they love eating cornflakes with orange juice.
Yep.
The duo were quizzed over the last thing they ate and the British actor said: "Mine was cornflakes and bran with dried strawberries in...with orange juice on top instead of milk."
A shocked Pascal then questioned his co-star: "Orange juice?"
Ramsey replied: "So good. There once wasn't milk I could drink, there wasn't oat milk or almond milk, so I just tried orange juice on it. Years ago! And I loved it. And it's been a thing ever since."
Pedro responded: "How's it on your tummy?"
Ramsey answered: "Actually fine!"
And in a recent interview with LADbible, Ramsey revealed the way it all came about.
"I actually discovered it filming Game of Thrones in the hotel in Belfast," they said.
"I think there wasn't any soy milk or oat milk?
"So I was like, we'll just do orange juice.
"And then it's just been a thing since then."
The Nottingham-born actor clarified that they still enjoy the unique dish, adding: "Absolutely. It's a combination."
Elsewhere, Ramsey opened up on their next role, explaining how they would love to play a 'complex baddy'.
"I've not really played a villain yet. So I want to play a baddy. But like a really interesting, intricate, complex baddy," they said.
When asked about playing the Joker - without hesitation - Ramsey replied: "Yeah. I was actually thinking that as well. The Joker, someone really interesting like that."
Joaquin Phoenix and Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker has set the bar pretty high, but Ramsey is more than ready to tackle the role.
Ramsey noted they would also be open to playing a Hannibal Lecter-type character.
I think we would all love to see that.
Ramsey has been named as one of the 42 ‘must-watch’ creatives working in film, games and television from UK, USA and India invited to join this year’s BAFTA Breakthrough cohort.
BAFTA Breakthrough is the arts charity’s flagship new talent initiative in partnership with Netflix, offering year-round programme of industry meetings and professional development opportunities
Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, alumni include Josh O’Connor, Florence Pugh, Jessie Buckley, Jim LeBrecht, Letitia Wright, Paapa Essiedu, Tom Holland, Lauren Ridloff, Brandon Perea, Laurie Nunn and Sarah Lampert.
This year's participants have been involved with some of the most exciting creative debuts and projects over the last year. Selected by a jury comprised of leading cross-industry figures led by BAFTA sector committee chairs and members including Ade Rawcliffe, Sara Putt, Emily Stillman, Emma Morgan and Anisa Sanusi in the UK and Aadip Desai (USA) and Guneet Monga (India) the full list of this year’s BAFTA Breakthroughs is as follows:
● Adjani Salmon, writer/performer/exec producer – Dreaming Whilst Black
● Bella Ramsey, performer – The Last of Us
● Cash Carraway, creator/writer/exec producer – Rain Dogs
● Charlotte Regan, writer/director – Scrapper
● Cynthia De La Rosa, hair & makeup artist – Everyone Else Burns
● Ella Glendining, director – Is There Anybody Out There?
● Funmi Olutoye, lead producer – ‘Black History Makers’ (Good Morning Britain)
● Georgia Oakley, writer/director – Blue Jean
● Holly Reddaway, voice and performance director – Baldur’s Gate 3
● Joel Beardshaw, lead designer - Desta: The Memories Between
● Kat Morgan, hair & makeup designer – Blue Jean
● Kathryn Ferguson, writer/director – Nothing Compares
● Kitt (Fiona) Byrne, 2D artist/game designer - Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
● Michael Anderson, producer - Desta: The Memories Between
● Pete Jackson, writer/creator – Somewhere Boy
● Raine Allen-Miller, director – Rye Lane
● Rosy McEwen, performer – Blue Jean
● Samantha Béart, performer - The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
● Talisha ‘Tee Cee’ Johnson, writer/director/presenter – Too Autistic for Black
● Vivian Oparah, performer – Rye Lane
● Amanda Kim, documentary director - Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV
● Aminah Nieves, performer - 1923
● Apoorva Charan, producer - Joyland
● Cheyenne Pualani Morrin, senior games writer - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
● Edward Buckles Jr. documentary director - Katrina Babies
● Gary Gunn, composer - A Thousand and One
● Jingyi Shao, writer & director - Chang Can Dunk
● Maria Altamirano, producer - All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
● Santiago Gonzalez, cinematographer - Shortcomings
● Shelly Yo, writer & director - Smoking Tigers
● Sing J Lee, writer & director - The Accidental Getaway Driver
● Vuk Lungulov-Klotz, writer & director - Mutt
INDIA BREAKTHROUGHS (10):
● Abhay Koranne, writer - Rocket Boys
● Abhinav Tyagi, editor - An Insignificant Man
● Don Chacko Palathara, director/writer - Joyful Mystery
● Kislay, director – Soni
● Lipika Singh Darai, director/writer - Some Stories Around Witches
● Miriam Chandy Menacherry, producer - From the Shadows and The Leopard's Tribe
● Pooja Rajkumar Rathod, cinematographer - Secrets of the Elephants
● Sanal George, sound editor/mixer/designer - Gangubai Kathiawadi
● Satya Rai Nagpaul, cinematographer – Ghoomketu
● Shardul Bhardwaj, performer - Eeb Allay Ooo!
Topics: Celebrity, Food And Drink, Game of Thrones
Anish Vij