GRUMPY MAGAZINE - ONCE UPON A TIME... Katie Stevens

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ONCE UPON A TIME...

Katie Stevens

‘‘YOU ARE ENOUGH EXACTLY THE WAY YOU ARE’’ ‘‘Everybody has to live their own experiences and move at their own speed. You need to look inside yourself and be intuitive to know what you need and want. ’’

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GET OUT OF YOUR GRUMPY MOOD previous issues are available on GRUMPYMAGAZINE.COM ISSUU.COM

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ON THE JOURNEY THAT LED HER TO THE BOLD TYPE AND THE CHALLENGES FACED BY HER CHARACTER Words by Thilda Riou Photos by Shanna Fisher Styling by Jennifer Austin at Opus Beauty Makeup by Rob Scheppy for The Only.Agency using Fenty Beauty Hair by Scott King for The Only.Agency using Oribe Location AKA West Hollywood, Penthouse Suite Editorial director Jasmine Perrier

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‘‘I FEEL VERY PROUD ‘‘’’ TO BE ON A

SHOW THAT PORTRAYS FEMALE FRIENDSHIP AS A VERY SUPPORTIVE AND WONDERFUL THING, WHERE WE SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER, WE COMMUNICATE AND BELIEVE IN EACH OTHER’S DREAMS’’

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Katie has been gracing our screens on The Bold Type for four seasons, taking on the role of the inspiring Jane Sloane, a writer at Scarlet Magazine who works alongside her two best friends, Sutton (Meghann Fahy) and Kat (Aisha Dee). ‘‘I feel like a lot of times, we see stories about friendship where the friends are backstabbing and betraying each other, which is unrealistic,’’ she states. ‘‘I feel very proud to be on a show that portrays female friendship as a very supportive and wonderful thing, where we support one another, we communicate and believe in each other’s dreams.’’ As she portrays a talented and committed journalist, Katie also wants to make sure that the show represents today’s media reality. ‘‘When I first booked the show, I actually got to go to Cosmopolitan, and meet a bunch of the writers there, which was really awesome. I have such an appreciation and a gratitude for journalists because I know that, especially in the world that we live in today, journalism is very difficult.’’ The Bold Type returned for season 4 back in January and it never fails to break down stereotypes one by one, covering everything from relationships to female sexuality. One of Jane’s character arc is her relationship with Ryan (Dan Jeannotte), as she discovers that he cheated on her and first chooses to stay, before ultimately breaking up with him. ‘‘I was excited about telling a story of somebody who chooses to stay, because I think that’s a lot of people’s experience,’’ Katie says. ‘‘I think that in that moment, that was the right thing for her. And then, when she was given more information and she decided to leave, that was the right thing for her too.’’ Another of Jane’s narrative concerns her battle with cancer, as she lost her mother to breast cancer when she was younger, and finds out that she tested positive for the BRCA gene mutation, which increases the risk of developing breast cancer. In the emotional mid-season finale, we see the young writer going to surgery, after deciding to go through a mastectomy. ‘‘This storyline has always been a really challenging one, and also a really empowering story to tell,’’ Katie explains. ‘‘I think that telling the story of somebody who is being proactive is really powerful. In the second half of season 4, you’re gonna see Jane’s post surgery journey: how she’s recovering and how it kind of changes her life and her relationship with her body.’’

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