Markella Kavenagh reveals her biggest challenge in new role in Stan Original series Bad Behaviour

The new Original Series Bad Behaviour drops at the moment, solely on Stan.

The four-part sequence takes a deep-dive into the highschool expertise however sequence star Markella Kavenagh revealed that Bad Behaviour is not like most teenage drama.

Stream Bad Behaviour from February 17, solely on Stan.

“The show doesn’t only touch on the experiences we have as teenagers but is also really telling of how we internalise the things that happen to us and that even years later, they affect you,” Kavenagh defined in an unique interview with 9Entertainment.

The story of Bad Behaviour follows Jo Mackenzie (Jana McKinnon), who on the age of 25 bumps into her old fashioned good friend Alice Kang (Yerin Ha).

But their reunion brings again the recollections of the brutal 12 months they spent at Silver Creek, the unique all-girls boarding college that some would reasonably overlook.

Fans of The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power’s Kavenagh will probably be stunned to see the younger star play the position of Portia, a poisonous highschool bully who dominates Silver Creek boarding college.

“Portia is a complex individual, to say the least,” Kavenagh mentioned.

“She’s got a kind of an innate fear of vulnerability that she projects that onto others to assert her power.”

The actress admitted that Portia “isn’t the most likeable character”.

She admitted that taking part in “the abuser” got here with its personal set of challenges.

”What Portia says and does can be quite horrific and it was really difficult to play that and try to not judge the character,” Kavenagh defined.

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She revealed that “tapping in and out” of the character was the one method to keep sane on set.

Kavenagh additionally added that there was “a lot of laughter in between takes”.

“We’d go from laughing and everyone being kind and then all of a sudden we’d be having a physical fight when the cameras started rolling,” she mentioned.

“It was good to have those lighter moments in between those really tough scenes.”

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Although Bad Behaviour focuses on the teenage expertise, Kavenagh notes that the presence of previous and current storylines will push viewers of any age to “reflect on their own behaviour patterns”.

“Hopefully the series will encourage people to look back on their past and create a better version of themselves,” she added.

Kavenagh hopes that audiences will draw the identical classes she did from the story: “It’s shows just how important it is to lead with like love and kindness.

“Don’t be so fast to guage folks, since you simply by no means know what they are going via and what their experiences are.”

The Stan Original Series Bad Behaviour premieres February 17, and all episodes will drop at once and only on Stan.

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