Bel Powley on Botox, nepotism and difficult sex scenes: ‘The heroin chic thing is gonna die again, right?’

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. People have learnt, and it’s like there’s a new code of conduct.” open image in gallery Powley as Miep Gies in Second World War drama ‘A Small Light’ Powley’s earliest roles came in cosy British television – she starred in the CBBC spy series MI High and the sun-drenched ITV sitcom Benidorm – but after The Diary of a Teenage Girl, she blossomed. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free open image in gallery Powley and Skarsgård in the subversive indie ‘The Diary of a Teenage Girl’ Powley has been told she’s got a “period drama face” – she is rosy-cheeked and slightly cherubic – but says she’s mostly shied away from those sorts of roles: “When I have done it, I’ve often felt this kind of distance. open image in gallery Powley and Emma Appleton as best friends in ‘Everything I Know About Love’ The show also has a modern sensibility, with dialogue that feels natural – “no Downton Abbey speak”, as Powley puts it – and wardrobes that make Miep and her friends look almost like hipsters. “No, my dad worked on The Bill before my mum – she’s a nepo wife!” ‘A Small Light’ is streaming on Disney+