The End of the F***ing World’s Jessica Barden teases deep dive into Alyssa’s tragic past with sexual predator

SERIES two of The End of The F***ing World will delve into Alyssa’s painful past with a sexual predator. Lead actress Jessica Barden has revealed more of what is in store for her troubled character in the second run of the Channel 4 show, which returns tonight. Jessica, 27, told The Irish News that the […]

SERIES two of The End of The F***ing World will delve into Alyssa’s painful past with a sexual predator.

Lead actress Jessica Barden has revealed more of what is in store for her troubled character in the second run of the Channel 4 show, which returns tonight.

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Jessica, 27, told The Irish News that the new series explores Alyssa coming to terms with James’ fate after he was shot at the end of the last outing.

“She’s dealing with the possibility of James not being in her life – the removal of something really amazing that happened to her, at the same time as processing the trauma of that,”the redhead explained.

And she added that there will be a deeper dive into a forgotten plot element from the first series.

The BAFTA nominated star said: “A lot of people forget James was protecting her from a sexual predator. The series also explores what that felt like to Alyssa.”

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Alyssa ran off with James because she wanted to get away from a sexual predator[/caption]

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Jessica was nominated for a Breakthrough Brit BAFTA for her role[/caption]

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The script for the first episode of series two[/caption]

Jessica went on to reveal how she sees the character like her “best friend” and can relate to Alyssa’s double-sided nature.

“I relate to being misunderstood in the way that she is,” Jessica explained. “I will have an answer for everybody, and I will be able to speak to everybody. I can say exactly what comes into my head and be free of insecurity from that. I probably do come across like a very confident person – I can articulate the way that I feel.”

She went on: “But really, I can also be the complete opposite of that, which I think is what a lot of seemingly confident people feel. I loved that being put more into the second series.

Jessica also teased the introduction of Bonnie, the new character for series two.

Played by Star Wars’ Noami Ackie, Bonnie is a character who is seemingly out to get Alyssa.

“Women don’t always like each other,” she said of their relationship. “Everybody constantly wants to show women supporting each other, but it’s why Alyssa is brilliant and why I enjoy playing her – she is an extremely flawed character.

“It’s great seeing her and Bonnie together,” Jessica added. “It’s really funny, because they don’t have anything in common with each other.

•  The End of the F***ing World returns tonight at 10pm on Channel 4