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'Adolescence' Star Stephen Graham Says He Faced Racial Abuse As A Mixed Child
'Adolescence' Star Stephen Graham Says He Faced Racial Abuse As A Mixed Child

Stephen Graham , the star and co-creator of Netflix’s Adolescence , sat down for an interview with The Sun and talked about the racial abuse he faced as a child. The 51-year-old star said he often faced racial slurs as a mixed-race child. “I was called horrible words that I don’t even want to say, and little monkey boy,” Graham told The Sun . The Netflix star previously opened up about racism when he spoke to BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs and reflected on his role in the 2006 film This Is England . Graham told the outlet that he was taken back to his childhood experience as he played the role of a racist character who attacked a Black man. What did Stephen Graham say about facing racism and mental health struggles? “It was life-changing. I lost myself quite a bit within that character,” Graham said at that time, according to the Daily Mail . View this post on Instagram A post shared by @dailymailuk The 51-year-old actor said he came home crying after filming the movie and...

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