Lauren Collins broke her silence about her absence from the Degrassi: No matter It Takes tell-all documentary.
Collins, 39, who performed fan favourite Paige on Degrassi: The Subsequent Technology, revealed it was her alternative to not take part, telling E! Information not too long ago, “I’m so pleased with my time on the present. I really feel so grateful for it. I’ve been speaking about it for 25 years, and I’m joyful to do it by myself phrases.”
Whereas Collins didn’t watch the doc but, she nonetheless confirmed her help. “I’ve heard it’s nice, and I’m excited to see it,” she added.
Degrassi is a Canadian teen drama TV franchise that debuted in 1979. Following the lives of scholars attending a highschool in Toronto, Degrassi expanded over time with spinoffs together with Degrassi: The Subsequent Technology and Degrassi: Subsequent Class.
Degrassi: No matter It Takes, which premiered on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition earlier this month, featured interviews with Drake, Dayo Ade, Stefan Brogren, Amanda Deiseach, Maureen Deiseach, Shenae Grimes-Beech, Jake Epstein, Shane Kippel, Miriam McDonald, Stacie Mistysyn, Melinda Shankar, Amanda Stepto and Jordan Todosey. Filmmaker Kevin Smith additionally seems within the doc, discussing the present’s affect on popular culture.
“You understand the present. Now uncover the story behind it,” the official Degrassi account wrote through Instagram alongside the trailer for the documentary. “Degrassi: No matter It Takes dives into the behind-the-scenes fact of the Degrassi franchise. By means of archival footage and intimate interviews with solid, crew, and followers, the documentary celebrates the groundbreaking legacy of Degrassi—a fearless Canadian teen drama that broke boundaries and reshaped tv.”
Within the sneak peek, Drake, 38, opened up about his expertise behind the scenes.
“I didn’t have a good time in highschool. I simply didn’t actually slot in,” the rapper, who performed Jimmy, shared. “And at some point my mother known as me and instructed me, ‘You bought the function,’ and I simply grabbed my bag and left. Man, what a wild journey that began.”
Drake recalled filming a kiss scene with Collins for the present, saying, “She needed to be certainly one of my first kisses for certain. Rattling, I by no means considered it like that.”
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Collins weighed in on the revelation throughout her interview with E! Information. “I used to be like, ‘I don’t know if I knew that,’” she famous. “I assume it’s secure to imagine as a result of we had been all so younger when that occurred. What’s humorous is, he was not certainly one of mine.”
In response to Collins, Daniel Clark, who performed Sean on Degrassi, was her first kiss after they filmed I Was a Sixth Grade Alien from 1999 to 2000.
“That’s the place I had my first kiss on digital camera with Danny,” she revealed earlier than quipping, “I may need been [Drake’s] first kiss, however he wasn’t mine. Sorry to this man!”
Collins continued: “You simply have this mutual, shared expertise that solely so many people on this earth share. We’re bonded for all times, all of us. I’ve very heat, fond emotions for my unique core solid.”
