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Business Upturn
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Business Upturn
Geek Girl Season 2: Release date speculation, cast and plot details – Everything we know so far
By Aman Shukla Published on July 26, 2025, 19:00 IST Last updated July 26, 2025, 11:28 IST If you devoured Geek Girl Season 1 on Netflix and got hooked on Harriet Manners' quirky, heartwarming journey, you're probably itching to know what's next. The show, based on Holly Smale's super-popular YA books, had us all rooting for the awkward teen turned fashion star. Good news: Season 2 is happening! Here's the scoop on the release date, cast, plot, and everything else we know so far. Geek Girl Season 2 Release Date Speculation No exact release date yet, but the word on the street is we're looking at 2026. Filming kicked off in 2024, and if you know anything about Netflix's timeline, it usually takes a bit for post-production magic to happen. Season 1 was shot in 2023 and hit screens in May 2024, so we could be waiting a similar amount of time. My guess? Early 2026, maybe even late 2025 if we're lucky. Keep your eyes peeled for a trailer, probably dropping a month or two before the premiere, which should give us a better hint. Geek Girl Season 2 Cast: Who's Returning? The Geek Girl crew is like a big, lovable family, and most of the main players are expected to return. Emily Carey, who plays Harriet, has raved about how tight-knit the cast is, so it's no shock they're reuniting. Here's who we think we'll see: Emily Carey as Harriet Manners, our nerdy, neurodivergent heroine who's stealing hearts (and runways). as Harriet Manners, our nerdy, neurodivergent heroine who's stealing hearts (and runways). Liam Woodrum as Nick Park, the dreamy model and Harriet's crush. as Nick Park, the dreamy model and Harriet's crush. Rochelle Harrington as Nat, Harriet's bestie who's all about fashion. as Nat, Harriet's bestie who's all about fashion. Tim Downie as Richard, Harriet's goofy, supportive dad. as Richard, Harriet's goofy, supportive dad. Jemima Rooper as Annabel, her stepmom who's always looking out for her. as Annabel, her stepmom who's always looking out for her. Zac Looker as Toby, the nerdy pal we all adore. as Toby, the nerdy pal we all adore. Emmanuel Imani as Wilbur, Harriet's over-the-top agent. as Wilbur, Harriet's over-the-top agent. Hebe Beardsall as Betty, another model in the mix. as Betty, another model in the mix. Daisy Jelley as Poppy, Harriet's rival who keeps things spicy. Oh, and there's a new kid on the block! Layton Williams joins as Onassis, a character who's bound to stir things up. We might also see some Season 1 faves like Yuji Lee (Sandra Yi Sencindiver), Jude (Sarah Parish), Lexi (Mia Jenkins), Mr. J Fiennes (James Murray), or Maia (Hersha Verity), depending on where the story goes. What Will Geek Girl Season 2 Be About? Season 1 left us on a high, with Harriet strutting her stuff at Yuji Lee's big fashion show and landing a major campaign, even after Poppy and Lexi tried to throw her off her game. It covered the first book, so Season 2 might pick up with the second, Model Misfit , or mix things up with new ideas. Here's what I'm betting we'll see: Harriet's Next Chapter : She's still figuring out this modeling thing, and Season 2 will probably throw more runways, photoshoots, and drama her way. Her neurodivergence will keep shaping her story, showing how she tackles anxiety while owning her uniqueness. : She's still figuring out this modeling thing, and Season 2 will probably throw more runways, photoshoots, and drama her way. Her neurodivergence will keep shaping her story, showing how she tackles anxiety while owning her uniqueness. Harriet and Nick's Romance : Those two had some serious sparks in Season 1. Expect more cute moments, but maybe some bumps too, with the fashion world putting pressure on their connection. : Those two had some serious sparks in Season 1. Expect more cute moments, but maybe some bumps too, with the fashion world putting pressure on their connection. New Places, New Faces : The books take Harriet to cool spots like Tokyo, so we might get some fun new settings. Since the Poppy drama was already used, the show could tweak things to keep it fresh. : The books take Harriet to cool spots like Tokyo, so we might get some fun new settings. Since the Poppy drama was already used, the show could tweak things to keep it fresh. Friendship and Growth : Harriet's bond with Nat and Toby is gold, but her rising fame might cause some tension. Plus, she's still learning to love herself, which is what makes her so relatable. : Harriet's bond with Nat and Toby is gold, but her rising fame might cause some tension. Plus, she's still learning to love herself, which is what makes her so relatable. Fresh Drama: Enter Onassis—Layton Williams' character could be a friend, foe, or something else entirely. And who knows what's next for Poppy or the fallout from Jude's exit? Zoë Rocha, the showrunner, says Season 2 will expand Harriet's world while keeping that special Geek Girl vibe. With Holly Smale on board, it'll feel true to the books but might throw in some surprises for us book nerds. Ahmedabad Plane Crash Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication . A media enthusiast who has a strong hold on communication ,content writing and copy writing. Aman is currently working as journalist at
Daily Record
6 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Scots cycling sensation Oscar Onley pledged to be Tour de France star at 10
The Kelso rider watched local riders race from his window - then beat them all by the age of 15 as he rose to top of the sport. Scottish cycling sensation Oscar Onley decided he'd compete in the Tour de France after watching the race on TV with his mum when he was ten. The kid, from Kelso ,has now proved all doubters wrong, thrilling millions with his heroics in the world's biggest bike race. Oscar, 22, is currently in fourth place in the gruelling, three week spectacular, fighting it out for the white jersey prize for the best young rider. He looks set to match Robert Millar's best ever finish for a Scottish rider - fourth in 1884. Friends and family in Oscar's home town have told how he very quickly put all his eggs in one basket - throwing everything into his quest to be a top cyclist. His sister Harriet, 19, said: 'We are all thrilled at what Oscar is achieving in the Tour de France and he is doing even better than we hoped for. She said: 'We do all think that his success was very unlikely because he just took a notion for it when he was watching the race on TV with mum when he was around ten. 'He'd done various other sports and he was a very good cross country runner - but the cycling thing quickly stuck. 'The next thing he was asking to go along to the local club and he's been pretty much obsessed with cycling ever since.' Harriet, who studies marine biology at university, said Oscar had taken little interest in school once his passion for bike racing took hold. 'He got very focused on getting better and better and he was urged to get a back-up plan but he didn't really bother with that. 'So we're all very proud to see him doing so well in the Tour de France.' Harriet said she had spoken to Oscar only a few times since the big race, which covers more than 2,000 miles over 21 stages. She said: 'He rides hard all day and then he has a lot of stuff to discuss with the team, We we don't really like to bother him too much while he's racing. 'But he is having a great time and he wants to keep it going until the end.' David Burgher was Oscar's next door neighbour and the Kelso Wheelers club time trial champion when 10-year-old Oscar was taken along to the club by mum Sharon in 2013. David, 54, said: 'He was just a little guy who wanted to the 10 mile time trial and but he was so young that we couldn't let him out on the open road on his own. 'We had to ask his dad, Steve, who was a black Hackney taxi driver, to accompany him on the ride. 'Steve wasn't a serious cyclist but he got his sleeves rolled up and did the event with Oscar. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. 'After the first event I don't know how long Steve would have been able to keep up with his son. But there were lot of grown men, decent cyclists, who would have been outstripped by this skinny wee boy in the years to come, including myself.' David, 54, said the club time trial route went past his and Oscar's homes, which may have ignited the youngster's cycling flame. He said: 'I was club champion for a couple of years and very much in the twilight of my competitive cycling when Oscar came along. 'I said I would retire when Oscar started to beat me, which he promptly did when he was a mere 15 years old. That said, he was beating everyone on the hill climbs well before that.' Oscar's talent was, by this time, being noticed by top teams and coaches. David said: 'Four years ago, in the Tour of Britain, former top pro Steve Cummins commented to a friend on how if he'd improve on his descending he'd be world class. He was slow going down but more than made up for it on the hills. 'After crashing and breaking his collarbone three times he has certainly improved his bike handling and descending. Oscar's talent was spotted by bosses of French team AG2R, who signed him for their development team- meaning he was given the best of coaching and a gruelling training schedule. He later joined the Dutch DSM team, which meant training specifically for top events and scaling hundreds of miles uphill to supercharge his climbing ability. Viewers among the four billion worldwide audience have witnessed young Oscar mixing it with the best in the world, including three time champ Tadej Pogacar and double winner Jonas Vingegaard. Oscar is in a dogfight with Florian Lipowitz, both for a top three podium finish and the coveted white jersey. He hopes the young German, who is two minutes ahead, will crack in the two remaining big mountain stages. Oscar, whose parents are English, had his big breakthrough win in 2022 at the Giro Valle d'Aosta, an Italian stage race, before he finished third at the CRO Race - a stage race in Croatia. In 2023 he finished third at the Tour of Switzerland then made a debut in the Tour de France in 2024 - finishing 39th. After starring in the first week of this year's Tour de France, Oscar posted on social media a photo taken by his mum from 2013 - of him and little sister Harriet - just after his cycling journey started. Kitted out in Team Sky gear, he had watched their star rider Chris Froome race to second on the day and tighten his grip on the leader's yellow jersey. Oscar wrote: 'We were on holiday somewhere in Brittany in 2013 when we watched the TT that finished at Saint-Michel. We also went for a day in San-Malo, so I could remember it a little bit.' The Tour de France ends on Sunday.
Daily Mirror
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Jeremy Clarkson's co-star Harry Cowan shares harsh four-word verdict on the TV host
Jeremy Clarkson's Clarkson's Farm co-star Harriet Cowan has opened up about their time on the Amazon Prime Video series and issued a brutal verdict on the TV host Harriet Cowan has taken a cheeky dig at her new TV co-star, Jeremy Clarkson, whilst discussing the presenter's farming methods. In a candid interview, Harriet, who has become Clarkson's Farm's latest breakout sensation, revealed how she landed her role working alongside Jeremy on the massively successful Amazon Prime series, which has now reached its fourth series. The rising star had already begun building her fanbase before her television breakthrough, racking up an impressive 40,000 TikTok followers (now soaring to 730,000) through her tractor-focused videos. Her journey onto Clarkson's Farm also kicked off via social media when she was contacted by the production team. Harriet revealed how they were seeking someone to "come and help," reports Gloucestershire Live. Speaking to the Sunday Times, Harriet explained: "Charlie (Ireland, Clarkson's land agent) let me know they were looking for someone to come and help. I think they were keen for it to be a woman who could do that role and show they could do it well." The agricultural expert then shared her impressions of Jeremy, confessing she wasn't particularly acquainted with his previous work, though she'd certainly heard his name, remarking that she wasn't "really into the cars". She described Jeremy as being "very much like every other farmer I've ever met" and "very much willing to learn. He wanted to do well by the farm." In a particularly cheeky observation, she quipped that "he's got the physique of a farmer." The 24 year old nurse and farmer, Harriet, filled in for Jeremy Clarkson's usual sidekick, Kaleb Cooper, from the renowned Diddly Squat farm in the Cotswolds, while he was away on a live tour. Derbyshire-born Harriet chose dual career paths, inspired by her parents. Her mother, a nurse, hoped she would follow in her footsteps, whereas her father manages the family farm. After graduating from the University of Derby in 2023, Harriet now juggles full-time nursing with helping out on the farm, using social media to shed light on the realities of farm life. Her stint at Diddly Squat Farm saw her tackle tasks ranging from animal care to fence repairs. She has also expressed that she'd be "very open" to returning to the farm should Jeremy require her assistance again. In his Sunday Times Magazine column, Jeremy Clarkson shared insights into his farming journey, pinpointing what he finds to be the most "difficult thing" within the industry, admitting there are still elements he fails to grasp. Despite being a seasoned presenter on The Grand Tour, Clarkson confessed that certain aspects of food production baffle him, such as not knowing how to "turn a pig into a sausage" and stating it's "even worse" with cows. Yet, one challenge reigns supreme as the "most difficult" for him: "But by far and away the most difficult thing would be turning my wheat into bread. This is something that has fascinated me for years because how on earth did anyone figure it out?"
Times
19-07-2025
- Health
- Times
I used to think it was a waste of money keeping an old dog alive
O ur border collie had a stroke at the weekend and it turns out I'm a hypocrite. Five years ago I watched in disbelief as a friend spent thousands of pounds he didn't have on improbable surgery for his 12-year-old dog. It wasn't even one of the good dogs. It was a pug with a face that looked like it was pressed against a dirty window and a cough like it smoked 40 a day. My friend loved that dog, though, and no amount of reason could convince him that it was time to let go. A wheelbarrow of money and six months' rehabilitation later, the pug had recovered. Another eight months passed and it died of old age. I resolved then not to make the same mistake. 'When Floss is old we're not going to spend a fortune keeping her alive for our benefit,' I announced, all man of the house. Harriet and the kids seemed to take it well.
Refinery29
18-07-2025
- Refinery29
Women Assaulting Women Is The Crime We Can't Ignore — & Alex Cooper Is Opening The Conversation
Trigger warning: The article discusses rape, sexual violence, assault and harassment. Alex Cooper, of the Call Me Daddy podcast, recently alleged in her new documentary, Call Her Alex, the she was the victim of sexual harassment during her time at university, at the hands of her soccer coach. The coach, being a woman, would interrogate Cooper about her sex life, her relationships, repeatedly instigate moments so that they'd be alone, and would comment on her looks, Cooper claimed. Since then, other women have come forward about sexually inappropriate behaviour that took place within that same soccer team, again with the abuse allegedly happening at the hands of a (different) woman. Boston University will now conduct an external review into the claims, all these years on. If the idea of a woman being a predator is difficult to swallow, think again. There are plenty of reasons these stories rarely come to light. A small study sample used for research on female-perpetrated sexual violence found that often people don't disclose what's happened to them, and they struggle to label it as sexual assault until retrospect kicks in. When women report acts of rape, assault and harassment, most times, we're talking about male perpetrators. Although the statistics show men are far more likely to incite this kind of violence than women, that doesn't mean women aren't assaulting women. By outdated definition, rape involves a penis. As a lesbian who experienced rape by another woman while at university, Harriet* (name changed to protect identity), 28, struggled to make sense of what happened to her. It was only seven years later that she felt able to call it what it was. The fact that a woman that had done this to her left Harriet confused as to how to define it. 'I was 18 and having the time of my life, getting drunk, partying and having too much fun. There was a girl on my course who was a little bit older than me. We flirted from time to time and had kissed on a night out, but that was it really,' says Harriet. 'One night we bumped into each other at the bar on campus and spent the evening hanging out, drinking and eventually making out.' The bar closed so they went back to one of their flats. 'I hadn't been there long before I passed out from being too drunk,' continues Harriet. 'I had laid down on her bed fully dressed, with everything fastened correctly but when I woke up my top was lifted and my trousers were unzipped and the waistband of my pants was twisted, like someone had tried to pull them up. My vagina also ached internally. When I realised, immediately I felt gross and very anxious but also very conflicted. In my heart I knew something wrong had happened, but she'd always seemed so sweet and gentle, so I tried to persuade myself that this was okay, that she wouldn't do anything violent toward me.' For the next three years, Harriet had to see this woman frequently. 'She was always friendly and acted like nothing had happened,' she says. 'If she had violated me, surely she wouldn't be acting like this? This happened 10 years ago, then last month she sent me a friend request on Facebook.' Harriet only processed what had happened to her three years ago while in therapy after struggling with disassociating during sex, something that began, she was able to pinpoint, after that act of violation. 'My therapist affirmed I had been raped, which in a strange way was comforting to name it but also completely horrifying. I'd never named it that, mainly because she was a woman, but I was penetrated without consent within the framework of how I have sex as a lesbian, so what else could it be?' Even so, Harriet still sometimes feels as though the word 'doesn't belong' to her. She still gets heart palpitations. 'I make myself believe that she didn't realise she'd raped me, because how could she when she'd looked me in the eye and smiled in my face for the three years afterwards? When she seemed a bit confused when I withdrew from her? But when the delusion thins, I do get flickers of rage.' It took Harriet many years to tell people what she experienced, including her wife. She was afraid that friends might minimise her experience because her abuser didn't fit the classic profile associated with these crimes. 'She's quite petite, smiley, knew lots of people… she didn't give off the vibe that this would ever be something she'd be capable of.' In 2023, a Springer Nature journal published a piece focused on the Republic of Ireland, in which researchers wrote: 'Female-perpetrated sexual assault is under-represented in sexual assault research, and indeed possibly an underreported crime.' Of those studied to inform this research, many knew their attacker already. They might have even been friends. This is common in cases of male-perpetrated sexual violence, too. When rape or sexual assault happen at the hands of a woman, it can be very disorientating for the victim. Ana Flores Reis, a therapist specialising in trauma and abuse, says gendered assumptions can play a huge role in how someone might process their assault. 'Most dominant cultural narratives frame men as perpetrators and women as victims, and while this reflects the majority of cases, it leaves little room for alternative experiences,' she explains. 'As a result, when women do perpetrate abuse, their actions are often minimised, dismissed, or reframed as less harmful, playful, or even flattering. These reactions are rooted in gendered assumptions about harm, power, and agency in sexual violence.' Victims can end up isolated, holding the belief that what happened 'doesn't count', Reis adds. 'Many may internally minimise the abuse because it doesn't match mainstream representations of sexual violence. In LGBTQ+ contexts, this can be further complicated by concerns about reinforcing harmful stereotypes or being disbelieved within one's own community.' When someone's experience of sexual assault isn't validated for years, there are many ways it can play out. It can affect their mental health, how they view the event and themselves. Possible outcomes include internalised doubt, shame, compounded trauma, low self-trust and worth, depression, grief, dissociation and anxiety. This goes no matter who perpetrated the crime. However, imagine coming to terms with not only what happened, but the added confusion of processing who enacted this. Of the limited research out there on female-perpetrated sexual violence, much of it references child abuse. Frankie* (real name withheld), 36, from Northern Ireland, experienced this at the hands of her aunt, aged four to 10. Her aunt was around the age of 18 at the time. When acts of sexual assault were instigated, her aunt would refer to it as 'playing that game', which involved being touched and kissed. Frankie didn't realise what exactly happened to her until her teenage years, when she confided in a friend who had also experienced child sex abuse. 'It made me question my sexuality as a teenager, not in that I was attracted to women, but because a woman had done this to me,' says Frankie, who is heterosexual. 'It made me have a lot less respect for myself with sex. I definitely slept with a lot more people than I would have liked to through university. I think a lot of that was almost like for me to try and reclaim it for myself.' Frankie also went on to experience sexual assault at the hands of men, because her perception of 'normal' had been skewed before even understanding sex. She at one point joined a sugar daddy dating app and was having sex for money, because sex had such little personal and psychological value to her at that point in time. 'I feel annoyed that she would never be assumed to be a perpetrator,' Frankie says. When she told her parents what had happened, she wondered if her mum would have been more sympathetic had it been her uncle instead of her aunt. Her dad was more sympathetic and still wants her to go to the police about what happened, but for Frankie, 'there is still that shame attached to it, I think, because it is a woman.' She isn't confident she'd be taken seriously. Public perceptions of sexual violence go completely against what these women describe. Sherianne Kramer, PhD, author of Female-Perpetrated Sex Abuse, says we implicitly are taught that men are aggressors. As a result, 'a lot of people who are victimised by women don't necessarily see it as sexual'. When Kramer started researching in this field in 2008, there were only 14 articles on the subject worldwide. Although much of that research claims that 1-8% of sexual violence cases are perpetrated by women, Kramer believes it's closer to 25%. 'It's very difficult for people to fathom a raping woman,' she says. 'I've worked with people who were victims of both male and female-perpetrated sexual violence and they tended to report the male sex abusers rather than the female ones.' This was because people didn't have the language for what had happened when it was done by a woman, and they feared police wouldn't believe them. 'The system validates that feeling,' says Kramer, 'because of those [that I worked with] who did report it, the police laughed and said that wasn't possible.' Kramer had spent some time working in correction facilities in South Africa between 2009 to 2016, and what she witnessed there reinforced how widespread these attitudes are. When women were there for sex crimes, they were often given 'gender realignment therapy', because the act of committing rape was unwomanly. Instead of targetting the issue of sexual violence, the system works within the constructs of gender, 'invisibilising the possibility for women to be sexually violent.' There's this idea Kramer has witnessed that if you experience sexual violence at the hands of a woman, it can't be anywhere near as damaging as having experienced it by a man. The repercussions can deeply impact a person's psychological wellbeing. 'Once someone is abused sexually, it is likely to happen again,' Kramer adds, which is why it's so vital that people who go through it at the hands of a woman are validated and understand the reality of what's taken place. 'It's really important to me that we talk about sexual violence as something that can happen to anyone by anyone — anyone can hurt anyone else using sex as a mechanism. That way, no victims get left out,' says Kramer. That is the very least we should be taking away from the conversations Cooper's documentary has sparked. We owe it to all the women whose experience of sexual violence happened to be instigated by another woman.
