The first glimpse at Malala Yousafzai’s character in the British comedy ‘We Are Lady Parts’ is circulating on social media.
Clad in a cowboy avatar, complete with hat and [fake] horse. Malala appeared in Season 2 of the acclaimed show, with the first episode airing yesterday (May 30). Nida Manzoor wrote and directed the British sitcom ‘We Are Lady Parts’. The show is about a British punk rock band called Lady Parts, which was created entirely by Muslim women.
Malala’s Season 2 appearance also featured a song called ‘Malala Made Me Do It’.
In an interview with British Vogue, the Nobel Prize winner explained why she agreed to the cameo: “This was perhaps the first drama I watched where you had Muslim characters who were not side characters – you had five of them as leads.” “That stood out.” She also told Vogue that she was concerned about her appearance, particularly her head covering: “I want to look attractive. I would like someone to put as much work into the dupatta and how I want to cover my head as anything else. When I saw their expression and the hat, I knew they had given it some attention. “I was quite happy.”
Meanwhile, the show’s director, Nida Manzoor, told the Los Angeles Times that she decided to ask Malala for a cameo because she had heard Malala talk about her love of comedy and “she had such a dark sense of humour.” She is quite witty. I thought, ‘This woman likes humour, so I might have a shot.'”
