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OITNB’s Skinhead Helen: I’m a girly girl who now shaves her head everyday!

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Aug 19, 2017 11:17 PM IST

Francesca Curran talks about getting into the Neo-Nazi character and treatment of women in prison in her first and exclusive interview with an Indian publication

She is a part of that very annoying, white supremacist group at Litchfield Prison that’s just hateful. She is the passive leader, burly, tattooed up, and with the freakiest eye roll possible. But Skinhead Helen – from the American comedy-drama web series Orange Is The New Black (OITNB) that’s completed it’s fifth season – is exactly what Francesca Curran is not. While the world is raving about how drastic her physical transformation is, she opens up to Brunch about the psychological research and all that went into bringing Helen to life.

Francesca Curran plays Skinhead Helen in Orange Is The New Black
Francesca Curran plays Skinhead Helen in Orange Is The New Black
Francesca as Skinhead Helen in a still from Orange Is The New Black
Francesca as Skinhead Helen in a still from Orange Is The New Black
“When the crew shaved my head, did my tattoos etc., I listened to a pumped-up playlist to get into Helen’s head”
“When I was selected , I decided to do some research about women in prison. When I read the script of OITNB, I realised that most things that are on the show are real.”
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    Samreen Tungekar is a content producer with HT Brunch. She writes on fashion, lifestyle and all things that come with a hashtag.

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