Olly Alexander on advice Russell T Davies gave him on It’s A Sin and show’s legacy (EXCLUSIVE)

Olly Alexander in a shoot from his new Attitude cover shoot (Image: El Hardwick)

Olly Alexander has spoken about his time working on the heartwrenching AIDS crisis drama It’s A Sin and the advice showrunner Russell T Davies gave him whilst filming.

Speaking exclusively to Attitude behind the scenes of his cover shoot for our latest issue, Alexander recalled his experience working with the Doctor Who and Queer As Folk writer on the hit Channel 4 show in 2021.

When asked about how he prepared for the show, Alexander said: “I read a lot of stuff, I read some Derek Jarman diaries. We had a lot of people, like Russell T Davies who was the writer and other people who were in the show, who lived through the 80s and

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