{"id":70099,"date":"2025-04-18T16:25:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T20:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=70099"},"modified":"2025-04-30T16:27:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:27:18","slug":"bella-ramsey-shares-one-question-that-theyre-sick-of-being-asked-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/bella-ramsey-shares-one-question-that-theyre-sick-of-being-asked-about\/70099\/","title":{"rendered":"Bella Ramsey shares one question that they\u2019re \u2018sick\u2019 of being asked about"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"72\">Bella Ramsey has made it clear: they\u2019re officially over <em data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"62\">that<\/em> question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"468\">While promoting the highly anticipated second season of <em data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"146\">The Last of Us<\/em>, the 21-year-old star shared with iHeart Radio that they\u2019re exhausted from being repeatedly asked how they \u201cprepared\u201d to play an older version of Ellie, their character on the HBO hit. The inquiry has become so common on their three-week press tour that Ramsey couldn\u2019t help but express a bit of lighthearted frustration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"811\">\u201cThe most common question is, \u2018Ellie was 14 in the first season and now she\u2019s 19 \u2014 how did you prepare to portray an older version of her?\u2019\u201d Ramsey recounted. But for the Emmy-nominated actor, the answer is refreshingly simple \u2014 and somewhat anticlimactic. \u201cI\u2019ve got nothing to say to you,\u201d they admitted bluntly. \u201cWe\u2019ve both just grown up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"1255\">Ramsey emphasized that both they and Ellie have matured naturally over time, so embodying a five-year-older version of the character didn\u2019t require some dramatic transformation. The sentiment underscores a kind of authenticity in Ramsey\u2019s approach \u2014 one that reflects lived experience rather than forced technique. Still, Ramsey jokingly added, \u201cNo offense to everyone asking that question, but that\u2019s the question I am a little bit sick of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1257\" data-end=\"1557\">Despite that weariness, Ramsey didn\u2019t coast into season two without preparation. According to <em data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1375\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>, they spent several months physically training \u2014 including jiu-jitsu, boxing, and weightlifting \u2014 to match Ellie\u2019s hardened, post-Jackson persona in the latest chapter of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1977\">Season two, which premiered on April 13, 2025, picks up five years after the events of the first season and continues the deeply emotional, violent, and complex narrative from <em data-start=\"1735\" data-end=\"1759\">The Last of Us Part II<\/em>, the acclaimed video game by Naughty Dog. Ramsey returns alongside Pedro Pascal\u2019s Joel (at least for the early episodes), with a supporting cast including Isabela Merced, Gabriel Luna, Ariela Barer, and Rutina Wesley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"2187\">The show remains a massive cultural force, and fan anticipation for each Sunday\u2019s episode is higher than ever. Still, if Ramsey had one request for future interviews, it might be: ask literally anything else.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2189\" data-end=\"2291\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bella Ramsey has made it clear: they\u2019re officially over that question. 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