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What sort of reaction have you had to the fourth series?

"It's been a good reaction so far. People warmed to the characters last year and that was a big part of the challenge. We put out the first episode and it got a bit of flak because it had a hard job to do - Skins was a series with all these well-loved characters and then we charged in! We had to be introduced and then we could tell stories. This series, people know the characters and you're back where you started. We're now in a similar position to the last cast in series two. On the whole, people have been happy about this series."

What did you think of last week's Freddie-centric episode?
"I thought it was amazing - really good. It was a brilliant piece of television and a standout from the series so far. It was dark, which fits with the series as a whole, but it was a good story - brilliantly written, brilliantly acted, well filmed and very well-received. It was a really solid episode - it wasn't too weird to be unbelievable."

Are you nervous about following that one?
"A bit nervous, but my episode is very different. I hope people will understand that and accept it for what it is. It is completely different to what we've just seen - it's not depressing and it's quite separate from the rest of the storylines in the show. It's appropriate for JJ: he's happy at the moment, and my episode should explain why! He's moved away from the three musketeers and he's found his own niche at the moment."

He gets a girlfriend, doesn't he? What can you tell us about her?
"She's called Lara and she works in the same place that he does and she's a very weird character, in her own way. She's genuine and nice and as far as JJ can see, she's everything that he would want in a girl."

How many episodes is she sticking around for?
"I'm not sure that I'm allowed to tell you!"

This is Skins, so I assume he's gonna have his heart broken?
"Sort of! There's certainly some trials and tribulations, and certainly nothing comes for free - especially not for a character like JJ. There are always compromises to make and challenges to overcome and this of course is no exception! Why the hell should he get to meet the perfect girl and just be with her?!"

There's a theory that his girlfriend will turn out to be a figment of his imagination. What do you think to that?
"I think that's a brilliant storyline! It certainly could happen. I don't know whether I can dispel that! I don't think she is, but I would love to see an episode like that - that would be really cool actually. She's not, but his imagination is definitely overactive. His mind does definitely affect the relationship he has with her. He's gonna find it quite difficult to be totally at ease throughout the episode."

Since you're all off to pastures new at the end of the series, does that mean it's likely someone will be killed off?
"I don't know... I couldn't say! I think it would just bring back ideas of the first cast and Chris dying, so I think it would be foolish to do something like that again. You're limited to the amount of stories that exist, but you have to be careful that you don't repeat."

Is the final episode a good conclusion for the series?
"It wraps up everyone's storylines very nicely. When we first met all of these characters had a lot of learning to do, but by the end they've come full circle. They're well-rounded people who've learned lessons and you'll see them completed as characters. The audience knows we're not going to be in series five and six so the writers have played to it a bit."

Is there anything that wasn't done with JJ that you would have liked to see explored?
"That's a great question! But no, I don't think so. Looking solely at JJ's story, it covers everything that a character like that would do in those situations. I think by the end of the series, every base is touched in the story of JJ. I'm happy with how he's turned out - he's almost become a friend that I know now!"

Source: digitalspy.co.uk

Kaya Scodelario and Jack O'Connell have said that they are still good friends despite the end of their real life relationship

The pair, who play Effy Stonem and James Cook in E4 teen drama Skins, dated during the filming of the third series of the show but split up last year.

Scodelario told Heat: "He was very romantic... Me and Jack went out about a year-and-a-half ago and had a really good year together.

"We broke up in June and it was really friendly and I didn't meet my current boyfriend [Shameless star] Elliott [Tittensor] until the end of September, so no paths crossed at all.

"If you spend a year of your life with someone, you still care about them a lot and I didn't want to upset Jack in any way and I hope he feels the same about me."

When asked if the split was awkward, O'Connell replied: "It wasn't, man. And from an ex's point of view I'd rather Kaya go out someone I consider to be a decent fella, rather than some random. I think it would take a lot for it to be awkward between us."

Source: digitalspy.co.uk

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Nicholas Hoult will be at the 3rd annual BFI Future Film Festival at the BFI Southbank.

There will be a Q&A session with Nicholas Hoult, and a viewing of one of his favourite films (What's Eating Gilbert Grape). This will be happening on Saturday 6th at 12-3pm.

There's also two casting workshops on the Saturday with Jane Ripley. These booked up extrememly quickly but people may drop out so they're still taking reserve bookings.

You can make a booking here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blast/176795

Skins returned with nearly 1 million viewers on E4 last night, Thursday 28 January, easily outdoing the return of Secret Diary of a Call Girl on ITV2.

The start of the fourth series of E4's teen drama attracted 938,000 viewers in the 10pm hour, a 5.1% share of the multichannel audience. A further 164,000 watched an hour later on catchup service E4 +1, according to unofficial overnight ratings.

Source: guardian.co.uk

Jack O'Connell has revealed that he is unfazed by filming sex scenes for Skins.

However, the 20-year-old actor - Cook in the E4 teen drama - told DS that he feels sorry for the makeup crew who have to draw his alter ego's tattoo on his bottom.

"I'm not very prone to humiliation on that front," he said. "We've all got one, haven't we? Depending what gender!

"Especially when it's decorated in that manner - I don't feel like people are looking at my bum, they're looking at the detail on it. But because that doesn't exist, it means Cook keeps his trousers on because makeup have to tattoo my arse!"

He added: "I don't know how appealing a task that sounds for a middle-aged woman of such professionalism! It won't add no spring in her step!"

Source: digitalspy.co.uk