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Geek Girl season 2 confirms Strictly Come Dancing icon as new cast member

The teen series about a model on the rise will have a new star addition.

Harriet lying on her bed

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Published: Wednesday, 16 July 2025 at 5:21 pm

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Geek Girl season 2 is officially in production – with an all-singing all-dancing new member of the cast.

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Layton Williams, who is known for his roles in Bad Education, West End show Cabaret and for competing in Strictly Come Dancing, will be joining Em Carey and co in a new role.

He will be starring as Onassis, who becomes part of Harriet Manners's awkward world of modelling and juggling school work.

Currently, little is known about his role, but filming has now officially commenced in London, with new photos of the cast's first readthrough being shared by the team.

Layton Williams is sitting at a roundtable with a script in his hand, he is smiling at the camera and wearing a bright yellow jumper

Layton Williams. DDA

Carey – who plays school-nerd-turned-supermodel Harriet – was seen in a dogtooth suit and shaved blonde hair as they posed with their thumbs up next to co-star Liam Woodrum.

Little is currently known about the upcoming season of Geek Girl, which is based on the smash-hit young adult novel by Holly Smale.

After a high school trip to London Fashion Week turned the socially awkward Harriet's life upside down, we've already seen her struggle to battle with romance, modelling frenemies, and how cutthroat the industry can be.

Despite this, Harriet ended the first season with a newfound sense of confidence, which was aided by fellow model Nick Park (Woodrum), her agent Wilbur Evans (Emmanuel Imani) and her supportive parents.

Non-binary actor Em Carey poses in a dogtooth suit with a shaved blonde head at a table read alongside Liam Woodrum, who has long, shaggy brown hair and wearing a blue chequered shirt. Both are looking at the camera and are leaned into each other with their thumbs up

Em Carey and Liam Woodrum. DDA

Expect more drama for poor Harriet in season 2, as the world of modelling becomes increasingly demanding for her – as does the school work she loves so much.

But if it's anything like the first, at least she'll be able to tackle it with a killer soundtrack while she goes!

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Tilly PearceFreelance Writer

Tilly Pearce is a freelance TV journalist whose coverage ranges from reality shows like Love Is Blind to sci-fi shows like Fallout. She is an NCTJ Gold Standard accredited journalist, who has previously worked as Deputy TV Editor (maternity cover) at Digital Spy, and Deputy TV & Showbiz Editor at Daily Express US.

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