Netflix's leading female characters send letters to their younger selves
LONDON -- Hindsight can be a wonderful thing.
But, there are moments in life when a little foresight, knowledge and advice from our future selves wouldn't go amiss.
The knowledge that you will mess things up, that you're better looking than you think you are, that things will get better -- these are just a few of the things that many of us wish we had known when we were younger.
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Netflix has created a series of such missives written from the point of view of its most iconic female protagonists, including Queen Elizabeth II (The Crown), Sophia Burset (Orange is the New Black), Jessica Jones and Chelsea Handler.
The letters, which are part of a Netflix marketing campaign created by the team behind The Crown, are designed to highlight the diverse characters and "the real-life challenges and issues modern women face every day".
Queen Elizabeth II
"Use your grace, even when you stumble. Always know who you are, and you will never be afraid of the truth. And the stronger your resolve, the easier it will be for people to believe in you."
Sophia Burset
"You are not alone. You stand with anyone who's ever questioned or doubted who they really were."
Jessica Jones
"Your greatest weakness is that you occasionally give a damn."
Chelsea Handler
"Tell your mother you love her."
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Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
