Noah Valentine on ensuring he 'does justice' to Preston Walter's bulimia storyline | BBC Sounds

Adam Thomas (Donte Charles) and Priyasasha Kumari (Samia Choudhry) find out from Noah Valentine what it's like to play 'popular but troubled' Waterloo Road's, Preston Walters and how he prepared for the role and his bulimia storyline.
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Noah Valentine on ensuring he 'does justice' to Preston Walter's bulimia storyline | BBC Sounds
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[@anthonynettleton8346]

Noah you are amazing .. season 11 I think everyone who watched it loved ya as your so relatable to just about every lad that been to school.. season 12 only got to episode 2 however u are amazingly talented at acting so different to your actual life.. so glad your being so humble too .. keep going bro

[@GG-yb3gs]

So far really disappointed in the writers for series 13. The bulimia storyline had been done so well up until that point. Just once, I wish a show would portray how hard recovery is. All we know is he was off school for a while, struggles to adjust to coming back for about a day, then is seemingly fine, states that he doesn't want to binge any more and is described as having "overcome" his eating disorder. Recovery is a LONG process. Where are the agonising mealtimes? The body image struggles and weight changes? The meal plans that make you feel like your whole life is being controlled by someone else? What about dealing with people's assumptions that just because you're in therapy and eating, that you're "all better", when actually inside you've never felt worse and every day is a battle between you, your brain and everyone around you. People assuming that you aren't trying when you inevitably slip up. We aren't even aware of him going to therapy! A heart attack may be a wake up call, but it's not a magic fix for a serious psychological disorder and the writers missed a huge opportunity for some interesting drama and to raise awareness of what actually happens when recovery starts, rather than perpetuating the quite damaging idea that recovery is simple, easy and basically a one off choice rather than a choice you have to make every day for the rest of your life.

[@lmao-ok2pd]

I agreeee 1000%

[@shymike]

God he's fit

[@carolinethomas1747]

Go dad