Speaker 1: Hey guys, welcome to I've never said this before with
Speaker 1: me Tommy di Dario. Today's guest is a Stockholm based
Speaker 1: singer and actor and his name is Omar Rudberg. Now Omar.
Speaker 1: He has a fascinating backstory, so get this. At just
Speaker 1: twenty five years old, he has already sold out arena
Speaker 1: shows in Sweden and tours here in America. At fourteen,
Speaker 1: he was the opening act for really, really small musicians
Speaker 1: who probably never heard of them, justin Bieber in one direction. Yeah,
Speaker 1: no big deal, right, And since then, while his career,
Speaker 1: it has skyrocketed. And today we are talking about a
Speaker 1: certain project that further shot him into global superstardom. And
Speaker 1: I've got two words for you, Young Royals. So Young
Speaker 1: Royals is a teen drama romance series on Netflix that
Speaker 1: follows the fictional Prince Wilhelm of Sweden and his romance
Speaker 1: with fellow student Simon Erickson, which of course is played
Speaker 1: by Omar, and all of the wild and messy, beautiful
Speaker 1: drama that their love story brings. It's a queer love
Speaker 1: story that has become one of the most important love
Speaker 1: stories in all of television, and that just goes to
Speaker 1: show you why it's been sitting at number one on
Speaker 1: the charts every single time a new season drops. It
Speaker 1: means so much to so many. But sadly, the love
Speaker 1: story is coming to an end with the final season
Speaker 1: that has just dropped out right now, I know, but
Speaker 1: this is an episode for all of the Young Royal
Speaker 1: fans out there. We're not gonna be spoiling anything, so
Speaker 1: don't worry about that. But what we are gonna do
Speaker 1: is we're gonna celebrate. We're gonna reflect back on Omar's
Speaker 1: journey throughout the series and deep dive into all things
Speaker 1: Young Royals to honor and celebrate an actor who means
Speaker 1: so much to so many. So let's see if today
Speaker 1: we can get Omar to say something that he has
Speaker 1: never said before. Oh oh, Mark, it's so good to
Speaker 1: see you, my friend. How are you?
Speaker 2: I'm good, thank you, I'm very good. I'm glad to
Speaker 2: see you too.
Speaker 1: Oh well, listen, I know that the world is celebrating
Speaker 1: and super excited because season three of Young Royals has dropped,
Speaker 1: But with that there's a lot of sadness because that
Speaker 1: means it is the final season of the show. So,
Speaker 1: first of all, how are you doing? Has it been
Speaker 1: a really emotional time for you.
Speaker 2: It has definitely been emotional. I've been going through it,
Speaker 2: but I think that I'm actually I'm very ready to
Speaker 2: let go a little and just let these characters in
Speaker 2: the series live on by itself. I mean, we've been
Speaker 2: working so hard on this season and on Young Royals
Speaker 2: overall for the last three years, so I think we're
Speaker 2: all kind of in the same boat where we feel
Speaker 2: like let them be, you know. I think everything great
Speaker 2: and everything good has an end. But it feels great.
Speaker 2: I mean, I'm happy that we actually got to do
Speaker 2: the last season and three seasons, so I'm very happy.
Speaker 2: I'm very proud.
Speaker 1: What was it like saying goodbye to your character on
Speaker 1: that last day of work. Was that a super weird
Speaker 1: kind of day for you?
Speaker 2: Oh my god, Yeah, it was very emotional. I couldn't
Speaker 2: really feel the difference between Simon's feeling on camera and
Speaker 2: my own feelings off camera. It was kind of the
Speaker 2: first time where like fiction and reality like kind of
Speaker 2: got together in some weird way because what we were
Speaker 2: saying in that last scene, for example, in the lake
Speaker 2: where because we shot the lake scene on our last
Speaker 2: shooting day, and what we're saying in that scene basically
Speaker 2: makes sense in real life as well, you know, like
Speaker 2: it's the end basically, And so that was kind of
Speaker 2: very hard because it was emotional and I couldn't really
Speaker 2: troll my feelings. But it was a very beautiful day,
Speaker 2: and yeah, we had such a great time together.
Speaker 1: When you look back at all of your work on
Speaker 1: this show, you have done such a phenomenal job creating
Speaker 1: a character that means so much to so many people.
Speaker 1: What are you the most proud of?
Speaker 2: Thank you? You know, what I'm proud of is that
Speaker 2: I put myself out there. I think I had never
Speaker 2: done anything like this. I didn't act, didn't know if
Speaker 2: I could act at the time, and I was afraid of,
Speaker 2: like what if I get in this whole thing and
Speaker 2: I forget my words, Like there's a lot of words
Speaker 2: you have to learn, like the script, Like what if
Speaker 2: I never learned the script? And I was like so
Speaker 2: afraid of so many things, And I was just like,
Speaker 2: you know, fuck it, Let's just do it, you know,
Speaker 2: let's just put myself out there and do everything that
Speaker 2: I got to be a part of this because I
Speaker 2: also believed in the story Leaved and everything about this
Speaker 2: and I was like, if I'm gonna be so sad
Speaker 2: and angry with myself if I don't do it, because
Speaker 2: I fell in love with it from the start, and
Speaker 2: so I'm just so so happy. I threw myself out
Speaker 2: there out of my comfort zone and I started acting
Speaker 2: out of the blue and like just did it.
Speaker 1: You know, Yeah, that must be an amazing feeling. And
Speaker 1: anything new is kind of scary, right, and you've conquered
Speaker 1: the music world, but this was something so different for you.
Speaker 1: Was there a moment where you were actually thinking about
Speaker 1: passing on this opportunity.
Speaker 2: No, never, never, not a single moment. I didn't do
Speaker 2: anything at the time. It was COVID and everything was
Speaker 2: shut down in like the studios and like music wise
Speaker 2: as well, Like everything was just shut down really and
Speaker 2: I didn't really have anything to do. I was like
Speaker 2: kind of depressed because I didn't really know what was
Speaker 2: going to happen to me in my life. What I
Speaker 2: was thinking the whole time was I'm going to be
Speaker 2: a part of the show and I'm going to be
Speaker 2: doing this or I'm gonna die, Like that was my
Speaker 2: two options, so very serious. But then I got in
Speaker 2: and I got to be a part of this and
Speaker 2: never ever thought of thinking like, nah, I don't want
Speaker 2: to do a second season, like none of that. Like
Speaker 2: I was, I've been obsessed with this whole thing, Like
Speaker 2: I'm one of the biggest fans of Young Royals, like
Speaker 2: fight me.
Speaker 1: I believe it. I believe it. It's why wouldn't you
Speaker 1: be It's such a beautiful show. If you were given
Speaker 1: the choice to do more seasons and carry on with
Speaker 1: the story, would you or do you kind of feel
Speaker 1: like the story has been told in its ending where
Speaker 1: it should end.
Speaker 2: I feel like the story has been told and it
Speaker 2: should end how it's ending, because I kind of agree
Speaker 2: with with Idmin and Lisa and all of the others
Speaker 2: about that, like if you would do more seasons, like
Speaker 2: what is it left to say? Like we've already said
Speaker 2: like most important things, and we've said so many great things,
Speaker 2: and you know we're sad things as well, and like
Speaker 2: we've said so many things during this whole show and
Speaker 2: the journey, and I feel like it wouldn't be what
Speaker 2: it is if we would keep going, like and keep
Speaker 2: doing like seasons, Like if you see other series out there,
Speaker 2: like when you do too many seasons, like at the
Speaker 2: end of the day. It's not the season that you
Speaker 2: saw the first time. I don't know, it's just the
Speaker 2: right thing to do, I feel like definitely. But you know,
Speaker 2: at the beginning, I was like, let's do a season
Speaker 2: four and a five. Let's go because I'm such a
Speaker 2: hyphe person and I always and I always and I
Speaker 2: also hate saying goodbyes to things like I I'm definitely
Speaker 2: a person that connects with something, and I feel like
Speaker 2: it's hard to like let stuff go, Like it takes
Speaker 2: time for me to let stuff go sometimes and sometimes not.
Speaker 2: Sometimes I'm like, true, but this was something that I've
Speaker 2: been holding on to this like so hard, and you know,
Speaker 2: it feels right definitely.
Speaker 1: How many times did you cry during the filming of
Speaker 1: season three?
Speaker 2: I don't know, maybe like six times, maybe six times.
Speaker 1: Yeah, Well, that means it meant so much to you.
Speaker 1: And watching you and EDVN throughout this this series has
Speaker 1: been magical for people. He of course is your co star,
Speaker 1: and watching your journey and the ups and the downs
Speaker 1: and the drama and the beautiful moments and everything has
Speaker 1: been thrilling for audiences. How has that friendship been over
Speaker 1: the years. Is that something so special for you.
Speaker 2: Me and Edwin. It's been very special. Like I'm happy
Speaker 2: that we clicked from the start because what we've been
Speaker 2: going through and everything that we've been through together, Like
Speaker 2: it would be so sad to do it yourself, like
Speaker 2: by yourself and no one to like have this whole
Speaker 2: do it together kind of thing. Like it's a different
Speaker 2: thing to do it together. And you know, we've been
Speaker 2: talking about everything that has happened to us, Like we
Speaker 2: text a lot, like randomly, like yo, this and this
Speaker 2: has happened, Like what the fuck? Like, oh, we're we
Speaker 2: did the violent show together. Like what if I would
Speaker 2: be there alone? Like I would die if I would
Speaker 2: do it alone. And so like it's very special to
Speaker 2: like just do it with someone, like going through something
Speaker 2: with someone that can relate like me and even we
Speaker 2: can really relate to each other, and we definitely help
Speaker 2: each other through stuff, and like we learn from each
Speaker 2: other and all of that. So it's been very special, definitely,
Speaker 2: And we we're definitely like brothers when we hang out,
Speaker 2: Like we we poke at each other and do crazy
Speaker 2: stuff together, and we sometimes get annoyed on each other,
Speaker 2: but it's all love, you know, it's we always have
Speaker 2: a good time together always, Like every time we see
Speaker 2: each other, we laugh and we talk about crazy stuff
Speaker 2: and you know secrets.
Speaker 1: Yeah, it's family, right, it's a brotherhood.
Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely, we have a great time together.
Speaker 1: So in the show, and I guess, without spoiling anything,
Speaker 1: in season three, is there a moment between the two
Speaker 1: of you that just makes you smile for your characters
Speaker 1: that you just loved playing around with?
Speaker 2: Oh my god, there's so many moments, Like it's so
Speaker 2: hard to choose.
Speaker 1: Like top one or two.
Speaker 2: Come on, I'll definitely say that the lake scene was
Speaker 2: very special. It was just a beautiful day. The lake
Speaker 2: was stunning, the sun was stunning, it was warm. It
Speaker 2: was very cold in the water though, but it was
Speaker 2: very warm in the sun, and it was emotional. It
Speaker 2: was beautiful like that day, That whole day in front
Speaker 2: of that lake was just dreamy, like it felt like
Speaker 2: a dream, like a like a like a real life
Speaker 2: movie almost, and it was just so beautiful. So I
Speaker 2: would definitely say the lake probably. I don't know, probably,
Speaker 2: Like the first kiss was also very special because it's
Speaker 2: very new and it was the first time we did
Speaker 2: like a kissing scene.
Speaker 1: Was that your first that was your first kissing scene
Speaker 1: on camera, right.
Speaker 2: Ah, yes, exactly, and it was just special.
Speaker 1: Thing is that weird? Is it weird to do a
Speaker 1: kissing scene on camera with a million people in a
Speaker 1: room watching you in a camera this close?
Speaker 2: I mean, like it was so weird because it was
Speaker 2: the first time. So that is why I'm saying, like
Speaker 2: the first scene was very special and very crazy experience.
Speaker 2: Also like the football scene where I like go and
Speaker 2: pick him up and he was like being like drunk
Speaker 2: and like it was just also just like a fun experience.
Speaker 1: It sounds like, without giving anything away, you're satisfied with
Speaker 1: how the show ended.
Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I do think that. I think it's the
Speaker 2: right ending. I had my heart and my trust in Lisa,
Speaker 2: and I really, you know, I knew that she was
Speaker 2: gonna put a great ending on it, and it was.
Speaker 2: It's a perfect ending. It's a perfect timing for an ending.
Speaker 2: It's beautiful and it's like emotional and it's love this
Speaker 2: series so much. I'm a huge fan.
Speaker 1: Oh well, we all are.
Speaker 2: We all are.
Speaker 1: When you think of Omar from season one to Omar
Speaker 1: from today, how would you say you've changed over all
Speaker 1: of those years. What I imagine is for the better.
Speaker 2: Oh yeah, definitely for the better. It's insane. I feel
Speaker 2: like I've been living a whole life from when we
Speaker 2: started till now. I cannot believe that we're actually sitting
Speaker 2: here and we're actually talking about this at the same time.
Speaker 2: It just kind of feel like it just started. Like
Speaker 2: I cannot believe that it's four years ago, like four
Speaker 2: years ago, Like it's insane, Like I can I cannot
Speaker 2: really take that in. But you know, I've changed a lot,
Speaker 2: like as a person, definitely for the better. I'm grown
Speaker 2: a little more grown. I have a little confidence boost
Speaker 2: from this whole journey, and also my insecurities I've kind
Speaker 2: of learned to handle them a little as well. And
Speaker 2: just like in general, like I just feel like I'm
Speaker 2: in a place in my life where I'm like more
Speaker 2: stable and I kind of know what I like and
Speaker 2: what I want and what I don't want and what
Speaker 2: I don't like, and like what I want to do. Like,
Speaker 2: I just feel like I'm grown, you know, like I'm
Speaker 2: twenty five, and it's definitely a difference. When I started
Speaker 2: Young Royals, I was in a place where I didn't
Speaker 2: know anything and I was very lost, but I was
Speaker 2: also happy when it all started because I got to
Speaker 2: know new friends and for example, Felicia Scene, the actress
Speaker 2: that play Stella and Young Royles. I got to know
Speaker 2: her and a lot of new friends and like this
Speaker 2: whole new space of creativity and like acting, like partying,
Speaker 2: but also like I just got so many new friends
Speaker 2: at the time, and we were like a little crew
Speaker 2: and we were hanging out and it was summer in
Speaker 2: Stockholm and Young Royals came up, and I was still
Speaker 2: kind of lost because it was COVID and I didn't
Speaker 2: have a job. I didn't know what to do with
Speaker 2: my life, so I was just hanging out with friends.
Speaker 2: And then like I don't know's I'm a whole different person,
Speaker 2: but I still have that Omar with me as well,
Speaker 2: Like I'm still I still have that in me, but
Speaker 2: I'm definitely grown. Well.
Speaker 1: I have to say, we chatted I think in the
Speaker 1: beginning of the pandemic, so that by now that was
Speaker 1: three four years ago, and I see it's insane, and
Speaker 1: I see such a different version of you. Even from
Speaker 1: that interview to today's conversation. You really seem like you've
Speaker 1: stepped into your confidence and it's such a cool thing.
Speaker 1: To see.
Speaker 2: Yeah, thank you so much, thank you.
Speaker 1: Is there something from the set aside from the hoodie?
Speaker 1: We all know about the hoodie that you grabbed right
Speaker 1: away when the show wrapped.
Speaker 2: I don't know if I'm gonna if I if I
Speaker 2: dare to say it, because I don't want them to
Speaker 2: want it back, but probably not. Probably they won't want
Speaker 2: it back. But I actually stole Simon's little lava lamp
Speaker 2: so that where he had next to his bed, like
Speaker 2: the one that like changed colors and like shifts. I
Speaker 2: actually have it like next to my bed. It's actually
Speaker 2: dead though, I have to change the batteries of that one.
Speaker 1: But that's a good choice. That's a good If I
Speaker 1: was gonna take something, you know what, I would want
Speaker 1: the lava lamp too. I like that.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's it was always on the frame like you
Speaker 2: always saw see one in his bed and they see
Speaker 2: the lights of the lava lamp. It's just beautiful. And
Speaker 2: I took that one. I literally stole it. Like I
Speaker 2: didn't say to anyone, and I knew it was the
Speaker 2: wrong thing to do, but I just no one was
Speaker 2: there and I was the scene's room, like kind of
Speaker 2: saying goodbye to see one in his room, and then
Speaker 2: I was like, I took it, no one, And I
Speaker 2: just took it, like I didn't give a damn. Like
Speaker 2: I was like, I'm going to bring something like are
Speaker 2: you kidding me? This whole room and you're and I
Speaker 2: cannot even bring a single thing like are you kidding?
Speaker 2: So I just took it. You know what.
Speaker 1: You were having an emotional breakdown and you took it,
Speaker 1: and I support it. I stand by that decision. That's
Speaker 1: awesome the show, you know, aside from the beautiful pieces
Speaker 1: on set that have so much meaning to you and
Speaker 1: the characters, I feel like music's another thing that has
Speaker 1: a lot of meaning throughout the show. When you now
Speaker 1: look back at Young Royals. Is there one song? I'm
Speaker 1: sure there are many, but I guess what's the top
Speaker 1: song that will always remind you of your time on
Speaker 1: that show?
Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, there's three I think of right now. Yeah,
Speaker 2: go ahead, dun dunna, dunt dun how's it going? Fucking?
Speaker 2: I don't know the lyrics, but that one bop it's
Speaker 2: really good. Also the start a revolution obviously, and also
Speaker 2: and you love me? Oh it's feeling guy? I love him,
Speaker 2: you know, that one from the second season. Love that
Speaker 2: one and that trailer is sickening. I think that's one
Speaker 2: of my favorite trailers of the show. Like I love
Speaker 2: the second season trailer with the music, it's just so amazing.
Speaker 1: Solid choices, solid choices. God, it's like you're a singer
Speaker 1: as well or something that just sounded so good. Those
Speaker 1: are awesome choices. Omar A part of the real and
Speaker 1: why I love this show so much is because of
Speaker 1: what it's done for an entire community of people, and
Speaker 1: the queer community holds this show so close to their hearts,
Speaker 1: and it really is one of these forms of representation
Speaker 1: that exists that I wish I had growing up and
Speaker 1: I didn't have it. And it's such a beautiful story.
Speaker 1: That's what I love about it. It's a beautiful story.
Speaker 1: So how does it feel meaning so much to an
Speaker 1: entire community of people, to the queer community because you
Speaker 1: were in a show and brought a character to life
Speaker 1: that makes them feel so seen.
Speaker 2: Well, I definitely agree with you. I wish that I
Speaker 2: had Young Royals when I was a kid because it
Speaker 2: would change my life. I think, like, if I would
Speaker 2: have Young Royals when I was a kid, I think
Speaker 2: it would definitely move me. Then it did. Like the
Speaker 2: craziest part is that I'm a part of the show
Speaker 2: and it literally moved me anyways, Like even though I'm
Speaker 2: not a kid watching it or a teenager, i still
Speaker 2: feel it. And even though I know everything that is
Speaker 2: happening before I see it, like I feel it while
Speaker 2: creating it. And so I'm just it's such an honor,
Speaker 2: like for real, like there's no other word to describe it,
Speaker 2: Like it's an honor to be a part of something
Speaker 2: like this and being a part of something that really
Speaker 2: means so much for people around the world, and it
Speaker 2: means so much to me as well personally. I Young
Speaker 2: Girls moves me and changed me as a person. And
Speaker 2: I'm just it's just an honor, and I'm a lucky, lucky,
Speaker 2: lucky man that got to be a part of something
Speaker 2: this amazing and great, and I'm just so thankful and grateful.
Speaker 1: That's very beautifully said. I imagine hearing that on your
Speaker 1: shoulders throughout all the years is rewarding and beautiful and amazing, because,
Speaker 1: as you said, you know what it means to so
Speaker 1: many people. But did you also ever feel kind of
Speaker 1: the pressure of having to do everything right and to
Speaker 1: make the people who hold the show so close feel
Speaker 1: like it's all being portrayed in the right ways. Like
Speaker 1: how do you deal with that knowing that you exploded
Speaker 1: from the show and you have all this fandom and
Speaker 1: it's a storyline that is really sensitive and delicate, Yet
Speaker 1: you still got to go to work and do your job.
Speaker 1: Like did that ever get in the way for you?
Speaker 2: Yes? Yes. When we were gonna do the first season,
Speaker 2: my thoughts were like, because I knew people were gonna
Speaker 2: love this series. I knew people were gonna love the
Speaker 2: storyline because I was so in love and I was like, Yo,
Speaker 2: this is the greatest shit I've ever fucking read. But
Speaker 2: I was like, this is gonna blow, Like this is
Speaker 2: gonna be amazing. The only thing though, when I started
Speaker 2: doing the first season was like, are people gonna think
Speaker 2: I'm good? Though? Like, are people gonna buy what I'm
Speaker 2: trying to say, like through my character and like how
Speaker 2: I'm going to play him? Are people going to like
Speaker 2: enjoy that and see that and buy it? Like, oh, yes, yes,
Speaker 2: I see Simon, know what I mean? I was very nervous,
Speaker 2: and I was also very nervous because I was an
Speaker 2: artist and I am an artist and didn't do any
Speaker 2: acting before that, and I was just scared that people
Speaker 2: would just say, you know, go back to music, don't
Speaker 2: ever do this again, like stuff like that. I was
Speaker 2: scared of not taking me seriously kind of thing, like
Speaker 2: I thought I was scared that people would just like eh.
Speaker 2: But then for the second season, it was more like
Speaker 2: it was a success and people actually liked my acting
Speaker 2: and they liked what I did, and so then I
Speaker 2: kind of like, well, I have to do it even
Speaker 2: better this time and not like don't go underneath that,
Speaker 2: like that's the level I'm going for now, So I'm
Speaker 2: gonna do it like I did or even better. And
Speaker 2: obviously I was like this is gonna be even better,
Speaker 2: like I'm gonna do it even better this time. And
Speaker 2: also I felt like the chemistry between me and Edwin,
Speaker 2: like people loved it so much on the first season,
Speaker 2: and I remember talking to him like, Yo, we have
Speaker 2: to fuck this shit up. Sorry for I love it,
Speaker 2: but we have to make it so good because like
Speaker 2: we're doing the second season and people loved what they
Speaker 2: saw in the first one, like we have to do this,
Speaker 2: like we have to make it even better. This time.
Speaker 2: But I was also so confident in like having that
Speaker 2: energy like we have to do this, you know, instead
Speaker 2: of like, oh, we I'm scared, Like oh, Like it
Speaker 2: was more like, oh, let's push it even more, you know.
Speaker 2: But yeah, definitely got to us sometimes like oh damn,
Speaker 2: we have to do this right, like, oh, you know,
Speaker 2: stuff like that. But together we really made it work
Speaker 2: and we had fun and we never took it too seriously.
Speaker 2: But definitely doing the first season and the second season
Speaker 2: it was scary, but the third it was more like,
Speaker 2: we got this. Let's have fun with this. It's a
Speaker 2: beauty full story, Like let's just do what we love
Speaker 2: to do and what we do best, and we do
Speaker 2: it together. And I feel like the third season was
Speaker 2: the easiest one to shoot because we were like, we
Speaker 2: got this, you know, when people love this and this
Speaker 2: is a great storyline, let's do this.
Speaker 1: Does that mean the third season was your favorite one
Speaker 1: out of all three?
Speaker 2: I cannot tell you, Like it's picking a child, like
Speaker 2: you cannot like the first season, even though it was scary,
Speaker 2: the greatest thing I've ever done in my life, but
Speaker 2: the third was also the greatest thing I've ever done
Speaker 2: in my life. Like all of them were great, you know,
Speaker 2: so I cannot choose. It was just different feelings for
Speaker 2: every season. The first season was the first time, so
Speaker 2: it was so special. The second season, the feeling changed
Speaker 2: because we've done it once, we're gonna do it again,
Speaker 2: like it has to be good, but like you know,
Speaker 2: it was kind of like more of like a battle feeling.
Speaker 2: And then like third was just like let's just enjoy,
Speaker 2: you know. So it was just different feelings to them.
Speaker 1: Well, people want a fourth, a fifth, one hundredth or
Speaker 1: two hundredth I'm sure you're already seeing all over social
Speaker 1: media people asking you for a spin off, right, have
Speaker 1: you seen that yet?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I've seen it. I've seen it.
Speaker 1: I'm sure I've seen it everywhere, and you're probably like,
Speaker 1: let's give the character a minute, right.
Speaker 2: I know. Like the first time when I saw that,
Speaker 2: I was like, tell the Netflix, Tell Netflix. But then
Speaker 2: I was now I'm kind of like, you know what,
Speaker 2: I'm like turning twenty six, Like should I play sixteen? Still?
Speaker 2: Like maybe?
Speaker 1: Like what about a time jump?
Speaker 2: I mean, why not? But still I don't look like
Speaker 2: I'm super old, Like I don't know, maybe I could
Speaker 2: play like Simon after graduation and he starts to work
Speaker 2: and have a job and moves out of his mom's house,
Speaker 2: then maybe we can talk about it.
Speaker 1: Anything can happen, So we'll see what excites you for
Speaker 1: the future. What do you want to do next.
Speaker 2: I'm actually going full on music next. I'm about to
Speaker 2: sign my first record deal with an American label.
Speaker 1: Congratulations, man, thank you so much.
Speaker 2: And that is a huge thing. It's a huge label,
Speaker 2: and we are planning on releasing a lot of music.
Speaker 2: So I'm working on a lot, a lot of new
Speaker 2: music and we're going to release very very soon. And
Speaker 2: I did my first show like two weeks ago. It
Speaker 2: was like one eight hundred people in the crowd and
Speaker 2: it was just completely sold out, and it was like
Speaker 2: one of my best nights ever, like one of the
Speaker 2: best nights of my life. And I want to do
Speaker 2: it over and over again. And in my heart, I'm
Speaker 2: an artist and I want to do music and i
Speaker 2: want to sing. So that's definitely what I'm doing now
Speaker 2: in the future. But then you know, we'll see, Like
Speaker 2: I'm not going to leave the film industry, like I
Speaker 2: love making films and acting, and so we'll see what
Speaker 2: comes up. But for now, definitely music.
Speaker 1: So does that mean we're finally going to get red Light?
Speaker 2: Yes, Yes, it's on the way. It's on the way
Speaker 2: soon soon. We're working on it. We're working on it,
Speaker 2: but very soon, and that's going to be the first
Speaker 2: release of this year. And it's going to sound a
Speaker 2: little different the studio version from what I did at
Speaker 2: Circus at my show, it was a live version of
Speaker 2: red Light. But I do think people are going to
Speaker 2: enjoy it, and I feel like it marks like a
Speaker 2: new era for me music wise and artists wise, because
Speaker 2: you know, I'm having a new team in an American label,
Speaker 2: So it's like a whole new like era for me
Speaker 2: as an artist, and I'm very happy about it.
Speaker 1: That's so deserved. You're such a talent, and I know
Speaker 1: people are gonna want lots and lots of content from you,
Speaker 1: especially with the show ending. They're going to need some music.
Speaker 1: They're gonna need all of it. When you think of
Speaker 1: the fandom, the beautiful, amazing fandom who shows nothing but
Speaker 1: love for all of you guys, what do they mean
Speaker 1: to you? What do you want to say to them?
Speaker 2: Thank you for being loud, thank you for doing free
Speaker 2: promo for young Royals and making it top the charts,
Speaker 2: and thank you so much for you know, existing and
Speaker 2: keeping the LGBTQ community alive, and you know, thank you
Speaker 2: so much for the support, and thank you so much
Speaker 2: for being yourselves, and thank you so much for supporting
Speaker 2: us and the series and this whole love story that
Speaker 2: is so important for people to hear about and see,
Speaker 2: you know, and to talk about. Thank you so much
Speaker 2: for fighting for all of us and for believing in
Speaker 2: love and for fighting for love. And yeah, we're forever
Speaker 2: grateful for you, guys, and this wouldn't be what it
Speaker 2: is without you, So cheers to you.
Speaker 1: I'm not the one saying goodbye to a show or character,
Speaker 1: but you're making me feel emotional over here. Damn it, Omar.
Speaker 1: That was so well said. Thank you for sharing that.
Speaker 1: And as we kind of wrap up, the name of
Speaker 1: the show is, I've never said this before, and I'm wondering,
Speaker 1: is there anything that you can think of that you've
Speaker 1: never shared, whether it's silly or deep or anything that
Speaker 1: comes to mind?
Speaker 2: Oh my god, Well, maybe one thing that just came
Speaker 2: up is that people might be sad about the show
Speaker 2: ending and not seeing me and Edving acting together. Anymore
Speaker 2: or working together anymore. But you know what, me and
Speaker 2: Edrin are going to do some stuff together in the future.
Speaker 2: We are working on something that is a little secret.
Speaker 2: But stay tuned because you'll see me and Ving do
Speaker 2: stuff together in the future. And it's not completely over
Speaker 2: so and we're definitely obviously going to be friends still,
Speaker 2: but like working together, not completely over yet.
Speaker 1: Ooh, that is quite the tease. I see what you
Speaker 1: did there, I see what you did all right, Well,
Speaker 1: we will eagerly be awaiting that. I can't say it enough.
Speaker 1: Thank you for everything you've done with your art and
Speaker 1: for an entire community of people that just feel so
Speaker 1: touched by a show, a show that's gone global and
Speaker 1: you know that started off maybe seemingly small and has
Speaker 1: grown into something so incredibly big. And I think that
Speaker 1: you're going to forever have a legacy in the entertainment
Speaker 1: space as being a part of a show that truly
Speaker 1: makes so many people feel so important and so valued
Speaker 1: and so so seen. So for real, from the bottom
Speaker 1: of my heart, congratulations to you. I hope you soak
Speaker 1: in all those accomplishments.
Speaker 2: Oh, thank you so much.
Speaker 1: Thank you, I mean ed And I'm going to be
Speaker 1: chatting with the creator Lisa, and for everybody listening, that
Speaker 1: episode is going to be full of spoiler fun. We're
Speaker 1: going to launch out a little bit later in April,
Speaker 1: so we'll give people time to watch the show today.
Speaker 1: I wanted to make sure to just talk about the
Speaker 1: reflections in general and really give people a proper farewell
Speaker 1: to your character and your work on the show. But
Speaker 1: my conversation with Lisa will be quite spoiler full, so
Speaker 1: everybody look out for that. And Omar, I can't wait
Speaker 1: to chat with you when you're doing something cool next again.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I cannot wait.
Speaker 1: Well, thank you, thank you, thank you for joining the show.
Speaker 1: Congratulations and have a great final season.
Speaker 2: Thank you for having me. Thank you.
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