Girls in Love

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Girls in Love is an ITV drama series based on the book of the same title (ISBN 0385408048), both created by UK author Jacqueline Wilson that follows the romantic thrills and spills of three teenage girls- Ellie, Magda and Nadine. The show has been running for two series, and has been dubbed by many as the pre-teens version of Sex and the City, exploring the some what weird and wonderful world of boys through the eyes of Ellie Allard, who is played by Olivia Hallinan. She is an artist, and usually portrays her life events in her big bulging sketchbook, which blends the show's live action with animation. She lives with her dad and his girlfriend,later wife, Anna, and her baby brother Eggs. Ellie has had two significant crushes in the course of the past two series- Russell (played by Adam Harvey), in series one, and Darius, from America, in series two (played by Alp Haydar).

Magda (played by Zaraah Abrahams) according to Ellie "goes through boys like I do through takeaway pizzas", she is quite a gossipy, bubbly sort of character, and had a brief fling with Darius in series two. And then there's Nadine (played by Amy Kwolek) who is a goth, and is a budding singer/songwriter but has always had a wildchild reputation about her.

The show has received some criticism from fans of the book, due to Ellie's appearance. In the book, she is a short, bespectacled, slightly overweight, frizzy haired girl, and some people feel that she should have been portrayed this way in the television show. Also, Magda in the television show has a darker complexion and dark hair, yet in the book, she is caucasian and her hair varies, going from what is described as a 'bottle blonde' bob, to mousey brown (her natural colour) and an unflattering cut, to bright red and a 'punky' hair style. The show has recently been released on DVD.