i-D Meets: Will Gao

i-D Meets, Chinese-british actor and musician Will Gao, known for his role as Tao Xu, the lovable yet outspoken teen from Netflix’s hit show Heartstopper. As we join Will and his dog Jesse in South London, he discusses everything from his dream collaborator to a childhood spent performing in his parents' living room to British classics, The Beatles and Abba. Today his stage has significantly grown, not just to the live audiences at gigs with his band Wasia project, formed alongside his sister Olivia, but also to the millions that streamed Heartstopper to watch his character's relationship with Elle blossom throughout each episode. “It really helped people discover themselves”, he tells i-D, touching on why it is important to him that this community is celebrated on screen. 00:00 - 00:19 - Intro 00:20 - 01:20 - Family 01:21 - 01:52 - Education 01:53 - 02:32 - Representation in the industry 02:33 - 03:44 - Opera and acting 03:45 - 04:24 - Good advice 04:25 - 05:00 - Scariest moment 05:01 - 05:58 - LGBT community 05:59 - 06:20 - Modelling 06:21 - 06:54 - From Beijing to London 06:55 - 07:20 - Chinese food 07:21 - 08:22 - Wasia Project 08:23 - 08:48 - Music inspirations 08:49 - 09:13 - Yin and Yang 09:14 - 09:51 - Challenges 09:52 - 10:24 - Dream Collab 10:25 - 10:54 - Embracing social media 10:55 - 11:08 - Music and acting 11:09 - 11:42 - Jessie --- i-D celebrates fashion, culture, individuality and youth. Our channel highlights unique and diverse perspectives to allow for more inclusivity within fashion and youth culture. i-D offers access to the most inspiring names in fashion and explores everything from high-end couture to underground style scenes. Subscribe to i-D for more: www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ISPZsMaBi5... Follow i-D: YouTube http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-iD Instagram:   / i_d   Twitter   / i_d   Facebook:   / idmagazineof.  . Pinterest:   / i_d   Tumblr:   / i-donline   Soundcloud:   / i-d-online-1   More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos