I didn't think I would because when I read the script, I was like, "God, this is so good and it's so of the moment." It just felt out of my reach. TV: What initially struck you about Love, Simon when you first learned about it?ĬM: Before I what this could mean for the culture, for young gay kids or for my high school self, first and foremost I was just trying to book it. ![]() Through that one experience, I booked my first agent. You'll get a break." To my parents, she like, "You guys will get a break from having to take care of him for the summer and I'll get to watch him." I went there and I just fell in love with it. ![]() She was just sort of like, "I think you'd really like it. I went to a performing arts camp per the suggestion of my older cousin, who's now a film producer in New York. While this scenario occurs in Simon's imagination, her mother's comment is based in truth, as it's later revealed in Leah on the Offbeat, that Abby is in fact not straight, and subsequently gets her non-straightness from her dad's side of the family, as her paternal aunts Nadine and Patricia (introduced in The Upside of Unrequited), are gay and bisexual respectively.Clark Moore: I started acting when I was seven in Atlanta.During Simon's imagined scenarios where all of his friends come out as straight to their families, Abby tells her mother "I like men." to which her mother responds "You get that from your daddy's side." The film implies that her father is gay, bisexual, or pansexual, which lead to her parents' divorce.Her brother is never mentioned in the movie, making it seem as if she is an only-child.Love, Creekwood To be added Adaptations Love, Simon To be added They are discovered by Simon and Bram, and both of them come out to the couple as bisexual and that they are dating.Īfter graduation, Abby and Leah live together as roommates and girlfriends at college. However, Abby ends up convincing her, and they agree to date, kissing each other at prom. Abby then confesses her romantic feelings for Leah, but Leah doesn't want to potentially hurt their other friends with their new relationship, or indulge in high school clichés. Abby later arranges to talk with Leah and tells her that she came out to her cousins as "lowkey bisexual." This irritates Leah somewhat, as she thinks that Abby isn't ready to own up to her identity.Ībby and Nick attend prom together, but as friends rather than romantic dates, and he starts dancing with Taylor Metternich. Abby explains that she wants to experiment as she has had crushes on other girls, but Leah reveals that she has known she is bisexual for years. When they are on campus, Abby kisses Leah, which shocks her friend. Nick and Abby break up over going to different colleges and Abby not wanting to commit to a long-term relationship, though she later admits that she was just searching for an excuse as she felt that their relationship had lost its spark.Ībby and Leah visit Athens, GA, staying with one of Abby's distant family friends named Caitlin. Abby also applies for Georgia State and is accepted, and wants to tour the campus with Leah. The Homo Sapiens Agenda To be added The Upside of Unrequited Ībby makes a few small appearances in the novel, mainly having conversations via phone call, text, and Skype with her cousins, Cassie and Molly and their friend OliviaĪbby is dating Nick, and the couple are ready to attend prom together in their senior year. She also made friendship bracelets with Molly Peskin-Suso in her spare time.īooks Simon vs. ![]() When she lived in DC she would often go to night clubs with her cousin Cassie Peskin-Suso and their friend Olivia. She is outgoing, sporty, smart, and sweet to everyone. She is said to have very defined cheekbones.Ībby has a very bubbly personality. She has dark brown skin, dark brown eyes, and short black hair. In the movie Love, Simon, Abby is portrayed by Alexandra Shipp.
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