If there’s one thing DEGRASSI has taught us over the years, it’s that gone means anything but forgotten. So while Fiona may have left both New York City and abusive beau Bobby behind, she’ll soon find out that like a bad penny, you can’t keep a good villain from turning up again… usually when you least expect it. ??In other words, expect Bobby Beckonridge — the kind of troubled teen who would make BEVERLY HILLS 90210’s Dylan Walsh look like SAVED BY THE BELL’s Screech — to show up at Canada’s most popular high school before too long.
Lucky for this TV Addict, Bobby’s portrayer, Ben Lewis, is nothing like the abusive boyfriend he plays on the wildly-addictive teen sudser. In fact, it turns out he’s a downright nice guy who was thrilled — and maybe even a little surprised — to finally land a role on the show that has become something of a right of passage for young Canadian thespians.
“I was starting to have a bit of a complex about it, because I had auditioned several times and had been close, but didn’t walk away with a part,” admits the affable actor who was kind enough to take some time during the opening night party for the premiere of “Love, Loss, and What I Wore” to talk chat about his new gig. “Then this character came along! I was originally told they wanted somebody younger. But after the first round of auditions, they didn’t find anybody, so I got another call.”