Supermodel Bella Hadid will join the cast of the third season of the Emmy nominated comedy series “Ramy.”
Hadid, shared the news on her Instagram. She captioned the post saying “AKA the local backgammon tournament. Best cast , best crew, best show. Honored & excited,” Hadid, 25, captioned the post. “Yallaaaa @ramy. If you haven’t watched the first two seasons…. go. Run. Now.”
The story of the series is about Ramy, the son of Egyptian immigrants who begins a spiritual journey as he questions his identity and finds himself divided between his Muslim community and his friends who see endless possibilities.
Hadid is the daughter of real estate developer Mohamed Hadid and “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum Yolanda Hadid. She has Muslim and Palestinian roots in her family, and is regularly outspoken in support of both communities.
Ramy first told the magazine that the script is one of “weirdest scripts we’ve ever written, and that says a lot.”
Bella then added that “People probably thought that my first acting job would be something super sensual and sexy”, but according to her, she’s not. She’s actually a “weirdo”.
“I was like, this is perfect,” she says. “We hadn’t even met before, but I had a feeling it was gonna be kismet…people will meet me and think, ‘Oh, I thought you were a bitch. Or I thought you were mean’, I’m like, ‘This other person that you saw on a magazine cover: no soul, no nothing? It’s just an armor.’”
Bella also opened up about how her character doesn’t shy away from her religion or her heritage, as the show actually examines what it means to be Muslim in America.
Ramy season three will stream on Hulu later this year.
