A long time hum??? Well, here are some new promo pics that we´ve never seen before. They´re part of the promotion to Skins in New Zealand.

According to digital Spy and Jamie Brittain´s twitter, Jamie is leaving the production of Skins.

"Jamie Brittain has confirmed that he has decided to stop working on the television show Skins.

Brittain, who created the drama with his father Bryan Elsley, announced on Friday that he believes it is time for him to move on.

Speaking to the website AfterEllen, he explained that he is "really sad" to be leaving but added that he has faith in the production team.

"I've just said everything I want to say," he said. "It's time for new writers to come forward and portray their truth about teenagers."

Brittain, who explained that he now wants to write a film, also revealed that he believes the sixth series of Skins will be "amazing".

Brittain later confirmed the news of his exit on his Twitter page, saying: "Thanks for all the lovely messages. It's not an April Fools, I am leaving Skins. Sad to go, but don't worry, it's in very good hands."

The sixth series of Skins, which will comprise ten episodes, is expected to air next year."

You can see our lovely cast of Skins in the this month edition of FIASCO magazine.

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Here is the trailer of Skins 5x08 ... I didnt even watch it yet to be sure i dont know any spoilers! :)

A lot of sneak peeks for you of today´s episode! Feeling kinda sad!

Missing Skins? take a look at this two mini clips of tomorrow´s episode.

These pics are AWeSOME!!! The photoshoot belongs to the Fiasco Magazine and features the skins 5 cast... i think they´re great!!!

See the digital copy of Fiasco here... (there´s also an interview with the skins cast)

Here is an interview with the skins cast by the guardian.

Find out more about Skins' Laya Lewis, Jessica Sula, Alex Arnold and Sean Teale as they put the Guardian's fiendish questions to each other - and come up with some unpredictable answers.

Here are the sneak peeks of episode 7 Grace... take a look!

Here is the behind the scenes of Alo´s episode . Check bellow.

Here are some pics of the skins cast - portraits of all actors of the series.  These pictures are in this website.

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And more scans of the cast in More magazine... you can also read the interview in the scans...just click in the images to see the photos in a bigger size.


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Here are 4 scans of the NME magazine where you can see our girls from Skins with the award that Skins won.

As usual Digital spy published a new interview, now with Will.

It's time to find out more about Alo in this week's episode of Skins! You might think that he's just a drug-smoking slacker and, well, you'd be right. But we're about to find out a lot more about him! His mum's fed up of him wasting his time at college, so she decides that he should quit to work on the family farm instead. That probably won't go down too well... We rang up Will Merrick, who plays Alo, to find out more about the episode (there might be a couple of small spoilers!).

Can you give us an overview of the episode?
"Alo has started partying a lot more and he's started to go out and enjoy himself and that's how the episode really starts, with him having a lot of fun and not really taking any notice of responsibilities or school or anything, just really being a classic teen. And at this point his mum decides that her son should leave college because it's not even worth him being there, because he's not really doing anything. She's decided that it's his obligation to work on the farm with his dad - because they live on a farm just outside Bristol - and it's his duty and his responsibility to help his dad with the family business."

We haven't seen much of Alo yet - were you pleased to explore him more in this episode?
"Yeah. Him and Rich are really out of this love triangle that's going on, and Rich had his episode so you'd see more of him. But Alo at this point isn't really in any of the dramas, he's not really in any of the relationships, so he's quite an outsider in the series. And you get to see really what Alo's home life is like and what he's up to when all this is going on and his own problems and challenges and things he's got to deal with. So I loved it, I thought it was great. Up to that point I hadn't had a chance to explore Alo that much. It's always good to get to a character's roots because it's our environment that informs us so you get to see Alo's parents and his home and it helps you understand the character more."

How does Alo get on with his parents?
"Not too well! He's definitely a classic teenager, where he doesn't feel like he needs them and he feels like he's quite old enough to make his own decisions and live his own life now. It seems that before this they haven't had much discipline and he's done more or less what he's wanted. But now they've become very parenting so there's quite a tension, especially between Alo and his mum."

Do you think it's a realistic portrayal of parents and teenagers and their relationships?
"Yeah, I think it is, in the way of the complete lack of understanding for each other's opinions and views. They have completely different views and neither one understands or even tries to understand the other. There's no effort, there's just the pride and arrogance and the fact that their view is right and they're not even going to try to understand the other. You know when people have an argument but they're not even really talking about the same thing because they're not listening to each other? I think it really shows that."

Alo's mum seems awful - do you think she's justified in her behaviour towards Alo?
"I think she is justified. No, I think she's very unfair and I don't think she really understands Alo. She forgets the fact that he's still only 17 - he's just turned 17. He's just doing what every teenager did and he's just enjoying his life. The theme of the episode is growing up and she expects him to be an adult now. There are issues with his dad and his mum is worried about his dad, so she expects Alo to step up and be a man and take responsibility, which is a completely fair thing to ask. But she doesn't really listen to him, which is the problem. She makes no effort to compromise and I think that's where the war begins."

How does Alo and Rich's friendship change in this episode?
"Alo is very much dealing with these things on his own and then right at the end it all becomes too much and he goes to his safety net, which is Rich. And the guy that he could always rely on and the guy that was always there - up to this point it's been very much Alo and Rich against the world, they've been best friends for a long time and they're always there for one another - and Alo needs him and he doesn't get the response he expects when he asks for help because Rich has sort of moved on. It's a great scene because we see Rich has come out of this pride-driven, won't compromise [attitude] and has actually found happiness, and he's got a girlfriend and that's what he's really thinking about. That's quite a difficult scene because Alo wants to tell him all these things that are wrong and everything that's gone wrong but doesn't want to burst his bubble because he sees how happy Rich is."

There are quite a few emotional scenes in your episode, but it's got a lot of humour too. Did you like the funny side?
"Yeah, I loved it. That's what Alo's about and he's always been one of the funny characters. I think it's great because Skins can get very intense and a lot of the storylines are very deep and dealing with real hardships. So I see it as a sort of breath of humour halfway through the series to take it a bit easier and go a bit lighter - even though it does come crumbling down as it always does! I think Skins does humour really well so I think it's great."

You have an over-the-top masturbation scene in your episode - was that quite embarrassing to film?
"Not really! I don't exactly know why. I remember asking myself at the time, 'Why am I so relaxed with this? This is worrying'. I love that scene, I think it's great. It's classic Alo. He can't do anything normally - not even have a w**k normally. It has to be a little bit different and he has to be a little bit more adventurous. It's all a lot of fun to him. But no, I didn't find it embarrassing. It's a natural occurrence in a teenage boy's life and a lot of people shy away from it, but at the end of the day everyone's doing it! I think it's good to get that taboo out there."

There's a flour and egg fight in this episode - what was it like filming that?
"That was a lot of fun. It was a bitch to get out because we had to film a scene from earlier on in the episode afterwards. So we had this massive fight - I don't know if you've ever been caked with flour and eggs and milk, the milk was probably the worst - and it's quite difficult to get out of the face and the hair, so that took quite a while. So continuity was a mess! But it was great fun. They just really let us go and let us do whatever we wanted and I think that's probably why it looked so good."

Do you think the group are coming together more now?
"Yeah, definitely. The group really come together in Alo's episode. It's one of the first episodes where we see everyone partying together happily. That's built up throughout the series and as you'll see in the last episode, everyone's very united. Everyone really comes together."

 Here are ten hints of Digital spy to the episode of Alo:)

1. There's some first-time-sex going on for two of the characters.


2. "Look at you - you're ********, ******** and f**king ***."


3. Franky gets questioned about her sexuality.


4. There is an amazing playfight involving milk, flour and eggs. Messy.


5. Someone is taken to hospital.


6. "You're a disgrace."


7. Someone thinks that Mini is "actually alright". However, someone else tells Mini: "I'm trying really f**king hard to show people that you're not a complete bitch."


8. If you're squeamish about masturbation (or, for that matter, people peeing in cups), you might want to fast-forward the first ten minutes or so...


9. "Has Hannah Montana died or something?"


10. There's an explosion.

The episode of Alo is tomorrow... until there watch these two new sneak peeks...

It’s hard to believe that Skins has been on our screens for four years, and the show that invented their own type of party is back once again for its fifth series with a new bunch of characters for us to meet.  And it seems that even America has picked up on the show, with MTV commissioning their own version of Skins to get in on the action. Although with the UK versions having several awards under its belt, that has come has no surprise. So far the show has picked up several awards including Best Drama prize at the 2008 Rose d’Or ceremony, A Philips Audience Award at the BAFTAs, as well as nominations for Best Drama Series at the British Academy Television Awards.
It’s safe to say we’ve gone through a lot with the characters of Skins, as well as the partying and the break-ups and make-ups of their relationships, in the past we’ve seen storylines around important issues such as anorexia, mental illness, drug abuse, family problems and even the death of major characters.   But with eight new members filming on set in Bristol, it’s time to start again with Skins and party with a new gang.   With a new young cast to meet, Idol sat down with Laya Lewis who plays wannabe wild child Olivia Malone (Liv) and Sean Teale who plays uber-competitive rugby captain Nick Levan and talked about what we can expect from the new series.
Can you tell us a little bit about your characters?
Laya – Liv is quite cool, she’s quite laid back, does what she wants and doesn’t really care how it affects others; but in the end there are consequences to her actions. She wants to be that kind of cool person who doesn’t give a crap about anything
Sean – Nick’s a bit goofier than that, he’s not that cool.  He’s  a rugby captain, so he’s ambitious and competitive. He’s got this winning mentality that’s been imposed on him by someone else or by his surroundings.  He puts on this front that he’s this arrogant cocky guy, and that’s what the initial appearances tell you, but throughout the series those preconceptions start to crack and break away. He’s actually genuine, kind-hearted, a bit of an idiot, a bit goofy, and you see a lot of cringe moments from him.
Laya- There’s so many scenes when I was watching him, where I just wanted to give him a hug
Sean- I didn’t get any hugs though



Can you both relate to your characters in any way?
Laya- Definitely, in a lot of ways. It’s weird because it kind of messes with your mind because I read some of the storylines that have been written for Liv and I’d be like, ‘wow that’s really similar to this thing that happened to me once’. I guess you start doing that when you’ve been playing the same character for so long and you get really attached to your characters.
Did you find that makes it easier to act?
Laya – Yeah, it definitely does. I use a lot of methods like that, like sense memory, it really makes a scene more real.
Sean- It depends on the person. We all got the part in a way because through the casting process where  you personally relate to your character,  the person auditioning you would see that, they’d notice. Shaun has certain aspects of me, whether it’s the rugby, the competitive ambition, there are elements there. Laya is so laid back, just like Liv is, we all have our similarities.
I found it to be quite tricky because with Nick there are certain points halfway through the series where I still didn’t know much about him. I think everyone else was introduced to an extent, and were told in the first episode, ‘this is who she is’ ‘this is who he is’  and the story builds from there. But Nick half-way through actually ends up completely flipping over into a different character, and because he’s episode five it wasn’t written till half-way through, so  I didn’t know until three months into filming who my character was. That meant I had to fill it in with bits of me, which was the relating side of it.
Did you enjoy putting your own personality onto him?
Sean- In a way I didn’t because I wanted to play someone different, I wanted to play Nick. I used to be such a whiner and complain to myself about wanting to know who Nick really is so I could work on it. It was just me guessing, projecting what I had to say, giving off the idea that I had to give, and think ‘this is what Nick would do’ with the little information I had about him.
Laya- That was so impressive because none of us really had to do that. I had the same kind of thing, you’re given a kind of basis of your character but Liv didn’t have much substance till we started doing her episode. So you’re kind of going out on a whim for the first couple of weeks of filming, but she stayed the same, she was still Liv. But I think for Sean, to have that massive arc in your character, it was so impressive to see him pull it off.

Do you think the show is relatable to teen culture today?
Sean- Despite what the Americans say, yeah.
Laya- It’s a heighted sense of youth culture I think. Obviously because its TV, it has to be dramatic, otherwise it would just be a documentary, but I think I can relate to it. I can relate to past characters and I can definitely relate to characters in this series as well.
Sean- It isn’t real, so we have to establish that it is heighted for dramatic purpose, it has to be a little more extreme. The house party that you see on Skins isn’t quite like the house party that you’d have in real life, it’s a little bit crazier. But the issues that it tackles, and what it says and gets you to think about, and what these kids go through as characters is all relatable. That’s why it has such a fan base I think, because teenagers have something gritty that they can look at and say, ‘you know I’ve been through some of that stuff’.

How do you feel about acting out the more extreme scenes in the show?
Laya- To me, they were some of my favourite scenes, scenes where I was being really mean were some of my favourites.  There’s a scene in the trailer where I’m shouting at Freya (who plays Mini) and I remember doing that, and the scene is at this big party, and I was so pumped for the scene. I remember seeing her and she was acting upset because her character had to be, and I had to keep being really horrible. But at the same time I was thinking ‘”Yes! Yes!” because those are the scenes where you really get to show your work, those are the scenes you are the most proud of, where you pull it off, and it actually looked real.
Sean- Those are the more challenging and rewarding scenes. Any stories with raunchy scenes were just quite funny; everyone seems to think they must be so awkward.
Laya- But it’s not once you get over the initial embarrassment
Sean- And the crew, as well as the cast, are quite young as well so it’s always easy and funny.



So we can expect a lot of mischief from you guys in the new series?
Laya- Yeah there’s definitely a lot of mischief.

Can you give us any spoilers?
Sean- There’s clearly sex involved , sex in crazy places. There are some amazing shots actually in really nice surroundings.
Laya- There’s some backstabbing, there’s some actual really lovely romance, and friends with benefits as well.
Sean- There’s some really bad highs, being unfaithful, there’s cheating involved, there’s all sorts of things.
Laya- It’s mad how they fit so much into a 45 minute episode. The characters are all complex in their own way, there’s a lot more to them than meets the eye.

Who are your IDOLs?
Laya- I’ve got a lot of idols. I’ve got a lot of style icons like MIA and people like that, women who are empowered and are stylish and cool
Sean- There’s people I look up to massively and it depends on different things, like whether it’s sport, so people like David Beckham who has won over absolutely everyone in a really intelligent way.
But acting-wise, actors are probably the people I look up to the most; Steve Buscemi is incredible,  I also look up to Quentin Tarantino who is one the best directors in the world. Also James Franco because I have to say he rips up the rule book and does what he wants to do, he’s flying around the country all the time, filming here, filming there,  he’s got his fingers in so many pies.
Words by Vicki Carr