Iz Hesketh

Iz Hesketh born 22 September 1997 is a British actress of British and Italian heritage who is a transgender woman and performs as a drag artist Best known for portraying the transgender teenager Kitty Draper in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from January to August 2024 Hesketh has appeared in other productions including the Disney series Renegade Nell 2024 and the short film Tip Toe Hesketh a workingclass individual from northwest England began hormone replacement therapy around 2023 reporting subjective benefits such as euphoria and initiated a GoFundMe campaign in February 2024 seeking 20000 toward facial feminization surgery to further modify her appearance raising over 10000 from public donations by mid2024 Her role in Hollyoaks involved a storyline centered on youth transitioning for which she received a Best Newcomer award at the Radio Times Soap Awards