It must be one of the most upwardly mobile WhatsApp groups in the world. On Kaya Scodelario’s phone is a message thread called “Skins Fam”, connecting the north London actress with her fellow alumni from Skins, the groundbreaking Channel 4 teenage drama in which she was cast at 14 as the combustible Effy. Among its members are Nicholas Hoult, now a star of the X Men movies; Hannah Murray, a cast member of the biggest show in the world, Game of Thrones; Jack O’Connell, protégé of Angelina Jolie, and Scodelario’s ex; and Daniel Kaluuya, who was this week nominated for an Oscar for best actor for his performance in Get Out.
Elsewhere on Scodelario’s phone is another WhatsApp group, “Maze Runner Fam”,
