Hello and welcome back to a brand new series of Reign! I am so excited to be back, especially with the guests we’ve got lined up… I hope you’re ready!  So to kick off, today I’m welcoming the brilliant Ruby Stokes, who is one of the leads in Netflix’s new supernatural drama, Lockwood & Co.  The series sees Ruby’s character Lucy join a spooky startup after running away from home. She uncovers a dark conspiracy that could change the world, and has some badass powers for slaying demons - WHEW! You can see why Lucy is everything I love in an onscreen hero!  You might also recognise Ruby from Bridgerton - she played Francesca - but made the difficult decision to leave after the opportunity on Lockwood & Co came up.  On this episode, Ruby tells me about making that decision, about the power of listening (inspired by her character Lucy), adult friendships, first jobs and even adulting… that’s right, we’re talking paying council tax and setting up direct debits - don’t ever tell me Reign doesn't come through with important life lessons!  I really loved chatting to Ruby, I really related to the things she said about finding your people, so I hope you love listening to this conversation!  As always if you want to get in touch I’m @JoshSmithHosts on socials - you know I love to chat to you! And don’t forget you can catch some of the video highlights from this episode over on my YouTube channel, just search Reign with Josh Smith. And I’ll see you next week!  xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices