There was an idea of what they wanted to do withQueenieand for me it was like, What?.

I will always fight for my characters as though they are real people.

Champion

Working on musical dramaChampionconcurrent withQueenieacted as a total balm to the stress, added Carty-Williams.

Candice Carty-Williams

Candice Carty-WilliamsSimone Padovani/Awakening/Getty Images

I will always protect her.

Produced by New Pictures and Balloon Entertainment,Championdrops on Netflix today.

Carty-Williams said she hopes Americans love for British music and culture will help drive its success on the streamer.

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ChampionBBC/New Pictures Ltd/Ben Gregory-Ring

Its nice for Americans to see what is going on over here, said Carty-Williams.

Attention spans are dwindling so you have to be realistic and know when things go wrong, she added.

The experience took a lot out of her.

I need to be in the mix.

And books are very solitary.

Im writing another novel next and Im dreading it.