Actress puts up billboard outside Emmerdale studios in Leeds in bid to get work

By Rebecca Marano
Published 27th Oct 2021, 14:34 BST
Updated 27th Oct 2021, 14:56 BST
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An actress has plastered her face on a billboard opposite ITV's Emmerdale studios in Kirkstall Road in a bid to get work.

Actress and model Mariama Binta Bojang, 27, took action after struggling to find roles despite 100 auditions in the last seven months.

She paid £1,000 for two billboards - one in Leeds and the second erected at Salford’s Media City UK, near the set of Coronation Street.

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The 48-sheet 6m by 3m billboard features her photo, contact details and says "Articulate Autistic Actor - Cast Now!".

Mariama Binta Bojang, 27, put up two billboards, one in Leeds and one in the Media City UK in Salford.Mariama Binta Bojang, 27, put up two billboards, one in Leeds and one in the Media City UK in Salford.
Mariama Binta Bojang, 27, put up two billboards, one in Leeds and one in the Media City UK in Salford.

Mariama, from Lindley, Huddersfield, said: "Seeing myself on a billboard felt surreal and exciting.

"The idea hit me like a bolt of lightning one evening when I was at home contemplating what else I could do in order to boost my profile.

"Posting and tagging on social media seemed to only promote by personal brand so much.

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