Peaches Geldof joined teen actors to defend controversial film Kidulthood at the London premiere this week.
The gritty movie, rated 15, follows the lives of a group of teens in London's run-down Notting Hill area and has been blasted for supposedly glorifying the violent "happy slapping" craze, and showing underaged sex and drugs scenes.
But innocently-named Peaches, the daughter of anti-poverty crusader Sir Bob Geldof, thinks the film's portrayal of a seedier side of Notting Hill is timely. Speaking at the West End premiere, the sixteen-year-old said: "Richard Curtis's Notting Hill showed the affluent side, and now it's great that it's being shown in a different way. There really is a dark underbelly to London. I think this is what the film is trying to show."
The cast of Kidulthood, which opens on Friday, includes Jaime Winstone, the daughter of famous hardman and The Proposition star Ray Winstone, and former EastEnder Ray Panthaki.
Kidulthood writer, Noel Clarke, who grew up in the Notting Hill area, said: "I was never trying to attract controversy. I was just trying to portray what I know and what a lot of young people know. It's important to raise awareness of what's going on."
Peaches has new TV show on Sky One called Peaches Geldof: Teen America running on Wednesday nights.