Elle Argent

**Elle Argent** is a main character in the first season of Netflix series *Heartstopper*. She is portrayed by Yasmin Finney.

## Biography

### Early life

Elle used to attend Truham, but after transitioning and an extensive amount of bullying she changed schools at the start of the show to Higgs.

### Season 1

Elle enters Higgs as the new girl and without her longtime pals back at Truham. But she soon finds her footing, becoming close friends with Tara (Corinna Brown) and Darcy (Kizzy Edgell). All while she deals with her intensifying feelings for her best friend Tao.

#### Meet

Elle is sitting in the cafeteria alone at Higgs, texting Tao, when a teacher comes over and confiscates her phone, claiming they don't make exceptions, even for new students. The next day, as she is walking to school, she looks through the crowd of Truham students trying to spot her friends, but with no luck.

#### Crush

Elle is sitting in class one day when a teacher approaches her and notes she hasn't made any friends yet and offers to assign her to Tara Jones, though Elle insists she's fine. The teacher then tells her to try and make at least one friend before the end of term. Elle tries to get up the courage to talk to people but with no luck. The next day she is approached by Tara Jones, who gives her back her pencil case after she dropped it. She is later invited to sit with Tara and Darcy at lunch where the three girls start up a conversation. Elle goes over to Charlie's house with Tao and Isaac where they explain that Charlie has a crush on a boy named Nick Nelson though they believe he likes Elle's classmate Tara Jones. The boys ask Elle is she could find out if Tara likes Nick; she refuses, claiming that Nick is the straightest person she has ever seen, and she doesn't know Tara that well. After she sees Charlie's downcast expression, though, she relents and claims that if she gets the chance, she'll ask her.

Later in language class, Elle asks to pair up with Darcy and Tara where the girl's practice French and Tara asks Darcy if she has a boyfriend which she responds with saying she has a girlfriend in French. Elle asks Tara if she has a boyfriend and Tara says no and both of the girls giggle, confusing Elle. Elle turns up early for class one day where she sees Tara and Darcy holding hands and ask the girls if they were together. The two admit they are and jokingly tell Elle she's "befriended the school lesbians" as the three girls hold hands. She later text Charlie and tells him that Tara definitely doesn't like Nick.

## Personality

Elle, much like her book counterpart, is kind and sweet, and cares deeply about her friends. She is often playful and witty and enjoys joking around with others, especially with her best friend and crush, Tao. She is considerate of others' feelings and will not be afraid to voice her opinion.

## Physical description

Elle is a beautiful girl with brown skin and curly, chestnut hair. She has dark brown eyes and like her book counterpart, she wears glasses. She is usually seen wearing dresses and skirts, and often has half her hair tied up in buns or pulled back by headbands. At times, she wears eyeliner and other makeup. Mentioned in the comics, she is mixed race. Her father being from the United Kingdom, and her mother being from Egypt.

## Relationships

### Family

Her family is not mentioned in the show, but her mother is mentioned in the graphic novels.

### Romances

Tao Xu - Elle realized midway through the series that she has a crush on Tao but struggles to tell him. The two became friends through Charlie when she was still attending Truham. After she moved to Higgs, Tao greatly missed her and continued to buy her drinks despite her absence. Elle missed him too, texting him while at Higgs and looking for him through the crowd of Truham students.

### Friends

Darcy Olsson

Tara Jones

Tao Xu

Charlie Spring

Isaac Henderson

Nick Nelson

## External Links

* Listen to Heartstopper: Elle & Tao playlist on Spotify

## References

1. ↑ Meet the Lovestruck Teens of ‘Heartstopper’ Season 2 - TUDUM