Layla Bell

**Layla Bell** is an employee of The Morning Show.

## History

### Mitch's 50th Birthday

Layla joined the rest of the cast and crew of TMS to celebrate Mitch's 50th birthday.

### Bradley's First Week

On Bradley's first day, when she went off script when asking about her childhood, including telling everyone she'd had an abortion when she was fifteen, Chip asked Layla and Joel to re-work the show to fill time as he wanted to cut Bradley's time significantly to prevent any more slip-ups.

### Claire's Birthday

Layla went out with several of the women from the show to celebrate Claire's birthday. At a bar, they talked about the allegations against Mitch and dating co-workers. While they were talking, Layla said what was really sad was the number of people who pretended they didn't know what was happening or even actively participated.

### Wildfires

Layla went with most of the cast and crew of TMS to California to cover the wildfires raging there.

### Nicky's Firing

Shortly after their return to New York, Chip called Layla, Mia, Nicky, and Joel to him and said they had to cut a segment on the bird flu, meaning they had time they needed to fill. He asked for suggestions. This led to a heated dicussion of the best replacement. Joel suggested the EPA's new climate change report, which Layla said was dry and said nothing new. Chip decided to go with Mia's suggestion of an interview Bradley had pre-taped. Nicky was upset at this, but Mia told him Chip was his boss, so he should let it go. Nicky said that Chip was her boss, too, so she should stop kissing his ass, though he knew that was her specialty. That comment led to an awkward silence until Nicky apologized. Mia tried to move on from it, but Chip told Nicky to pack up his things and leave immediately. He was angry at being fired for saying to Mia's face what everyone had been saying behind her back for over a year.

### End of Year Report

As they reached the end of the year 2019, Layla and the rest of the staff worked together to put together an end of year retrospective for The Morning Show. Layla asked what they should do about Hannah and Mia told her to dedicate the broadcast to her.

### Chip's Return

When Mia told everyone that Chip was returning as Alex's producer, Layla was among those upset at the news.

### Debate Prep

Layla helped Alex prepare for the debate by proposing possible questions and acting as candidates responding to questions she was considering.

### Bradley's Outing

When Bradley and Laura's relationship was outed by The Vault, Layla expressed doubt that it was true.

### Mitch's Death

When Mia received an unconfirmed report that Mitch had died, she sent Layla and Joel to try to confirm it. Layla found a post on Twitter that seemed to be related and used the license plate visible in the picture to look up the car's registration. The car was registered to Clay Becker, a UBA affiliate owner, who confirmed that Mitch was staying at his house in Italy. He gave them their first confirmation that Mitch was dead. Later, they got a second confirmation from Paola Lambruschini through Alex. Bradley then reported the news on the show.

### COVID

After Alex tested positive for COVID, Layla, along with all the other employees of TMS, was told to go home and wait for further instructions.

## References

1. ↑ Lonely at the Top, 1x08
2. ↑ That Woman, 1x04
3. ↑ No One's Gonna Harm You, Not While I'm Around, 1x05
4. ↑ The Pendulum Swings, 1x06
5. ↑ Open Waters, 1x07
6. ↑ My Least Favorite Year, 2x01
7. ↑ Laura, 2x03
8. ↑ Ghosts, 2x05
9. ↑ A Private Person, 2x06
10. ↑ Confirmations, 2x08
11. ↑ Fever, 2x10