Keira

**Keira**was a main character from the third season until the fifth season and then again from the eighth season until the thirteenth season of ***Why, Me?***. She is notable as she was the longest female character on the show. After getting an offer to work for America’s daily newspaper, she exited Northdale after the fifth season. Despite departing, she returns during the eighth season upon Jax breaking his promise and releasing a new book without her. After half of the gang relocate to California, she starts a Youtube channel with Ryan (along with Max making regular appearances); about writing, comedy and life generally in Northdale. She continues this throughout the revived set of series as well as finding a new love interest, Jacob.

## Summary

In Season 3, Keira gets to know the gang through Jax as he appoints her as his writing mentor; later co-writer, and the gang feel hesitant to get to know her as Ariel feels that she is stealing Jax from her. Later on in the series, her and Jax brainstorm ideas and a title for their new book. As she grows closer to Jax, she moves in with him and his family (post a fallout with her parents) yet this crosses boundaries. Keira also goes to the dentist as she starts to feel feelings for her new dentist and the year’s biggest event finally arrives as the co-writers release their first book together.

In Season 4, Keira finds a new boyfriend and introduces him to the gang yet not all is as it seems. Keira also feels worry as her and Jax get stuck in traffic and risk missing their big meeting. They also consider whether a sequel to their book is practical and once they decide to go through with it, they find themselves in trouble as they irresponsibly let Andrew and Daniel delete their book. Keira finds herself in trouble with the security guards as she enlists the help of Ariel to help her find ‘the one’.

In Season 5, Jax and Keira jet off to Mexico in order to promote their book. She also gets the help of the gang to help her when her annoying family come to stay. Not just that but Keira feels special when the gang really celebrate her birthday and she has a competition with Ariel over who can cook the best.

In Season 8, Keira returns after Jax releases a book and breaks his promise to her. As she returns to Northdale, she decides to write another co-book. Feelings arise for Charlie following her return; which he actually reciprocates. As the series progresses, so does the new book that is being written. Keira decides to venture outside of her shell and show new parents around Northdale University. Keira also gets ‘one step closer’ to fame as she gets offered to promote her book through a speech but unwillingly fails to appear there and calls upon the gang to fill in for her. She also gets to appear on *Northdale: This Morning*, after the ‘speech was done excellently’. Finally, she gets put on the spot to choose out of three love interests.

In Season 9, Keira is whammed in the face with a life-changing situation as she is set to be expelled after a series of arguments with certain professors. She also attempts The Tower Drop, with new boyfriend, Charlie and helps Jade also tackle her fear as she has a recurring dream. Yet, Keira’s ”loose lips” manage to expose Charlie’s fear of heights which forces her relationship to hit the rocks.

In Season 10, Keira has a bad hangover which manages to dominate the whole of Northdale. She also has a rough time after her and Jax realize that maybe writing is not for them as they decide to take a break from writing. Also, Charlie decides to declare his feelings even more for Keira as he feels their relationship is ‘too forced’. Keira gets to judge banners, she brings back a former gang member and starts a YouTube channel with Ryan.

In Season 11, Keira is pleased with her fast growing YouTube channel which really begins to excel. In the season, she takes lead with the new room that is created for their YouTube videos, she also takes lead when newbie, Joyce, is caught in a web of lies and an intervention is arranged. She helps tackle ghosts, helps former co-writer, Jax, find a new job as she knows his ‘inner qualities’, and she really connects with Mary. At the end of the season, she sticks by her new best friend as her public eye image becomes damaged.

In Season 12, Keira is set on making her YouTube to a certain number of views and is also set on beating Ryan in an Instagram post. Aside from social media, Keira does tackle her number one critic, and she also manages to trick and ‘handle’ a tiny cleaner. Keira steps up with her voice of reason as she argues with close friend, Mary, over getting a new dog. She also has a drastic change in appearance and behavior when one damaging comment really harms her. Once that is turned around, she is slapped emotionally as her close friend relocates to London.

In Season 13, Keira is at one of her lowest points and feels really low beat when her boyfriend, Jacob, breaks up with her. The gang rallie round her by doing some of her chores and work for her and the other two girls throw her a party never to remember. Later on in the season, she also re-lives her arrival into Northdale with Max. In the season finale, Keira receives a reward for her devoted time toward the YouTube channel.

## Appearance and Personality

Keira has brown curly hair (straight during Season 8) and likes to wear black clothes - mainly dresses. She takes pride in her appearance yet does not care what others think. Keira is described to have a ‘kind-natured personality’. She likes to look out for others but has not a lot of patience. She loves writing and hates insects.

## Casting

On September 2, 2021, a LinkMe representative announced a few casting changes for the third season including the debut of Keira; replacing original character, Mary De La Wary. Keira had previously worked with network on the show, *Those Bailey’s*, and was approached to appear in the first season but declined due to her ‘hectic work schedule’.

In December 2034, Keira announced that she would not appear for the show’s sixth season due to ‘focusing on her music career‘. She later announced in her tell-all book that her first managing agent had pulled the plug on the show without her conscent and that she was ’not happy for two years’ because of this. In February 2027, Keira announced her return to the show; just before filming begin for the eighth season, and expressed her excitement for re-joining. She also detailed in her tell-all book that once she got out of her contract with her old managing agent’s, that she phoned up the show’s producers and asked for a spot on the show.

On May 10, 2035, Keira announced that she would not return her tenth edition due to ‘pursuing other projects’. During an interview with *Radar Online*, Keira did announce that if producers offered her a spot on the show again, she would accept but ‘in a reduced capacity‘ due to her ‘new family life’.

## Episode Count

This information lists the character’s absences:

### Season 3

* Babysitter in Da House
* #Pranked

### Season 4

* D for Dan
* Demons
* Triangular Love

### Season 8

* Older and Wiser
* Reuniting with Trouble

### Season 9

* Evil Ella, Part 1
* Evil Ella, Part 2
* Mr. Fix It

### Season 11

* Two J’s in a Pod
* Watch This Space

### Season 12

* Joyous Joyce
* Catholic Hunter
* Spoiler Alert

## Trivia

* If a future series of the show is ever pursued, Keira keenly never denies she would return.