By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 14:30 GMT, 23 March 2019 | Updated: 21:17 GMT, 23 March 2019
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At the age of 10 she became the youngest person to receive hormone blockers in Australia, and at 15 she began hormone replacement therapy.
And now Georgie Stone will become the first transgender star to have a guest role on long-running TV soap Neighbours as a trans character.
The Australian transgender rights advocate, 18, scored the coveted gig after personally pitching herself for the role to the show's executive producer last year.
'It is breaking new ground, and people will really like it!' Transgender rights advocate Georgie Stone, 18, (Pictured as the award recipient of the 2019 Australian LGBTI Hero of the Year) will star as the first trans character on Neighbours this year after she personally pitched the idea to executives last year
Aspiring actress Georgie told The Daily Telegraph on Friday that she was thrilled to receive an email back from executive producer Jason Herbison within two hours of sending the ambitious pitch.
In her email, she suggested numerous ideas of how a trans young person could appear on the family-friendly program.
'I thought this would be a great opportunity to tell a story that isn’t often told on Australian TV,' she said.
'It's a great opportunity to tell a story that isn’t often told on Australian TV': The aspiring actress received an invitation to meet with the network after pitching numerous ideas of how a trans young
