Ben Trueman

HotelBabylon character
name = Ben Trueman


gender = Male
playedby = Michael Obiora
job = Receptionist
pastpos = None Known
firstappe = Season 1, Episode 1
lastappe = Current Character

Benjamin "Ben" Trueman is a fictional character in the British TV series, Hotel Babylon. He is portrayed by Michael Obiora. He is openly gay and often provides comic relief. He is a receptionist and works with Head Receptionist, Anna Thornton-Wilton.

Personal life

Ben is homosexual and is proud of his sexuality. Growing up he took cocaine with his friend as revealed in Season 2. In the same season, it is revealed his friend is now a rapper and books into Hotel Babylon, Ben avoids him as it is well known he is homophobic. It is later revealed that Ben once kissed him when they were younger revealing this maybe behind his hate for gay men.

Life in the Hotel

Ben is a receptionist at Hotel Babylon and works closely with Anna, as she is the head receptionist. He is friends with the rest of staff but accuses Rebecca and Charlie of being racist out of anger of being the first to be told he and the rest of staff could lose their jobs in the 2nd Season Finale.

Obiora on Ben

"Playing a gay character really brought out my feminine side and my girlfriend really liked it. She said I smiled a lot more and used my hands more to gesticulate. She really liked my camp side. She also thinks I take more time over my appearance now which I wasn't aware of."- Michel Obiora on Ben Trueman from BBC.com.

Notes

All information has come from the official Hotel Babylon website at BBC.com or episodes of the Hotel Babylon TV series.