Who is Regan Aliyah from XO, Kitty Season 2? Actor's career and nationality explored

XO, Kitty premiered on Netflix in 2023, and the romantic drama is back with its second season. Created by Jenny Han, XO, Kitty is the first Netflix show that is a spin-off of a Netflix original film, namely, To All the Boys film series.

Following Kitty Song Covey, the youngest Covey sister and a high school student who goes on her quest to find love, XO, Kitty premiered with a good response from both viewers and critics.

XO, Kitty Season 2 premiered on Netflix on January 16, 2025, and all 8 episodes of the second season dropped together. This season has a bunch of guest stars, one of whom is the American actress Regan Aliyah, who plays the role of Juliana. Let us now explore in detail Regan Aliyah’s character in XO Kitty Season 2 and also other projects that the actress has been associated with.

Who is the XO, Kitty Season 2 guest star Regan Aliyah?

Regan Aliyah, a pop singer born in Los Angeles, CA, is known for being a part of the pop and R&B girl group Urban Xtreme. The group’s claim to fame came with their performance on Disney Channel's Make Your Mark for the show Shake It Up.

Aliyah had started performing from the time she was in third grade. As a child, she did well as a dancer and won multiple dance competitions as her mother and sister stood by her side. In 2017, Aliyah became part of Disney’s Club Mickey Mouse.

She is also a regular on I Am a Princess, a mini-show on the Disney Channel. Coming from a family of people who have been in the entertainment industry for a while, Aliyah is a fourth-generation entertainer.

XO, Kitty is one of Aliyah’s biggest projects; prior to this, her most notable work was in the show BF for Hire. She is also set to star in Marvel's Ironheart, marking another major project for her.

What role does Regan Aliyah play in XO, Kitty Season 2?

Regan Aliyah plays the role of Julina, who was Yuri’s secret girlfriend only until the point that their parents found out about them. This led to them separating after school. However, much to the fans’ delight, Juliana is back at KISS in XO, Kitty Season 2. While this is good news for Yuri, the same frustrates Kitty as she is totally not over Yuri.

Moreover, the fact that three of these characters are suitemates now promises enough drama. As Jessica O’Toole, the showrunner of XO, Kitty Season 2 mentioned,

“I love Juliana, I love her character. And Regan is also such a delight as a person.”

While talking about the second season of XO Kitty, Aliyah mentioned in an interview with Screen Rant,

“Oh there's going to be love diamonds, triangles, squares, more messiness, but also really fun moments, happy moments, sweet moments. I think it's the best of both worlds and every episode, honestly, is leaving you at something where you're just like I gotta click the next one, I gotta click the next one. So I'm excited for everybody to see.”

This promises a lot of romance and drama, and it now remains to be seen where the storyline of XO, Kitty Season 2 takes its main characters.

XO, Kitty can be streamed on Netflix.