VIDEO : Ruby Rose Explains Why Batwoman Role Is Meaningful To Her

The announcement that Ruby Rose will play Batwoman in The CW's Arrowverse was huge for fans and it turns out it was huge for Rose as well. Rose revealed that she got emotional when she found out she had been cast as the superhero. Comicbook.com reports Rose explained that the role is meaningful for her personally as well. Batwoman will be the first openly lesbian superhero to lead her own television series should the in-development Batwoman series be picked up by The CW after the character debuts during the Arrowverse crossover this December. Rose, who is also openly gay, said there wasn't anything like Batwoman on television she could identify with as a child