Faking It, MTV's newest foray into scripted storytelling, could have a strong social message behind it that will help struggling high school students who are afraid to be themselves.

In an interview with After Ellen, star Katie Stevens (Karma) said that while in both real life and on the show she never had to struggle as a lesbian forced to come out, she thinks that the show's connection to help lines like the Trevor Project will have a strong enough impact that it will help those who really are gay come to terms with who they are.

"I don't play one of the characters that is seriously struggling with this issue, and I think that this show is going to help a lot of people that are," Stevens said. "I know that MTV is working with The Trevor Project, so people who don't feel it is safe to come out or don't know how to, they can go to Trevor Project and have people to talk to and help them through that."

"But it's definitely shown me, because I have so many friends that are gay or lesbians, and you don't really realize the struggle that they have to go through, and what their high school experience is like, and I think that we are getting kind of a tiny little taste of that in doing the show," she added.

The premise of the show follows Karma and her best friend Amy (Rita Volk), who are social outcasts at Hester High School in Austin, Texas -- until out and proud Shane (Michael J. Willett) mistakenly pegs them as a lesbian couple and outs them to the whole school. The girls then struggle to keep up with their fake relationship for the popularity, which becomes more complicated when Karma strikes up a romance with Liam (Gregg Sulkin) and Amy begins to question how she really feels.

Faking It premieres on MTV Tuesday, April 22 at 10:30 p.m.