I'm attempting to store a name and image data into a struct of people for the Day 77 milestone project, and getting an error stating:

Value of optional type 'Data?' must be unwrapped to a value of type 'Data'

I'm sure I'm missing something obvious, but can't seem to put my brain on exacty why I can't load the UIImage data into the "people" array from the viewModel.

Thanks for any pointers!

The Struct is as follows:

struct SpecificPerson: Identifiable {
    var id = UUID()
    var name: String
    var image: Data?

    init(id: UUID, name: String, image: Data) {
        self.id = id
        self.name = name
        self.image = image
    }
}

The AddPersonView is:

struct AddPersonView: View {
    @Environment(\.dismiss) var dismiss

    @State private var pickerItem: PhotosPickerItem?
    @State private var selectedImage: Image?
    @State private var uiSelectedImage: Data?

    @State private var selectedImageName: String = ""

    @Bindable var viewModel: PeopleViewModel

    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            if let selectedImage {
                selectedImage
                    .resizable()
                    .scaledToFit()

                Text("Please enter a name for this person:")
                    .padding()
                TextField("Enter Name", text: $selectedImageName)
                    .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
                    .padding(.horizontal)

                Button("Save") {
                    let personToAdd = SpecificPerson(id: UUID(), name: selectedImageName, image: uiSelectedImage)
                    viewModel.people.append(personToAdd)
                    dismiss()
                }
            } else {
                PhotosPicker("Select a Photo", selection: $pickerItem, matching: .images)
            }
        }
        .padding()
        .onChange(of: pickerItem) {
            Task {
                if let data = try await pickerItem?.loadTransferable(type: Data.self) {
                    uiSelectedImage = data
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

And the viewModel:

@Observable
class PeopleViewModel {
    var people = [SpecificPerson]()
}