The creator of I May Destroy You on her new book, social media, the law and much more.
Michaela Coel’s award-winning BBC drama I May Destroy You catapulted her to fame and helped fuel many of lockdown’s big cultural talking points, from diversity on screen to ‘stealthing’ and period sex on TV.
Michaela spoke to Woman’s Hour’s Emma Barnett about the book, social media, the law around sexual assault, period sex scenes and much more. Here are some of the things we learned…Michaela says it is “really important” for her to talk openly about money as she remembers being a young writer without a financial “safety net” to catch her.
“It's Virginia Woolf that talks about ‘a room of one’s own’ isn't it? And if the room is like a cupboard, it's going to be hard.”Last year Michaela revealed she’d turned down a big money deal with Netflix to collaborate with the BBC on I May Destroy You. She told Emma Barnett how she felt during the negotiations.
“I had been vocal about it to my workplace, so it wasn't the first time I had ever said it - it was the first time I'd ever said it into a microphone. It felt very freeing to dare to share that information, because I know that other people have had similar experiences.”“My therapist said to me from the very beginning in my first session with her, which took place a few days after I was assaulted, she said my closure cannot be in relation to the case, to whatever happens with this person.
“What I remember finding very interesting were the people who felt their sons ‘couldn't possibly’. ‘How? Not my son, it isn't my son.’ And I don't know how we wrestle with that. How we wrestle with the fact that the person you raised, and your loved one and your ‘dear sweet boy', might not be educated about how to engage with women, and sometimes with other boys, you know?
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