6/7/2023 0 Comments I may destroy you simon![]() I spoke with my agent and let her know I wasn’t comfortable with the scene as it was, but would be happy to discuss alternatives and see if there was a way to work around it without my compromising myself, while keeping artistic integrity. Based on my Christian faith, I prefer not to act out sex scenes or nudity in my work, and when I read Terry’s sex scene, which is fairly explicit, I wasn’t sure how things would pan out. I walked out of the casting office thinking, ‘Well that was incredibly cute!’ Even then, I nearly didn’t take the role. I’ve told people that it felt like being on an amazing first date. I’d never had an audition like it – the chemistry between us was palpable. We did a scene together and it felt so innate. I landed the part after three auditions and the last was with Michaela. ![]() Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play You’re sleeping and I am reading something truly incredible.’ Even then, I didn’t realise just how much of an impact it was going to have. I was looking around at everyone thinking, ‘You have no idea what I’m experiencing right now. I could hear the characters talking in the same vernacular as some of my friends there’s such a rawness and a frankness to it. I’d never come across anything like it before – it was and is so visceral. To say I was over the moon would be an understatement, but I didn’t quite realise the magnitude of it all until I was on the plane back to London and I started reading the script in full. I was filming a pilot in the US when I got the call saying I’d got the role as Terry in I May Destroy You. Ahead of the finale this week, Weruche Opia, who plays Terry, explains why we're all so captivated by Coel's hit show. Tackling themes of sexual consent, assault, race, friendship and identity, it deftly moves from tragic to funny, creating a compelling series that never shies away from tough subjects. I May Destroy You, written by and starring Michaela Coel, has become not only one of the most-talked-about shows of 2020, but also one of the most important.
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