Sex Education’s Ncuti Gatwa on publicly coming out: “I’ve never been in the closet”
Ncuti Gatwa has opened up about publically coming out in a new interview. Over the last few years, the beloved talent has made massive waves for his popular roles in Sex Education, Barbie and his casting in the 14th season of Doctor Who.
However Gatwa’s incredible acting prowess hasn’t been the only thing that has garnered fan attention. Back in September, the beloved talent publically confirmed that he was queer after years of remaining tight-lipped about his identity. “I remember being at Manchester Pride, going through the streets with all my boys, shaking my cha-chas, living it up, when I saw this woman who looked exactly like my auntie,” Gatwa recalled during an interview with ELLE UK. “We were holding hands, and she said to me, ‘I don’t really know why I’m here.
I’m just here.’ I told her, ‘Honey, you don’t need to know. You absolutely. Do not. Need. To. Know. You’re here. Be proud of who you are.'” Towards the end of his statement, the star reflected on having “never met another queer Rwandan person before,” stating: “I thought I was the only one in the world.” Since that fateful day, the beloved talent has slowly started to open up about his coming-out journey.
During a recent sit down with British GQ, the Doctor Who star explained why he used his ELLE UK interview to confirm his identity. “It sort of became a more complicated issue than I ever wanted it to be.
