Sex Education's Ncuti Gatwa: Eric will get the ending I wanted for him
'Sex Education' star Ncuti Gatwa says his character Eric Effiong will get the ending the star "wanted for him" in the upcoming fourth series of the Netflix show.
Ncuti Gatwa's 'Sex Education' character will get the ending the star "wanted" for his alter-ego.
The 30-year-old actor is to take over as the 15th titular Time Lord in 'Doctor Who' over the festive period, but before then he will bow out of Netflix show 'Sex Education', and Ncuti has told fans his character Eric Effiong's storyline will be "tied up".
He told British Vogue magazine: "He gets the ending I wanted for him. Things get tied up."
Ncuti also revealed he and his 'Sex Education' co-star Aimee Lou Wood co-wrote a scene for the show's fourth series.
He added: "There was one scene that I particularly fought for, and I managed to get it in, which was great.
"Aimee and I wrote it, and we were redrafting it until like 3am the day before.
"I’ve never written for Eric before so that felt big, and it was a scene that meant a lot to me in terms of Eric’s journey and relationships. It felt very necessary."
Ncuti admits becoming well known because of 'Sex Education' made him "public property" to an extent, but he tries to "set boundaries" and doesn't want his personal life to "overshadow [his] work".
He added: "After 'Sex Education', we all became public property, to an extent.
"You have to fight for your right to privacy after that, but you also do feel like you owe people something. In setting my boundaries, I knew I wanted to separate the private and public, and that I never wanted my personal life to overshadow my work.
"I also believe that everyone is on their own journey, and it’s important that no one feels an obligation to others in relation to what’s happening to them internally.
"And that’s what Sex Education is about - taking things at your own pace."
Aimee recently revealed the fourth season of ‘Sex Education’ will explore "new territory", after Moordale Secondary School was forced to shut its doors due to a lack of funding.
The 29-year-old actress - who portrays Aimee Gibbs - told Digital Spy: "The characters feel like they're in very new territory because they literally are, they're at a new school. A lot of our feeling slightly off-centre is actually also just because of what is happening in the story which is that they are [at] a new school."
