{"id":22165,"date":"2021-05-06T20:32:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T20:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=22165"},"modified":"2021-05-08T14:02:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T14:02:59","slug":"michaela-coel-variety-magazine","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/michaela-coel-variety-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Michaela Coel Relates To Her Audience On A Personal Level"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_22204\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22204\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width size-large wp-image-22204\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/michaela-coel-variety-magazine.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Michaela Coel \" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michaela Coel (Photo: Wiktor Szymanowicz \/ Barcroft Media via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/michaela-coel-publishing-book-september\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michaela Coel<\/a> is absolutely poised to perfection on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/tv\/features\/michaela-coel-i-may-destroy-you-chewing-gum-1234965821\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Variety<\/span><\/em><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2019s annual &#8216;Power of Women In Comedy&#8217; issue and the internet is in awe. Paying homage to her Ghanaian heritage, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/golden-globes-hfpa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I May Destroy You\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">actress donned hand-woven kente garb and <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/adore-adorn-jewelry-sasha-flynn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gold jewelry<\/a> akin to the attire the country\u2019s queens once wore.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After Pouring Herself Into <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IMayDestroyYou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#IMayDestroyYou<\/a>, Michaela Coel Is Ready for Her Next Challenge <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i60jr5EkWB\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/i60jr5EkWB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pk9URUv7an\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Pk9URUv7an<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Variety (@Variety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety\/status\/1389973665756848136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">May 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In her\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/tv\/features\/michaela-coel-i-may-destroy-you-chewing-gum-1234965821\/\"class=\"editor-rtfLink\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">cover interview<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Coel opens up about how her HBO hit, based on her experiences with sexual assault, has captivated audiences on a personal level. The show debuted in the summer of 2020, a tempestuous time for a nation grappling with a global virus and raging racial tensions. Like any creator premiering their work at the time, Coel was apprehensive of the timing but to her surprise, audiences fell in love with her compelling semi-biographical story that glued them to the screens for all 12 episodes. \u201cEven though it\u2019s fictional, there\u2019s something very transparent about the show,\u201d she says. \u201cI know a lot of people will say, \u2018You think you know me, but you have no idea.\u2019 And I feel like, \u2018No. You probably do have a pretty good idea.\u2019\u201d Lending her capabilities as a creator, writer, director and actress to the series, Coel\u2019s storytelling teeters through the duality of emotion as she remarkably tackles sexual assault, consent, and the aftermath for survivors while still incorporating humor throughout it all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Even, the comedienne herself dealt with the emotional ebb and flow of watching the show for the very first time as it aired to the rest of the world. \u201c[Watching the episodes] was a very emotional process, and another form of catharsis in itself. It was exhilarating and joyous and exciting, and also difficult, because, as you watch and people begin to receive it, it is ending at the same time.\u201d The critically-acclaimed show has won a Peabody Award nomination and Coel\u2019s impressive penmanship won the NAACP Image Award for the finale episode. For her, these accomplishments are her reminders of why she is forever indebted to the audience and creatives who helped her share her story of resilience to the world. \u201cWhen you are nominated for something and you have to make a speech, I\u2019m forced to practice the act of gratitude again,\u201d Coel says. \u201cSo, I remember all over again how incredible it is that all these people watched my show, that all these people helped me create the show that has spoken to and stimulated so many people in the world that I found myself nominated on this list.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29094,"featured_media":22204,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[23,38,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Michaela Coel Relates To Her Audience On A Personal Level<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Michaela Coel talks her 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