Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa says he “bombed” audition for his iconic role
Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa opened up his audition for his popular character Eric Effiong in a brand new interview.
Sitting down with The Guardian, Gatwa revealed that he “bombed” his first audition after reading that his character “must be hysterical.”
His nerves persisted into the next round when he read lines with Connor Swindells, who plays his on-screen love interest, Adam Groff.
“At that point, I looked bigger than Connor, so for the bullying scenes, I remember them stopping the audition and being like, we need something about the fact that you look like you could take him,” he explained.
“I thought the role was gone. And then I got another audition and that was the one I started twerking in.”
Gatwa’s rollercoaster audition ended up with him securing the role and starring in two seasons of the series.
Later in the interview, the 28-year-old actor opened up about the forthcoming third season and Eric’s visit to Nigeria.
“Eric going back to Nigeria was a really important step for him. That storyline is really special,” he explained.
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