Michaela Coel has had one heck of a year. As we endured pandemics, lockdowns and a total overhaul of the way many of us live our lives, Coel delivered some much-needed escapism with her groundbreaking consent drama, I May Destroy You. Was it an easy watch? Not always, no. An important one? Most definitely. Critics and (most of) the awards bodies have agreed too, with Coel walking away with two BAFTA TV awards in June and nominations for two Emmys (Best Leading Actress and Limited Series, while co-star Paapa Essiedu is nominated too). Coel's peers are just as admiring as awarding bodies, which is why many of them, like Seth Rogen, Natasha Lyonne and Lena Waithe all wanted to film a question for our 'Ask Me Anything' video, to celebrate her October cover of ELLE UK. Rogen and Lyonne - both acclaimed writers in their own fields - wanted to know about the creative process for Coel, with the Super Bad star asking about the consequences of putting such 'heavy' and hon
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