Michaela Coel on feedback and ‘taking the note'

<p>In this episode of Growing Up with gal-dem, we speak to actor, writer, producer and creator of <em>Chewing Gum</em> Michaela Coel. Michaela reads an old blog post from her days in drama school where she reflects on the idea of "taking the note" as a young actor, as well as the limited roles that exist for black women on screen.</p><p>Michaela also speaks to us about her experience of being spiked and how this informed her new drama;<em> </em><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000jyxy?xtor=CS1-11-[iPlayer~C~~IMayDestroyYou_GaldemDisplay]-[Galdem]-[0]-[0]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>I May Destroy You</em>, which is available to watch on iPlayer now</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://gal-dem.com/growing-up-with-gal-dem-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Find transcripts and show notes for all of <em>Growing up with gal-dem</em> here</a>.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>