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Ellie Harrison

Michaela Coel says she has PTSD after experiencing racism at drama school

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Michaela Coel, the creator and star of the groundbreaking BBC series I May Destroy You, has said she has post-traumatic stress disorder after experiencing racism at drama school.

Coel, 36, has previously spoken extensively about the prejudice she experienced as a Black student at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2009, but this is the first time she has opened up about having PTSD.

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