Sex Education star reveals he was homeless before landing hit role

Ncuti Gatwa as Eric Effiong in Sex Education (Photo: Sam Taylor | Netflix)

Actor Ncuti Gatwa, who plays gay teen Eric Effiong in hit Netflix show Sex Education, has talked about how the role helped change his life.

Gatwa, 27, who is originally from Scotland, gave an interview to British magazine The Big Issue. The publication is sold by homeless people and they can keep the money from sales to help them survive.

In the piece, Gatwa revealed that he had experience of being homeless before landing the part with Sex Education.

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“I was constantly working but I still found it impossible to survive in London. Because it was so expensive.

“I couldn’t seem to handle it all financially,” he said. “I was supposed to move into a new place and it fell through.

“So for five months before Sex Education, I was couch-surfing among all my friends. I didn’t have a home.

“I was homeless. The only thing stopping me from being on the streets was….

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