Michaela Coel, who wrote and starred in hit BBC/HBO drama “I May Destroy You,” dedicated the second of her two BAFTA Television awards to the show’s intimacy director, Ita O’…
Coel collected two golden masks this evening: one for mini-series and another for leading actress. While she used her first speech, for mini-series, to thank the cast and crew, the second time she ascended the stage — to pick up her leading actress award — she singled out O’Brien, saying: “I want to dedicate this award to the director of intimacy Ita O’Brien.
The writer and actor also re-iterated her belief in intimacy co-ordinators in the press room.
After her win, Coel struggled to hold back tears as she discussed how much making “I May Destroy You,” which deals with sexual assault, meant to her.