Michaela Coel has opened up about her decision to freeze her eggs, revealing that she rarely thinks about having children. The British actor and writer, known for her work on I May Destroy You, shared her thoughts in an interview with Donald Glover for GQ magazine.
Coel explained that she opted to freeze her eggs as a precautionary measure, in case she later changes her mind about motherhood. “I don’t think about having children very often,” she said. “And sometimes I worry that I don’t as much as I should, which is why, just in case I ever think about this more, I’m freezing my eggs, just in case.”
The 32-year-old also discussed adoption, noting that she has considered it more than giving birth herself. “I’ve never been too thinky about bearing my own children through my vagina. I have thought about adopting,” she told Glover. “That I’ve thought of more than vaginal children.
In the same interview, Coel spoke about the difficulty she faces when her white female friends say they “love black men”. She questioned the generalisation, saying: “Whenever I hear it, my brain starts thinking, ‘You’ve grouped a whole people and you’ve made a decision on them’. Can’t you just ‘love’ that black guy at the bar? Why can’t you like whatever his name is? Why come with the whole group thing?”
Coel admitted she struggles with how to remain friends with those who make such comments. Glover assured her that she has the right to choose her friends. The full interview appears in the latest issue of GQ.
