You just want to check my arse in Dubai on a yacht.
-In a thong! -In a thong.
No, stop it because I'm trying to be professional.
Oh my days.
-In a thong, yes! -In a thong.
Hi, I'm Gena.
I'm here with Chinenye, who plays Viv in Sex Education
and here are her Netflix Nine.
Sex Education season three is on the horizon
after a long wait.
What are you most excited for
people to see this season?
I think I'm most excited for people to see
Jackson and Viv lead the revolution
and make a positive impact on the school.
And, also, I think my favourite storyline is
Hope's storyline
because I think it's so complicated and layered.
-She's an onion. -Yeah, exactly.
And there are so many layers to her.
Speaking of onions, I really think the same about Viv.
How do you think Viv's character has changed
from what we saw when she was first introduced to us
last season to now?
I think she's become way more confident in herself,
but she's also dealing with a lot of shame.
She's battling with Hope's visions of the school.
Viv is the classical people pleaser,
but she knows internally that this is morally wrong.
She has a new boyfriend, Eugene.
She sexted him for the first time.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
My boyfriend just referred to my vagina
as a "lady flower"?
Dump him immediately.
I feel she's developed with me.
Like, as I've grown up, she's grown up.
One of the moments
where I probably screamed the loudest
was when we finally get to see Eugene.
I was like: "Thank you to the writers.
Viv deserves… Viv deserves Eugene."
Viv and Eugene.
I was so happy. I was like: "Yes, Viv!"
It's like why can't Viv be with Eugene?
-Exactly. -It's normal, isn't it?
And they're both really smart
and it just works together.
When you, sort of, read that and you filmed it and stuff,
how did you feel?
When I first read it, I was just like: "Oh!"
"Viv has a new boyfriend."
I thought there was going to be a storyline
between Jackson and Viv.
Yeah, I did, too. I assumed that, too.
So, when Eugene was introduced,
I was just like:
"Nice. Good for you, Viv."
"You get your handsome guy."
But I was really excited
to see Viv get someone
that she really likes and cares about.
What is it like working with Kedar
and portraying that friendship on screen?
Because one of my favourite things
is that it's an "unlikely pairing",
but, in terms of, like,
Jackson's character being, like, a popular boy,
Viv's character being, like, not interested in friends,
very studious, that kind of thing…
But it works so well.
What's your fave thing about portraying that with Kedar?
I think we have such a great chemistry.
We really bounce off each other's vibes.
I think Jackson and Viv,
what keeps them coming together is
he has so many expectations that are placed upon him
and, I think, so does Viv.
They find that common ground together
and that's why they gravitate to each other.
They have a really special relationship.
Other than Viv,
who's your favourite character on Sex Education?
I'm going to say…
Lily's character, yeah.
I think she's so odd and just a quirky little birdy.
But, yeah, I really like
what her storyline is this year
and she's definitely dealing with a lot of shame.
What is a common assumption that people make about you
that's not necessarily true?
I've received, like, Instagram messages
and they're like: "You're really smart, aren't you?"
And I'm like: "No."
I am illiterate.
I can't spell.
I don't know what life is about.
I can barely count to five.
But everyone thinks I'm really book smart
and that's just not the case.
I'm street smart. That's what I am.
What, for you, has been your most surreal experience
as an actor after doing this
and, I guess, so far?
I think…
walking down the street.
I was going to get my nails done
and I walked into this nail shop
and then everyone just, like, looked at me.
And I looked at them and I was like:
"What are you looking at?"
-Yeah. -I'd forgotten myself.
My mind didn't click.
I was like: "Oh, they know me from this."
I just thought they were giving me evils
and I was like: "Bro, I'm ready to fight."
When my agent came to my house
and delivered the news that
I was going to be in the show…
I still get, like, goose bumps from that.
I think that was the moment I was like:
"Actually,
I'm on a Netflix show."
"I've booked a job!"
"Mum! I'm screaming now!"
And it's weird because she was on the balcony
and she was just like:
"Ok. I don't know what this is."
She was not fussed at all.
I sometimes even forget myself,
because, obviously, I work at Netflix and I watch…
I love Sex Education and I watch the show
and I watch all of your interviews,
so even I feel like I know you all.
And so, then when I finally get to speak to you,
I'm like: "I need to just stop asking
as if I know their answer."
We're best friends. What are you talking about?
Right. I mean, I thought the same.
I didn't want to… Exactly, exactly.
We're a unit.
If you could pick a day to relive from filming
just one more time,
what day would it be and why?
When me and Jackson did the TED Talk day
and we were on stage
and we made up, like, a little dance routine
before coming out
and we were getting, like, really hyped up.
And we were just ready for that scene.
I do this. I'm like: "Yeah."
I think that'll be a day to remember.
Did you see, like, me doing the DJ on the balls?
I absolutely did.
I absolutely did
and I appreciated every moment of it.
I did, I did!
If that is not a meme, I don't know what is.
What is a topic that you could talk about for hours
and not get bored?
I think I could talk about…
film and TV
for hours.
Yeah, I just think it's such…
There's so much to talk about
and it's always changing.
And it's something I'm passionate about.
So, yeah. Film and TV.
And, within that same, I'm glad you said that
because…
My last question was going to… Stop it.
I wonder what your last question will be.
Let me hear it. No, no. Please.
What is your favourite Netflix show?
Oh. I don't watch Netflix. No, I'm joking.
You can tell me your favourite show in general.
I ain't going to judge. I ain't going to judge.
Well, you will judge.
No, no. I'd never. Never.
Look. Ok, my favourite…
favourites:
BoJack Horseman.
Yes.
I think it's amazing. Big Mouth.
Yes.
Obviously RuPaul's Drag Race, everything.
I really love What We Do in the Shadows
with Matt Berry.
So funny.
I May Destroy You, of course.
The conversation about consent, sex is just so big.
I can have this conversation about film and TV
all day long because I watch everything.
I've had so much fun interviewing you.
Thank you so, so much.
These were your Netflix Nine.
Amazing.
Thank you.
I had so much fun. Shall we just do more?
Can we actually? Because I was loving it.
I feel like we were really…
I went to Italian for some reason.
Ciao bello!