Ncuti Gatwa Talks Publicly About His Sexuality For The First Time

“She wasn’t – but I knew she was Rwandan … We were holding hands, and she said to me, ‘I don’t really know why I’m here. I’m just here.’ I told her, ‘Honey, you don’t need to know. You absolutely. Do not. Need. To. Know. You’re here. Be proud of who you are,’” Gatwa recalled.
The actor then opened up about his sexuality, speaking about being queer for the first time publicly.
“I had never met another queer Rwandan person before. I thought I was the only one in the world,” Gatwa said.
Despite having influential roles in movies and television series, Gatwa said he’s been the latest victim of “box-ticking” during the casting process for these projects.