Ncuti Gatwa has received widespread acclaim and praise for his portrayal of Eric Effiong in Netflix’s Sex Education. The charisma, sense of character, and genuine outlook that Gatwa brought to his character without bogging it down made him a beloved cast member of the show. And it is owing to that he got the chance to be Ken in Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated Barbie in 2023 alongside a fellow Doctor Who fan, Ryan Reynolds.

Equally praised for his role in the movie, Gatwa had some other concerns on the set. Specifically, he was a tad bit nervous at the presence of the ever-charming Ryan Gosling.

Ncuti Gatwa felt like “drowning in” Ryan Gosling’s eyes!

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie, who helmed the major roles of Ken and Barbie, respectively, for the major part of the movie, sold the crowd out. The duo’s stellar performance made Barbie a loveable comedy drama. However, behind the scenes, while shooting for the movie and on the sets of Barbie Land, Ncuti Gatwa felt a sense of “nervousness”. In an interview with Elle, Gatwa opened up on his anxiety while filming for the movie with Gosling.

Owing to his anxiety, Gatwa could hardly speak and usually kept to himself for the first month of the movie’s shooting. However, later on, he took on a more light-hearted approach and opened up on working with Ryan Gosling. The actor joked that at one point he was so engrossed in Gosling that it seemed as if he fell over! Speaking of an incident when Gosling turned around and looked at him, the 30-year-old actor described it as feeling as if he had “drowned in his eyes.”

Barbie recently became the highest-earning movie for Warner Bros. and is still continuing to mint at the box office. Meanwhile, Ncuti Gatwa has season four of Sex Education right above his head.

The last and final season of Netflix’s Sex Education lands soon on Netflix

Netflix’s Sex Education has long been praised for handling the themes of sexuality and orientation with relative ease, grace, and without any trivialism. Additionally, the teen drama which starred the beloved pair of Otis and his mother is now on its last leg. While numerous cast members of the show are not returning for the final season, it still has a lot in store. Having loved these characters for so long, fans are not ready to say goodbye!

As the cast navigates their life through a new setting at a new school, it will be interesting to see how their relationships pan out. Existing ones such as those between Otis and Maeve, and Eric and Adam, among others, may be given conclusive character arcs too. Furthermore, the new setting will also open up new challenges to overcome, all of which will be handled in one season. The last season of Sex Education lands on Netflix on the 21st of September this year, character posters for which have already been released.

What do you think of Ncuti Gatwa’s “nervousness” on Barbie? What are your expectations from Sex Education Season 4? Let us know in the comments below.