Sex Education's Aimee Lou Wood & Chinenye Ezeudu Share Their Firsts

My first job was handing out flyers.

One thing I learned was that people don't want flyers.

When someone takes one, you like:

Thank you, thank you so much.

Hi, my name is Chinenye,

and I play Viv, from Sex Education.

Hello, I'm Aimee,

and I play Aimee, in Sex Education.

And these are some of our firsts.

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Yeah, my first day on a set was for Sex Education.

It was the first screen job that I got.

We were filming the party, season one, at Aimee's house.

And I just remember being so nervous,

but also so excited because everyone was together.

It was so exciting and I remember just

clinging to Ncuti for dear life.

We were just like walking around like this,

because we were both so nervous,

but it was great, it was the perfect first week,

I think, giving the party.

My first day, it was a really easy scene.

Came in, I don't think anyone else was there.

It was just me and Anne and a couple of other ads.

And the scene was just me looking into

the distance at Jackson, he wasn't actually there.

So I'm basically alone on my first day.

Oh no!

No it was nice, it was a really easy scene.

And like, it was nice to just go from,

do nothing basically and then build up to the big bits.

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It happened really quickly.

I was watching season one of Sex Education

with all my friends.

This was on the day it came out,

and we went to get,

we walked down the street to get snacks.

I think I was in my pajamas

and I walked down and someone went:

Oh my God, Sex Education!

Oh my God, I love that show!

I thought it was out about three hours ago.

And I was like, what? I'm on like episode three.

What the hell? That was surreal.

That's when I realized it might be,

might be quite life-changing.

I think for me, it was when I was going to a nail shop

and I just entered and then people

just like started looking at me

and I was just like, what do you want?

Are you trying to fight me?

I thought we were about to tussle.

I forgot that I was on such

a big show and it was that.

And they were like: You are from Sex Education!

I'm like, oh yeah!

I calmed down and I was like,

yeah I am, lovely to meet you.

I think it was my first moment with a fan.

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One of my first like paychecks,

I went to the Vivian Westwood store

with my friendship and I was just like,

I'm going to buy something here,

whatever the cost.

And I saw this jacket and I was like in love with it.

And I remember calling my agent,

I was like: what do you think about this?

And he was like: yeah, it's just nice, buy it.

And then I bought it and I've never worn it since,

but I love Vivienne Westwood.

That was my big purchase.

My big first, big spend.

Do you know what? I remember getting a pair

of trainers and I can't remember exactly

what they were now, but they were like,

it was like the first time, you know,

when you're going shopping, you go over

to the tail and they say

this ridiculous price for a pair of trainers.

And I was like, yep.

Yeah, you didn't wince.

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I think my first audition was

to get into national youth theater.

And I think I was about like 13? Really young.

And I picked the most random one, I can't even remember it

It didn't suit me at all,

it was for like a really,

I think the character that was playing was 15,

but it was like really dramatic

so I was like, oh, they obviously want this,

they want to see some drama.

And I went into that audition

and I was terrible looking back here

but at the time I thought I was the best thing.

I didn't get in, that time and fair enough!

I wouldn't have given me a place,

but the second time I did get in.

And now we here!

My first audition was for,

Oxford school of Drama, foundation course.

My drama teacher, bless her, she had great intentions,

but she did a kind of like monologue workshop with me

where we pick the monologue and it was the same thing.

It's all the stuff that you think

that you now know don't do that,

but you kind of should do something that's really suits you

and no accents and all that stuff,

just be yourself effectively.

I did it, my Shakespeare in a Somerset accent.

And then I did a really, really dramatic monologue,

like so grim about like, a baby that died.

And it was just so, it was a lot.

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I used to work at Burger King.

I think it made me realize the hard work

that goes into making a burger,

and also makes me realize not to eat it.

Yeah, I can imagine.

My first job was handing out flyers.

One thing I learned was that people don't want flyers.

When someone takes one, you're like,

thank you, thank you so much,

because nobody wants that.

And I do it now, now I'll just take things.

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I don't know who that is, I'm so sorry.

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My first kiss was in my nursery.

There was a boy called Adam.

We must've been married in a past life.

We sat next to each other and we just

have this cosmic connection.

We were like holding hands and we acted

like a grownup couple, it's really weird.

And we used to sit in nursery

and they'd be like: story time.

And we'd just be sat at the back kissing.

How old are you at nursery?

Like four.

And you had a cosmic connection?

Oh yeah, it was weird. It was weird.

I think my hand.

You know? Right?

Surely that's the best practice.

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I think the first time we learned about sex in school,

it's when I was like 13, 14?

And we did like sex education class.

I remember them pulling out like a banana

to put on like the condom.

And I was like, this is not realistic, is it?

But it was good, it was good.

And I think I learned a lot of stuff from my friends,

50 shades of Grey.

I think my first time was with

this really quite shy and sweet teacher.

And he was trying to talk about sex

and it was just painful to watch.

And this boy, he was a bit cheeky,

he put his hand up anywhere.

I watched a video of a woman licking a man's penis.

Why would she be doing that?

And this man just went bright red and was like:

Well, because there's lots of,

there's lots of nerve endings in a penis on it.

It might've felt nice.

I remember why that was weird,

cause it was the first time

that pleasure had been spoken about.

We were all just laughing so much,

but also all bright red.

God, poor Mr Taylor.

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The first movie I remember properly absorbing

was a film called A simple wish,

and it had the little girl that plays Matilda.

She gets a fairy godmother, but it's actually,

it's a fairy godfather.

I remember watching that,

I was always at my nana's house

and watch the same films over and over again.

Also Grease,

which I think explains a lot for our generation.

Why were we all watching Grease at four?

So what? No inappropriate.

I think the first movie I watched was

All dogs go to heaven.

Ooh! I loved it.

Yeah, that was a sad film,

but I don't think I ever like internalize it then,

but now looking back, I'm just like,

wow, why were you watching that by yourself?

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First book I remember reading was

The coldest winter ever by Sister Souljah.

That book is amazing.

Yeah, it's about like this teen going through a lot.

Her dad's like a drug dealer, her mom gets scarred,

so it changes her whole life.

It's a really interesting book, I remember that.

And maybe the Tracy Beaker stuff,

by Jacqueline Wilson.

I remember that like Candy floss.

Yeah. That's what I was going to say.

The ones that I remember reading

were the Jacqueline Wilson books.

All my friends were like Harry Potter, Harry Potter.

I remember just not liking it because

I think I was going through quite a tough time.

And I was like: well we're not going to go to Hogwarts

and things like that don't happen.

Whereas Jacqueline Wilson was always writing

about divorces and like just,

she was writing about realities.

I think Jacqueline Wilson books were just,

I was, yeah, they were the ones.

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My first role model I think was my mom.

She could just work a room and

she could like dazzle the room

and she was so funny

and she could do all these different funny voices.

And then like my teacher, Ms. Peachtree, at school.

He was an amazing role model.

Yeah, she was just so creative.

And so, herself.

Was one of those teachers that really

truly inspired her students, which I think is rare,

but she just knew us all so well.

Like on our last day of school,

she got us all notebooks and she put

on the front: Aimee Wood, ideas for standup,

because she thought I might be a comedian or something.

Like she put an individual thing on everyone's

so that we all felt seen.

So I think she was a pretty good role model.

I'm going to say Beyonce because, oh wow.

Everyone watched Coachella.

I just think what she put into that show

and the effort, the amount of time rehearsals

just showed how strong she is.

Virgo queen.

Yeah, yeah.

Thanks, Teen Vogue!

And I hope you enjoyed some of our firsts.

Remember to watch Sex Education!

Thank you!

Thank you!