“Chewing Gum”

Chewing Gum is a new original Netflix series that focuses on the sexual awakening of Tracey Gordon (written and played by Michaela Coel), a 24-year-old devout Christian virgin. This quirky British drama is chock full of everything funny and awkward about sex for the first time: what to do, what to use, and every accidental head bump on the way.
Originally content with her celibate and God-fearing fiancé Ronald, she starts an uphill battle to take her relationship to the next level. Despite a strict household ran by her mother, who religiously condemns sex, and her sister who objects to playing the same board game, Tracey finds solace in her job as a shopkeeper’s assistant.
Simultaneously, Tracey struggles with how to approach Ronald, which leads her to a hilarious “Beyoncé makeover” and sexy body language trainings from her best friend Mandy (played by Tanya Franks), who’s sex life is missing a certain kink kick. After a failed sexual advance on Ronald (played by John MacMillan), an argument ensues and he gets hit by a car.
With its setting in an urban London flat, Tracey eventually meets Connor (played by Robert Lonsdale), a boy in her complex who admits to have been watching her from afar. After two encounters, Tracey and Connor spice things up, but never actually have intercourse. This leads Tracey to break up with Ronald, where she eventually realizes that he’s gay.
Chewing Gum is a hilariously awkward and unbelievably crude, coming of age story that brings light to the teenage perspective. Amongst all the “normal” trials and tribulations of sex, consent and contraceptives are the two most surprising aspects that were covered in the show. At the same time, misconceptions about pregnancy are amusingly debunked through her childish attempts to get the morning after pill, after only foreplay.
After all this, who knows what could happen next? Keep up with Tracey and her gauche situation on Netflix!