Michaela Coel is a BAFTA-winning actress known for her hilarious TV series Chewing Gum. But it wasn't until now that Coel unlocked one of the internet's biggest achievements: starring in a meme.
Coel is seen in the first episode of Black Mirror's latest season as Shania Lowry. The Star Trek-inspired episode, "USS Callister," follows a crew that blindly worships their captain, Robert Daly (played by Jesse Plemons).
But the plot isn't what caught one savvy person's eye. Instead, they captured a screenshot of Coel's character as she smirks and looks back toward the camera with a headset on. Now, tweeters are using the still to add in their own commentary on what's actually happening in the photo.
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Coel is pretty hype about her new feat as well. "When becoming a meme was the 2018 goal you never knew you had," she tweeted after seeing the memes on Twitter.
This isn't the first time Coel appeared in the mind-blowing anthology series that seems to horrify us in new ways each year. She played a small part in season three's "Nosedive." Coel also played for the "other nerd team" and had a small role on the resistance team in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (because you can like both). The 30-year-old actress is also starring in the forthcoming Netflix musical, Been So Long, which is set to be released later this year.
After a busy year, we can only hope she's ready to bring Chewing Gum back for season three. In the meantime, we've got her face on our Twitter timelines to entertain us.
