Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson, known professionally as Michaela Coel, is the cover star of Vogue’s November issue.
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The award-winning Ghanaian British actress, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, poet and playwright takes the publication on a personal tour of her ancestral home in Accra, Ghana, and talks openly about love, life, representation, politics, and what matters most to her about living a creative life on her terms.
“They asked me where I would like to shoot it,” Michaela said in a video posted on the magazine’s Instagram page. “I thought to myself, ‘Shoot for the stars. Aim for the moon.’ I said Ghana.”
On the cover, the style star looks lovely in a chartreuse sequined gown accented with soft pink feathers designed by Alessandro Michele for Gucci. The outfit featured a keyhole cutout attached to the high neckline by a crystal rhinestone brooch, which matched her hoop earrings.
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The rest of the cover shoot featured different scenes from Ghana. Against a backdrop of pedestrians carrying a variety of merchandise, Coel showcased a black-and-white polka-dot Gucci pantsuit. She complemented the outfit with a white fur coat by Michael Kors, blue gloves, and white lace-up boots by Gucci.
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Read excerpts from the interview below.
On Joining Black Panther After The Death Of Chadwick Boseman:
It felt like the entire cast was processing grief. There was a sense that we have to bring this baby home in the name of Chadwick. I thought to myself, I’m rolling up my sleeves and I’m getting in. I don’t need to be front and centre, I’m here to support.
On Her Family:
I started to imagine my parents as people, not parents, and what a crazy life it must have been to emigrate to England. Imagine you’re a smart, intelligent man like my dad, but you are just seen as someone who cleans. You face this glass ceiling. And so I have to thank him for everything he did because he made me who I am.
Read the full issue here.
Credits
Photography: Malick Bodian (@malickbodi)
Styling: @ibkamara
Words: Chioma Nnadi (@nnadibynature)