Did Michaela Coel's Jigsaw Puzzle Obsession Birth An Abuse Catharsis for FKA Twigs?

Did Michaela Coel's Jigsaw Puzzle Obsession Birth An Abuse Catharsis for FKA twigs?

Everywhere woman Michaela Coel was among the stars to covers the November 2020 Innovators Issue of WSJ Magazine. Coel won the coveted annual cover for her work in Television. Lynsey Moore styled Coel in elegant woman looks lensed by Tyler Mitchell./ Hair by Cyndia Jarvey; makeup by Ammy Drammeh

Clover Hope wrote the interview, with a Michaela Coel storyline well covered on AOC. One data point got our attention, however.

The ‘I May Destroy You’ star became totally obsessed with jigsaw puzzles during her summer lockdown. Having finished five 500-piece puzzles and purchased equipment including a lamp and roll-up mat to preserve her work, Coel recruited friends to join her.

The “coterie of puzzlers” were known to work their jigsaws until 2am in Coel’s East London apartment, simultaneously watching episodes of ‘I May Destroy You’.

“During a summer of stress amid a worldwide pandemic, a show about sexual assault was somehow comforting, in part because it proved the infinite possibilities of simply surviving,” wrote Hope. The story of one close friend — FKA Twigs — stands out, in particular.