Sex Education actress Patricia Allison has announced she won’t be returning as Ola Nyman for the upcoming fourth season.
Despite the huge success of the often cringeworthy comedy-drama series, which has gone down a treat with Netflix viewers, the actress has confirmed she’s made the difficult decision to leave the production and won’t be back in the cast for its next instalment.
The star shared the news in a recent interview where she opened up about her time on the Netflix triumph.
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"I absolutely have loved being on Sex Education so, so much, and playing Ola," Allison remarked on Capital Xtra’s breakfast show. "But unfortunately, I won’t be joining the team for season four."
The actress revealed she made the decision to leave the show in order to make way for some alternative work.
"Some other opportunities have come up," the star teased. "So, I’ve been doing it for three years and I’ve genuinely loved it."
Allison went on to confirm the decision to exit the show was a difficult one to make.
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Allison joined the streaming smash-hit halfway through its first series and was originally introduced as a love interest for lead character Otis Milburn (played by Asa Butterfield).
However, the relationship quickly grew complicated and eventually led to a break-up after Otis’ mother Jean Milburn (Gillian Anderson) began her own relationship with Ola’s dad (Mats Blomgren).
Following her split from Otis, Ola later moved on romantically with Lily Iglehart (Tanya Reynolds) but their partnership has been far from perfect.
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While Allison won’t be back for the next season, plenty of other comical cast members will be back on the show, including Butterfield and Anderson.
Newly appointed Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey, Aimee Lou Wood and Connor Swindells are also expected to return.
There’s currently no official release date confirmed for season 4 of Sex Education, but filming is expected to begin later this month.
Sex Education seasons 1-3 are available on Netflix now.
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