{"id":18416,"date":"2022-07-13T12:21:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T10:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1680446"},"modified":"2022-07-13T12:46:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T10:46:10","slug":"tanya-reynolds-wont-appear-in-sex-education-season-4-as-lily","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/tanya-reynolds-wont-appear-in-sex-education-season-4-as-lily\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanya Reynolds won\u2019t appear in Sex Education season 4 as Lily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Jeffery\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 13 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Sex Education is losing another key cast member ahead of season 4.<\/p>\n<p>Tanya Reynolds, who plays Lily on the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/netflix\/&quot;\">Netflix<\/a> series, will not be returning for the new season, <a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> can confirm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not [returning], actually, which is sad, very sad,\u201d Reynolds told us while promoting her upcoming Channel 4 comedy<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/channel-4-comedy-i-hate-you-robert-popper-newsupdate\/&quot;\"> I Hate You<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just the natural progression of these shows \u2013 when you have such big ensemble casts and so many characters, I think you have to let a few older characters go to make way for newer ones, which is absolutely the right thing, the way it should happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on her time playing alien-obsessed student Lily, Reynolds added: \u201cI loved every minute of it and I loved Lily with my whole entire heart. Three seasons was just a really perfect amount for me.\u201d<\/p> <p>The news of Reynolds\u2019 departure from <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/sex-education-season-4-release-date\/&quot;\">Sex Education<\/a> follows a similar reveal from her co-star Patricia Allison, who played Lily\u2019s girlfriend Ola in the series.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Allison announced during an interview on <span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">Capital Xtra Breakfast that she similarly <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/sex-education-patricia-allison-not-returning-newsupdate\/&quot;\">would not be back for more episodes<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">\u201cI won\u2019t be joining the team for season 4,\u201d she said. \u201cI absolutely have loved my time on Sex Education, and I\u2019m so sorry to have to break that to you guys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">\u201cI\u2019ve been doing it for three years and I\u2019ve loved it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/11\/Lily-Ola-1-9c55f98.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/11\/Lily-Ola-1-9c55f98.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/11\/Lily-Ola-1-9c55f98.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/11\/Lily-Ola-1-9c55f98.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Tanya Reynolds as Lily and Patricia Allison as Ola in Sex Education<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">A fourth season of Sex Education was officially greenlit by Netflix in September 2021 \u2013 but with a number of cast members not returning, including Reynolds, Allison and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/bridgerton-season-3-release-date\/&quot;\">Bridgerton<\/a>\u2018s Simone Ashley, and Moordale Secondary School closing its doors in the season 3 finale, it seems the next season could end up looking very different.<\/p>\n<p>Reynolds\u2019 next project, I Hate You, is coming soon to Channel 4 and is from Friday Night Dinner creator Robert Popper.<\/p>\n<p>The six-part series will see Reynolds and Melissa Saint play best friends who end up in a string of outlandish situations, encountering some eccentric characters along the way, as they navigate today\u2019s intense, complicated world.<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;highlight\"><div class=\"&quot;highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> <div style=\"&quot;font-family:\" calibri=\"\">\n<p class=\"&quot;MsoNormal&quot;\" style=\"&quot;margin:\" calibri=\"\" sans-serif=\"\"><b><i><span style=\"&quot;font-size:\">Amazon Prime Day 2022 is here<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div 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Sex Education seasons 1-3 are streaming now on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/title\/80197526&quot;\">Netflix<\/a> \u2013 visit our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/&quot;\">Comedy<\/a> hub for more news, interviews and features, or find something else to watch with our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Morgan Jeffery Published: Wednesday, 13 July 2022 at 12:00 am Sex Education is losing another key cast member ahead of season 4. 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