.AimeeLouWood on SexEducation's new season, self-confidence, and what it was like to work with Jemima Kirke
fans might be surprised to learn that Aimee Lou Wood—who not only made her screen debut in the show, but did so *in flagrante—*has ever grappled with a lack of confidence. In fact, it’s something of an ongoing battle. “was the first TV show I’d ever done,” says Wood, who plays the guileless Aimee Gibbs—the acceptable face of Moordale High’s popular clique—on the Netflix hit. “Coming to terms with the camera… It took a little while.”, Wood is more accustomed to the presence of the lens.
Wood credits time and therapy with helping her to build up her self-confidence. “With every year I’m more comfortable with who I am,” she says. Developing a solid sense of self is important to the 26-year-old, who—despite having already collected a BAFTA for her performance as Aimee—is clearly bursting with ambition for her future in the industry. “I really want to be the best actor I can be,” she says, adding that doing so requires a willingness to be vulnerable.
Of course, Nighy isn’t the only screen veteran Wood has been rubbing shoulders with. Gillian Anderson, who plays fan favorite Dr. Jean Milburn on, is “just amazing,” Wood says. “She has a certain power to her… her presence is unreal.” Then there’s Jemima Kirke, the formerstar who’s joining the cast as Hope Haddon, Moordale’s new headmistress. “Oh my god, we were all so starstruck!” gasps Wood. “She’s the coolest person ever.
Wood says every member of the cast, old or new, was “filled with gratitude” simply to be back on set in spite of lockdown. “We were one of the first shows to go back to filming,” she says now. “We were tested three times a week, but still we all knew nothing was guaranteed. In the past we’ve filmed in the summer, but this time around it was freezing, we were wearing masks in between takes, and eating alone in our trailers. But I was just so grateful to be working again.
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