Aimee Lou Wood has quick turn into some of the fearless actresses of her technology. Sex Training was the 24-year-old’s very first on-screen function and in her very first scene she was having full-blown, tits out, intercourse.

The extent of confidence this takes is nothing in need of staggering, particularly when you think about that Aimee has suffered with physique dysmorphia and consuming problems for many of her life. Then pushing herself even additional, Aimee filmed a complete masturbation montage for the Netflix present’s first season, which not solely shattered taboos round feminine sexuality, it empowered her as an individual.

Now, with Sex Training season two dropping, Aimee is ready to interrupt down extra boundaries as her on-screen character experiences a sexual trauma. However her best work and most trustworthy work has been together with her internal self, off-screen.

WATCH: Aimee Lou Wood powerfully talks about coping with physique dysmorphia

Right here, as she joins the forged of the brand new West Finish manufacturing of Uncle Vanya, Aimee seems on the newest version of GLAMOUR UNFILTERED – our bi-weekly celeb chat present hosted by Josh Smith – and talks powerfully about how Sex Training helped liberate her from her points with physique picture…

How have you ever handled the insane 12 months because the launch of Sex Training season one?

I believe it was so useful that I went straight into one other job after Sex Training, and it was such a distinct character and such a distinct story to inform that it was like I needed to throw myself in. It was so useful as a result of I believe if I might have simply had time and house to dwell on how massive Sex Ed was, I’d have simply acquired actually overwhelmed. I’ve positively nonetheless acquired lots to study retaining stuff for me. My intuition is to at all times type of share. I am a really expulsive individual. I wish to simply share all the things however studying that that in itself is barely a persona, that in itself is definitely a masks generally and generally the sharing is type of masking up different shit. So I am making an attempt to only realise that I haven’t got to present it my 110% vitality in each encounter that I ever have as a result of it is type of not possible once I’m strolling on the road, and to be so enthusiastic and so energetic each time I see somebody who recognises me from Sex Ed is sort of draining, particularly as a result of she has the identical title as me. It may be fairly claustrophobic.

My character, Aimee, is making an attempt to learn to function on the earth with no need to be appreciated always. She’s making an attempt to retain that joyful, candy, foolish character while additionally saying it is okay to not be okay and realising that -and I believe really that type of displays me in actual life – is figuring out that it is all proper to not be on prime kind. It isn’t sustainable. You need to simply have some type of chill, very low-key instances.

Have you ever learnt to turn into your individual ally?

I believe handing out your coronary heart on a regular basis and giving it to individuals who do not actually love you as a result of they do not know you has been a studying curve. It is about trusting and giving your self over to the appropriate folks and retaining your self from the improper. I believe it is exhausting to distinguish generally, particularly due to Sex Training, as a result of folks come over to you they usually let you know how a lot they love you and it is a stranger, however they do not love me. they love the character.

I really feel intertwined with the character of Aimee as a result of she looks like her factor that she has to supply is an enormous home for folks to have events in, and type of this carefree, simple breezy angle, and that is her, and in season two that is actually challenged as a result of she goes by means of this trauma and it is like she does not know tips on how to navigate as a result of she will’t disguise that she’s unhappy. So, she simply isolates herself as a result of it is like, “I do not need you to see me like this as a result of then I am not a legitimate individual. I am not helpful.” I believe there generally is a tendency for me in my very own life to perform a little little bit of that. If I am not on prime kind, I will be like, “I am going to simply disguise away. I am going to simply disguise away as a result of nobody actually needs to see me like this.” However really, if they’re your folks they usually love you, they do wish to see you in no matter state.

Your first ever on-screen scene was a intercourse scene and also you mentioned to me final 12 months about it, “I did it with a bang and acquired my tits out.” How has your relationship together with your physique picture modified so as to have the ability to movie such a scene?

Sex Ed helped me lots type of in that facet of my life as a result of I knew it wasn’t gratuitous and I knew it was at all times serving to the story alongside. As a result of I needed to inform the story as truthfully and in addition to I may, it type of gave me that basically nice push to go, “No, I will f**king do it. I will do it!” It was such a secure surroundings from the get-go with these intercourse scenes that it simply felt like the right alternative to do a extremely nice humorous intercourse scene but in addition to problem myself. I by no means would have thought in 1,000,000 years that I will try this. I’ve suffered with physique dysmorphia my entire life. With the masturbation montage, even with all of the unflattering angles I believed, “Consider the younger women which might be going to be watching this and going, ‘Oh thank God, that is what I do,’ or, ‘we do not at all times look good.’ I bear in mind earlier than the primary intercourse scene, I believed, “Proper, okay. I am going to begin consuming salads on daily basis,” and I simply did not. That was such a turning level for me, making that call to go, ‘Really, I am not going to change how my physique seems to be earlier than this scene as a result of that is how my physique seems to be.’

That helped me a lot as a result of I’d be the kind of woman on the pool social gathering – while different women would simply be so assured they usually can whip off their tops they usually’d be of their little bikinis – who would simply be like, “I will put on a tee shirt.” Even once I was at my absolute thinnest, I’d nonetheless be terrified to ever present elements of my physique that I did not assume had been good. I believe studying that perfection does not exist and that magnificence lies in these flaws and people individualities nuances is simply probably the most liberating factor ever, since you’re striving for one thing that does not exist your entire life.

This aim is totally unachievable since you’re by no means going to seem like what you assume good is, till you simply go, “The best way I’m is totally f**king nice.” It is nonetheless a bloody battle as a result of I am going to nonetheless see footage and I am going to go, “Effectively that wasn’t a flashing angle.” However then I simply assume, “No!” I am positively coaching myself tips on how to assume and go down a optimistic pathway as an alternative of a detrimental, as a result of a knee jerk response for years was simply to berate myself. After I assume again now, I used to be so harsh to myself. I really wrote on my mirror once I was youthful, “fats,” in lipstick in order that on a regular basis I might go to it and go, “Okay, simply remind your self that that is what you might be.”

I believe it is so wonderful that you would be able to sit right here now and discuss this journey. Now you’ve been liberated from it, and try to be so happy with your self…

It’s the greatest, most rewarding factor once I see women’ remark, “This has helped me a lot with my consuming dysfunction. Thanks a lot.” It makes it a lot extra significant than simply, “Oh, I am an actor.” I do not wish to be concerned in shallow, frivolous, superficial tales. I really really feel empowered now to say, if I see a script, “No. I do not wish to inform this story. I do not assume it’s acquired a social conscience. I do not assume it engages with the larger image.” You may get slowed down with, “I’ve not had a job for ages, so I want to only get cash and I have to get whichever job comes into my lap as a result of I am an actor and my job is to only say sure to all the things.” However studying that you’ve got the ability to say, “No,” and interesting on a regular basis with the larger image and never simply your individual self-importance and your individual insecurities, it actually simply releases you.

I bear in mind my therapist saying to me, “After all you are pondering negatively about your self since you’re desirous about your self on a regular basis.” Not in a narcissistic method however when you’re analysing your self and being so crucial about your self, you are spending a lot of your time speaking and pondering negatively. You need to flip the cameras out and interact with different folks, take heed to their tales. Sharing will imply one thing reasonably than it simply rotting and fermenting in your mind as this sort of smelly poo.

I am not saying that being fats is a foul factor. I simply was writing it on my mirror as a result of it was like a self-discipline, which is f**ked up. Feeling fats will not be a sense. You possibly can really feel full or you possibly can really feel bloated, or empty, or hungry, however you possibly can’t really feel fats. It is an adjective. It’s an aesthetic factor. The phrase shouldn’t be demonised a lot.

Season two of Sex Training is on Netflix from 17 January

The Sex Training season 2 trailer is right here and it is acquired extra love triangles than Hollyoaks