Aimee Lou Wood says she ‘hated my body’ while struggling with body dysmorphia: ‘I didn’t want to be in it’

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sex Education star Aimee Lou Wood has spoken candidly about her struggles with body dysmorphia and eating disorders this International Women’s Day. At this year’s Harper’s Bazaar International Women’s Day event on Thursday, Wood spoke candidly about her relationship with her body, saying: “My past with eating disorders and body dysmorphia, I felt like a floating head. It’s not easy being told you’re moving wrong – it’s basically a tirade on your body.” Wood, who spoke at the Connaught in London along with author Naomi Alderman and MP Tulip Siddiq, also admitted it was a relief not to feel like a “mannequin” while working on her recent film Living. Kazuo Ishiguro, Aimee Lou Wood and Bill Nighy attend the Newport Beach Film Festival UK Honours 2023 “How can you possibly be the wrong shape and size if you are the character?” Following the success of Sex Education, which also stars Bafta Rising Star winner Emma Mackey and forthcoming Doctor Who Time Lord Ncuti Gatwa, Wood admitted she found the show’s popularity “very overwhelming”.