Actress Aimee Lou Wood has said her role in The White Lotus did more than expand her career; it helped her heal.

The 31-year-old actor, who played Chelsea in HBO’s hit series, opened up to Harper’s Bazaar about how embodying the confident and carefree character gave her strength while she was privately struggling with body dysmorphia during filming.

Wood admitted that preparing to appear on camera in a bikini resurfaced the body image issues she first battled as a teenager. “It brought back a lot of old feelings,” she said. The Sex Education star has previously spoken about her experiences with bulimia and social anxiety, and was diagnosed with ADHD earlier this year.

But instead of retreating, she channelled her character’s boldness. “I shook myself out of it by thinking, ‘It’s not abo

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