Meet Sex Education and The White Lotus star Aimee-Lou Wood
Actress Aimee-Lou Wood looked ready to check in to the White Lotus as she arrived on the red carpet for the premiere of the beloved HBO series' third season in Los Angeles on February 10. Aimee Lou Wood attends the premiere of The White Lotus season 3 at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, on February 10. Photo: EPA-EFE Wearing a stunning burgundy gown, the 30-year-old actress was joined on the red carpet by her co-stars Patrick Schwarzenegger , Blackpink's Lisa, Sarah Catherine Hook , Michelle Monaghan and Sam Nivola. Paris Hilton, Chris Pratt and Lukas Gage were also among the star-studded guests at the premiere.
Wood, who previously garnered attention for her central role in Netflix's comedy series Sex Education, is taking on the role of Chelsea, a free-spirited Manchester native. Chelsea stays at The White Lotus in Thailand with her much older boyfriend, played by actor Walton Goggins. Stars of The White Lotus from left: Jason Isaacs, Leslie Bibb, Lalisa 'Lisa' Manobal and Aimee Lou Wood. Photo: AFP
As the series hits our screens, here's everything you need to know about Aimee-Lou Wood. She got into acting by accident Aimee Lou Wood in a scene from The White Lotus. Photo: AP
Growing up in Stockport, a small town in Greater Manchester, England, Aimee-Lou Wood used to write plays and made her sister perform them, according to Teen Vogue. Because of her shy nature, she never ventured to act out her own plays until she joined the drama club at school in an effort to make friends.
'Then my studies kind of went out the window,' she said in 2019. 'I was actually really studious and well-behaved but then became the class clown. But it's kind of all happened for a reason because then I ended up going to Rada [Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]. So, yeah, basically just trying to get friends is how I got into acting.' Landing her breakout role in Sex Education Aimee-Lou Wood played Aimee Gibbs on Sex Education. Photo: @aimeelouwood/Instagram
Wood took part in several productions at Rada, but when she auditioned for Sex Education 's sex-crazed Lily Iglehart, which eventually went to actress Tanya Reynolds, she landed the role of the ditsy and lovable Aimee Gibbs in the series instead.
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