Aimee Lou Wood reacts to people's comments about her teeth after admitting she was bullied about them
Aimee Lou Wood has reacted to people's comments about her teeth after explaining she was bullied over her looks as a kid.
The White Lotus actress recently starred in Toxic Town, but many of us were first introduced to Wood when she took on the role of Aimee Gibbs in Sex Education.
This week, Wood appeared on The Jonathan Ross Show where she spoke about her recent TV roles and how much of a talking point her teeth had become, especially in recent weeks.
"I can't believe the impact my teeth are having," Wood told Jonathan Ross and Stephen Fry.
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"The Americans can't believe... they're all being lovely, but these videos come up on my Instagram of these orthodontists analysing my teeth... they dissect my teeth and say what's wrong with them, but at the end they say 'but we don't think she should change a thing'.
"And it's so lovely, a real full circle moment after being bullied for my teeth forever."
Wood even explained people had assumed she was wearing fake teeth a number of times during her career.
Fans have recently defended the 31-year-old after some social media users made cruel comments about her teeth online.
One person wrote on X: "If Aimee Lou Wood ever changes her teeth in any way I'll have a public breakdown the likes of which this country has never seen."
While another said: "I really love Aimee Lou Wood’s teeth. They fit her perfectly."
And a third added: "It doesn’t really matter what I or anybody but her think about them but I think Aimee Lou Wood’s teeth are soo cute."
Meanwhile, a fourth said: "I think it’s refreshing & lovely to see a (GREAT!) actress not afraid to embrace the beauty they were born with, not feeling the need to correct every slight imperfection due to wanting to follow everyone else..."
Speaking about the difference between her and her White Lotus co-stars, Wood told The Hollywood Reporter last month: "These people live in Hollywood. I live in my little flat in South East London.
"I’m so British in my sensibility that I wasn’t sure how to handle being around so many people who are so front-footed and confident. All I ever do is take the piss out of myself."
She added: "Even the way [White Lotus fans] are talking about me and my teeth - that I don’t have veneers or Botox - it feels a bit rebellious."
Topics: TV and Film, The White Lotus, Jonathan Ross, Celebrity
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