Aimee Lou Wood knows her great facial expressions give her an advantage in the audition room.
During an appearance on the “Run-Through with Vogue” podcast, the “White Lotus” star revealed she would never get Botox because of how it could negatively impact her acting abilities.
Wood, 31, recalled a conversation she recently had in an elevator with two women who had undergone the cosmetic procedure.
“We were talking about how it’s obvious I haven’t had [Botox] because of how expressive my head is and my eyebrows,” she recounted on the April 3 episode.
The actress agreed that it can be “a real concern for actors” if they overdo it or don’t go to the right injector — which is why she doesn’t even risk it.
“I’m, like, very anti-Botox. People can do whatever the hell they want, but for myself, because a lot of my career relies on these facial expressions,” she explained.
“So I can’t start freezing my face,” she added. “It needs to move.”
However, Wood joked that “sometimes it moves too much.”
“Sometimes I watch things back and I go, Jesus… I wasn’t aware that I was using my face that much in that moment,” she added.
While some actors can downplay their emotions to “look really hot and cool,” Wood said she doesn’t think she will “ever play a part that has a poker face, ’cause [she] can’t do it.”
“Even when I think I’m doing it, I’m not doing it,” she added.
Wood’s natural beauty has been a hot topic of discussion ever since she landed the role as Chelsea in Season 3 of the hit HBO drama, which concluded with an explosive final episode on Sunday.
Specifically, the actress’ endearing smile with a slight gap took social media by storm, eliciting think pieces from major publications about their “inspiring” impact in a world of perfect Hollywood veneers.
Although she has received an overwhelmingly positive response, Wood admitted that she is tired of talking about her teeth.
“It’s, like, cool, and now I want to stop f—king talking about it,” Wood, 31, told the Sunday Times in an interview published over the weekend.
“Can I talk about my character? Why am I talking about my gnashers?” she continued. “It’s like now I’m just a pair of front teeth.”
Although Wood “understands what it represents” and appreciates that “people feel more confident about their imperfections” by seeing her so-called flaws, she is still adjusting to her looks being discussed on such a big stage.
“It does feel a bit weird that the thing I got bullied for is now the thing that everyone’s, like, ‘Woo!’” she said of her teeth. “It’s still the thing that’s defining me.”
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