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The actress Aimee Lou Wood has described Los Angeles as an \u201cemotionally bulimic\u201d city.<\/p>\n
The White Lotus star, 31, insisted she could make the comparison herself as she had previously suffered from the eating disorder<\/a>.<\/p>\n Speaking to Harper\u2019s Bazaar before receiving the Television Actress award at the magazine\u2019s Women of the Year ceremony on Thursday, she described Hollywood as a \u201csuper-sized adventure\u201d.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cI find LA emotionally bulimic, and I say that as an ex-bulimic.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is this super-sized adventure where everyone\u2019s talking about you all the time and you have to talk about yourself all the time. And then I leave, and I want to throw it all up.\u201d<\/p>\n The actress, who lives in south-east London, rose to fame in the hit Netflix series Sex Education before achieving global stardom with her portrayal of Chelsea in the third series of the HBO show White Lotus<\/a>.<\/p>\n She made headlines when she criticised a Saturday Night Live sketch impersonating her with exaggerated prosthetic teeth as \u201cmean and unfunny\u201d.<\/p>\n Speaking about how her life has taken a dramatic turn since the show aired in February, she said: \u201cBefore it came out, everyone told me my life was going to change because the show is American, and it\u2019s so big.\u201d<\/p>\n She ended up being nominated for an Emmy Award for best supporting actress in the satirical drama series, which is a spiky deconstruction of wealth, privilege and murder set in lavish holiday resorts.<\/p>\n \u201cI loved the fact that I was nominated for my most American project ever and not only did we win nothing, I was sat with a bunch of Northern actors winning everything,\u201d Wood quipped to the magazine about the runaway success of Netflix\u2019s show Adolescence<\/a>.<\/p>\n Despite not winning the accolade, the role has catapulted her to a big name in Hollywood. She is now starring alongside Angelina Jolie in the upcoming American comedy film Anxious People.<\/p>\n Discussing filming the latest project with one of the most famous actresses in the world, Wood said Jolie recently stuck up for her while they were filming a scene that saw a number of crew shouting directions her way.<\/p>\n She explained: \u201cI\u2019ve spent years feeling unable to say anything like that for fear of seeming argumentative – but now I feel like I can take ownership of what I need to thrive, and tell people what won\u2019t work for me.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I spoke up, all I could see was Angelina giving me a thumbs up. She\u2019s possibly the most famous woman ever, but she\u2019s so normal.\u201d<\/p>\n Wood added: \u201cI\u2019m fairly certain she drives herself to set each day.\u201d<\/p>\n\u2018I didn\u2019t really want to be an actor\u2019<\/h2>\n