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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Jenny Proudfoot

Aimee Lou Wood on digital detoxes, cast connections and what to expect from The White Lotus

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Aimee Lou Wood talks to Marie Claire UK for My Life In Dramas .

Aimee Lou Wood is already a household name, with her breakthrough role in Netflix series Sex Education shooting her to stardom - and earning her a BAFTA award in the process. And in the years since, her star has risen to stratospheric levels - starring in Oscar nominated drama Living, as well as her critically acclaimed stage performances in Uncle Vanya and Cabaret. Fast-forward to 2025, and she is starring in the most highly-anticipated release of the year: The White Lotus season three.

The show’s “supersized” third season is set in Koh Samui, Thailand, seeing a new roster of dysfunctional guests arrive at the notorious White Lotus hotel. And while the 30-year-old actress is a self-confessed super-fan of the hit Mike White series, she explains that she never saw herself fitting into the ‘White Lotus world’ until reading for the part of Chelsea - an experience that she describes as “cosmic”.

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