Aimee Lou Wood has revealed that a certain beauty campaign helped her embrace her distinctive teeth.
In a recent Instagram collaboration with the makeup brand Merit, the Bafta winner reflected on her own changing relationship with beauty.
“Playing loads of different characters has really helped with my self-confidence surrounding beauty, because it’s meant I’ve had to surrender control a lot,” the White Lotus star explained.
Advertisement
She continued: “A big thing for me growing up was my mouth, because it was the thing that everyone pointed out, and it was the thing that made me different. And I’d never seen an actress on TV with teeth like mine.
“When [Georgia May Jagger] did [her] ‘get the London look’ [for Rimmel], and she had the gap teeth, that was a huge moment. And I thought, ‘no, I am going to put red lipstick on, and I am going to draw attention to it’.”
Advertisement
In a full-circle moment, Georgia May Jagger then popped up in Aimee’s comments, telling her: “Your teeth are gorgeous.”
","type":"video","meta":{"author":"Rimmel London","author_url":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_r3otK56qR6d_3KksTt8tw","cache_age":86400,"description":"Rimmel London’s New Provocalips 16HR Lip Colour.\n\nWeightless, high impact colour with a top coat to lock in the colour and keep lips moisturised. Kiss-proof, transfer-proof and won’t feel dry. Up to 16 hours of lip liberating colour!\n\nWild without a trace.\n\nGet the London Look!\n\nhttp://uk.rimmellondon.com/products/lips/provocalips-16hr-kissproof-lip-colour\n\nAvailable in 8 shades. .\n\nStay up to date with the latest from Rimmel HQ:\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rimmellondonuk\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rimmellondon\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/rimmellondonuk\nWebsite: https://uk.rimmellondon.com\n\nWelcome to the official Rimmel London Youtube channel: your go to guide to perfecting the latest trends. Obsessed with the London look, we’ll show you how to #GetTheLook with make-up and nail tutorials, as well as giving you a backstage pass to all the hottest events. Subscribe to our channel today to make sure you’re the first to know what’s going on at Rimmel London HQ.","options":{"_cc_load_policy":{"label":"Closed captions","value":false},"_end":{"label":"End on","placeholder":"ex.: 11, 1m10s","value":""},"_start":{"label":"Start from","placeholder":"ex.: 11, 1m10s","value":""},"click_to_play":{"label":"Add your own player cover","value":false}},"provider_name":"YouTube","thumbnail_height":480,"thumbnail_url":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RsZvGNLjIds/sddefault.jpg","thumbnail_width":640,"title":"Provocalips 16HR TV Ad feat. Georgia May Jagger | Rimmel London","type":"video","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsZvGNLjIds","version":"1.0"},"flags":[],"enhancements":{},"fullBleed":false,"options":{"theme":"news","device":"desktop","editionInfo":{"id":"uk","name":"U.K.","link":"https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk","locale":"en_GB"},"originalEdition":"uk","isMapi":false,"isAmp":false,"isAdsFree":false,"isVideoEntry":false,"isEntry":true,"isMt":false,"entryId":"67d2bfbde4b0554ff89b8e4b","entryPermalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/aimee-lou-wood-embraces-teeth-thanks-to-pop-culture-moment_uk_67d2bfbde4b0554ff89b8e4b","entryTagsList":"uk-celebrity,the-white-lotus,aimee-lou-wood,georgia-may-jagger","sectionSlug":"entertainment","deptSlug":null,"sectionRedirectUrl":null,"subcategories":"","isWide":false,"headerOverride":null,"noVideoAds":false,"disableFloat":false,"isNative":false,"commercialVideo":{"provider":"custom","site_and_category":"uk.entertainment","package":null},"isHighline":false,"vidibleConfigValues":{"cid":"60afc140cf94592c45d7390c","disabledWithMapiEntries":false,"overrides":{"all":"60b8e525cdd90620331baaf4"},"whitelisted":["56c5f12ee4b03a39c93c9439","56c6056ee4b01f2b7e1b5f35","59bfee7f9e451049f87f550b","5acccbaac269d609ef44c529","570278d2e4b070ff77b98217","57027b4be4b070ff77b98d5c","56fe95c4e4b0041c4242016b","570279cfe4b06d08e3629954","5ba9e8821c2e65639162ccf1","5bcd9904821576674bc55ced","5d076ca127f25f504327c72e","5b35266b158f855373e28256","5ebac2e8abddfb04f877dff2","60b8e525cdd90620331baaf4","60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","60d0d8e09340d7032ad0fb1a","60d0d90f9340d7032ad0fbeb","60d0d9949340d7032ad0fed3","60d0d9f99340d7032ad10113","60d0daa69340d7032ad104cf","60d0de02b627221e9d819408"],"playlists":{"default":"57bc306888d2ff1a7f6b5579","news":"56c6dbcee4b04edee8beb49c","politics":"56c6dbcee4b04edee8beb49c","entertainment":"56c6e7f2e4b0983aa64c60fc","tech":"56c6f70ae4b043c5bdcaebf9","parents":"56cc65c2e4b0239099455b42","lifestyle":"56cc66a9e4b01f81ef94e98c"},"playerUpdates":{"56c6056ee4b01f2b7e1b5f35":"60b8e525cdd90620331baaf4","56c5f12ee4b03a39c93c9439":"60d0d8e09340d7032ad0fb1a","59bfee7f9e451049f87f550b":"60d0d90f9340d7032ad0fbeb","5acccbaac269d609ef44c529":"60d0d9949340d7032ad0fed3","5bcd9904821576674bc55ced":"60d0d9f99340d7032ad10113","5d076ca127f25f504327c72e":"60d0daa69340d7032ad104cf","5ebac2e8abddfb04f877dff2":"60d0de02b627221e9d819408"}},"connatixConfigValues":{"defaultPlayer":"8b034f64-513c-4987-b16f-42d6008f7feb","clickToPlayPlayer":"5a777b9b-81fe-41a6-8302-59e9953ee8a2","videoPagePlayer":"19654b65-409c-4b38-90db-80cbdea02cf4"},"topConnatixThumnbailSrc":"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=","customAmpComponents":[],"ampAssetsUrl":"https://amp.assets.huffpost.com","videoTraits":null,"positionInUnitCounts":{"buzz_head":{"count":0},"buzz_body":{"count":0},"buzz_bottom":{"count":0}},"positionInSubUnitCounts":{"article_body":{"count":5},"blog_summary":{"count":0},"before_you_go_content":{"count":0}},"connatixCountsHelper":{"count":0},"buzzfeedTracking":{"context_page_id":"67d2bfbde4b0554ff89b8e4b","context_page_type":"buzz","destination":"huffpost","mode":"desktop","page_edition":"en-uk"},"tags":[{"name":" uk celebrity","slug":"uk-celebrity","links":{"relativeLink":"news/uk-celebrity","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/uk-celebrity","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/uk-celebrity"},"url":"https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/uk-celebrity/"},{"name":"the white lotus","slug":"the-white-lotus","links":{"relativeLink":"news/the-white-lotus","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/the-white-lotus","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/the-white-lotus"},"url":"https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/the-white-lotus/"},{"name":"aimee lou wood","slug":"aimee-lou-wood","links":{"relativeLink":"news/aimee-lou-wood","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/aimee-lou-wood","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/aimee-lou-wood"},"url":"https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/aimee-lou-wood/"},{"name":"Georgia May Jagger","slug":"georgia-may-jagger","links":{"relativeLink":"news/georgia-may-jagger","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/georgia-may-jagger","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/georgia-may-jagger"},"url":"https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/georgia-may-jagger/"}],"isLiveblogLive":null,"isLiveblog":false,"cetUnit":"buzz_body","bodyAds":["
\r\n\r\n HPGam.cmd.push(function(){\r\n\t\treturn HPGam.render(\"inline-1\", \"entry_paragraph_1\", false, false);\r\n });\r\n\r\n","
\r\n\r\n HPGam.cmd.push(function(){\r\n\t\treturn HPGam.render(\"inline\", \"entry_paragraph_2\", false, false);\r\n });\r\n\r\n","
\r\n\r\n HPGam.cmd.push(function(){\r\n\t\treturn HPGam.render(\"inline-2\", \"entry_paragraph_3\", false, false);\r\n });\r\n\r\n","
\r\n\r\n HPGam.cmd.push(function(){\r\n\t\treturn HPGam.render(\"inline-infinite\", \"repeating_dynamic_display\", false, false);\r\n });\r\n\r\n"],"adCount":0},"isCollectionEmbed":false}”>
