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Aimee Lou Wood Says Fame Can Rekindle Eating-Disorder Urges, Shares How She Copes

Fan support alongside a new understanding of her neurodiversity helps her interrupt those thoughts.

Overview

  • In a Radio Times interview published Sept. 29, the actor said stressful periods in her rising career can revive urges to control food, which she now recognizes and counters to avoid burnout.
  • She recounted experiencing bulimia, body dysmorphia and social anxiety as a teenager, describing how those histories still inform present-day vulnerabilities.
  • She said supporters who celebrate her "weirdness" give her confidence on difficult days and help quiet self-doubt.
  • She reported an ADHD diagnosis earlier this year and ongoing autism assessment, framing her neurodiversity as a "superpower" that benefits her work.
  • She described obsessive, repetitive worries after social situations and clarified that comments about Mike White "fighting" to cast her triggered imposter syndrome, adding that HBO was supportive.