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Olivia Cooke Shares Mental-Health Battle and Body-Image Strain From Nude Scenes

She quit Instagram to avoid body‑comparison pressure linked to the Ozempic trend.

Overview

  • In a new Sunday Times interview, the House of the Dragon actor recalls a breakdown in her early 20s with panic attacks every day for three weeks.
  • She says acting became a refuge during that period, describing work between action and cut as a kind of relief, including on Bates Motel.
  • Cooke reports feeling insecure filming nude scenes for Amazon Prime Video’s The Girlfriend, in which she appears as Cherry Laine.
  • She recounts skipping breakfast before a delayed nude shoot, feeling faint, and halting until she could eat.
  • To reduce body‑image anxiety while preparing for Brides in Budapest, she removed Instagram to avoid exposure to constantly shrinking bodies.