one of the stars of the netflix comedy-drama sex education grew up thinking sex was bad.
aimee lou wood, who plays aimee gibbs in the show, recently spoke about how she was taught that sex was just for making babies, explaining that this contributed to her feeling like she was a “weirdo.”
wood, 24, studied acting at london, england’s royal academy of dramatic art (rada) where she graduated in 2017. while there, she was involved in a number of productions including playing goody in vinegar tom , directed by cressida brown and jess in hen , a short film directed by james larkin. her role as the ham-loving gibbs is her first on-screen role.
wood compared the way sexual desire was perceived when she was younger to 1999 teen sex comedy, american pie .
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