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Aimee Lou Wood has no regrets over SNL comments

Actress Aimee Lou Wood has no regrets speaking out over an SNL sketch that mocked her appearance
Actress Aimee Lou Wood has no regrets speaking out over an SNL sketch that mocked her appearance

Aimee Lou Wood has said she doesn't regret calling out a Saturday Night Live sketch that poked fun over her teeth.

In April, The White Lotus actress hit out at the late-night comedy show for mocking her appearance.

The 31-year-old star condemned the spoof, which saw SNL cast member Sarah Sherman impersonating her using a British accent and exaggerated prosthetic teeth, on social media.

Taking to Instagram, she said: "Whilst in honest mode – I did find the SNL thing mean and unfunny," she wrote, but said she might delete the post later.

In a recent interview with BBC News, Wood has said she stands by her comments and has no regrets about voicing her opinion.

"I don’t regret saying it because it was breaking a pattern, which is what I would usually do – what I did when I was younger and got bullied."

Wood added that on seeing the sketch, she thought: "I have a choice here to go in and be embarrassed about it and just say 'I didn’t like that. It was mean’."

She added: "No matter what chaos came from it, I’m still happy for me and my personal journey that I said something.

"I’ve gone into meetings with directors that I’ve admired and burst into tears and not been able to say a word and I think that kind of urge is always to correct, to say ‘I’m so sorry that I just did something messy’ and actually you didn’t do anything wrong."

Wood can next be seen in BBC drama Film Club which is set to air on BBC One on 8 October.

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