Aimee Lou Wood

“There's a lot of catharsis to be found in 'Sex Education,' and that's the point - you know watching it that whatever you're going through, it is all going to be OK. At the heart of the show is talking, it genuinely believes in therapy and healing and I think that makes people feel safe when they're watching it.”

“My Dad texted me just before I was about to go on stage and said, 'You've got one million followers on Instagram.' I was like, 'Dad, it's not the right time to remind me that I'm quite observed.'”

“I started getting into drama club, and then my studies kind of went out the window. I was actually really studious and well-behaved but then became the class clown.”

“It's pure joy when you can reveal the most intimate and 'embarrassing' parts of yourself and know they will be loved and celebrated.”

“I never thought that I was going to be in a show as big as 'Sex Education.' It was quite a shock.”

“Things are going to happen in your life that are going to change you but there are people here to support you.”

“People who were bullied, they don't want to be the centre of attention.”

“I sound like my mum and I like that. I like that I sound like where I'm from.”

“When I played Aimee and I'd make flapjacks in 'Sex Education,' I started the scene by taking big bites of these flapjacks. By take nine, I was still eating, I just felt so sick.”

“Secondary school is such a tough time. There's a nurse that helps you with your cuts; there should be an in-house therapist who helps you, too.”

“As northerners, we use our mouths so much to speak, and that in itself is weird.”

“I have lots of friends that use Bumble, and it's really close to their hearts because it's kind of the only dating app that they feel truly empowered and safe to be on.”

“When you've got several interactions with people that you don't know a day and every single one you're trying to make it count, you drive yourself crazy, going, 'Oh my God, I need to be the best 'me' at all times.'”

“I've always had anxiety. I've always suffered with it, and I think fame does exacerbate that because you walk down the street and you're reminded that people know you. They come over to you, and they talk to you, or they whisper and they point.”

“That's what 'Sex Education' really nails - female solidarity without being too sentimental.”

“I wish I'd learned that your body belongs to you. It doesn't belong to anybody else. That's such a hard thing to feel because when you look at yourself, you're seeing yourself through what society wants, what's supposed to be perfect or desirable.”

“Always end on a high instead of having people go, 'I really wish they would stop.'”

“The art department on 'Sex Education' are incredible.”

“I was a weird little kid who just had this wild overactive imagination. I don't even think I realised that I loved performing.”

“We all need to express ourselves, but a lot of the time, you know, you turn inward, and you actually implode rather than explode. Some people explode, some people implode; I'm such a little masochistic imploder!”