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Niamh Shackleton
Topics: Aimee Lou Wood, Celebrity, Film and TV, News, Saturday Night Live, The White Lotus, Sex Education
The Saturday Night Live star who received backlash for her depiction of Aimee Lou Wood in a sketch has spoken out.
Last month SNL was at the center of controversy after Sarah Sherman mocked The White Lotus star's teeth.
Wood later hit out at the show for the skit and branded it 'mean and unfunny'. Sherman proceeded to send Wood a bouquet of flowers as an apology, which the Sex Education actress shared a snap of to her Instagram Story.
"Thank you for the beautiful flowers @sarahsquirm," she wrote while tagging Sherman's page, so it seemed that the stars had made peace.
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Wood was even asked about the SNL skit and the events that unfolded afterwards once more at her Met Gala debut earlier this month.
"It all got very out of control," she shared. "My whole thinking was I could either say something because I saw it and people were angry about it… and have it be said, and I won’t spiral inwardly, and feel terrible about myself."
Sherman herself hadn't actually publicly addressed the matter until now, however.
Speaking to Vanity Fair, Sherman said: "I was excited to play her because she’s so iconic, her character is so iconic, and I f**king obviously never meant to hurt anyone’s feelings."
She added: "Never in a million years did I get into comedy to make anyone upset. I feel terrible that anyone would feel bad."
The interviewer proceeded to ask Sherman if in the wake of her SNL evolution over the years and her portraying more real-life people on the show that she has to be more aware of people's feelings than before.
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"Totally," Sherman replied. "The show is in constant dialogue with culture as it’s happening, and it happens really fast. You have to be vigilant, you know what I mean? There are a lot of things out of your control."
She continued: "You’re playing a lot of different parts, you’re doing a lot of different roles that you’re not in control of.
"A lot of the process of the show has been, to me - how am I answering this? Staying vigilant but also being a part of the show - that is your job."
Wood also addressed the photos that had been shared online of her seen crying while out with a friend in London, which many people presumed had to do with the SNL incident.
"I wasn’t crying about the SNL skit," the 31-year-old insisted. "I was crying about something completely unrelated, but it all got quite out of control."