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24 October 2020

Lily James: 'I got sucked into the vortex. I

didn't know which way to turn'

Lily James: ‘It’s sometimes hard to feel that stability in life.’ All portraits styled by Kay Korsh.
Hair: Earl Simms. Makeup: Naoko Scintu. Photograph: Buzz White at One Represents

She made her name playing sunny sweethearts, but now James is going gothic in a
new Rebecca. She talks getting spooked on set, Covid bubbles and co-stars

The problem with trying to be an actor but also trying to stay sane, says Lily

James, is that you need a really thin skin to do the work, and a very thick one to
withstand the rejection or the criticism. “You have to let everything affect you,