Cliff Notes – People are only just realising Aimee Lou Wood has a well-known lookalike sister
- Makeup artist Emily Wood, known for her vibrant tutorials on Instagram, is the sister of actress Aimee Lou Wood, a revelation that has surprised many fans.
- Emily’s passion for makeup was inspired by her grandmother and mother, and she has built a following of 101,000 on social media despite initially feeling shame about pursuing makeup artistry.
- Both sisters have shared a close bond, with Aimee appearing in Emily’s videos, and they have navigated a challenging childhood together, marked by family struggles.
People are only just realising Aimee Lou Wood has a well-known lookalike sister
If you’ve ever seen makeup artist Emily Wood’s work on Instagram, you may have thought she looks a lot like White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood.
There’s a reason for that, as the pair are sisters – a fact fans are only just finding out now.
Emily – who was diagnosed with dyslexia aged nine – has garnered 101,000 followers through her self-applied makeup tutorials, often using experimental bold and colourful techniques.
You Beauty Podcast shocked fans with a post explaining the link on their Instagram page.
‘You might’ve seen @emilywoodmakeup on your FYP doing a full glam look with just a single lip liner. But did you know her sister is The White Lotus star @aimeelouwood? The Wood sisters are out here thriving,’ they wrote, alongside a picture of Emily in one of her makeup videos.
‘No way! How cool. I love her makeup vids,’ said chloemorello, while memento.lucem said: ‘Literally thought you were her. 💛💛 so much love for you both!!!’
‘I stumbled on her ig a few weeks ago and I told my husband she looks like the girl from White Lotus. Looked her up and confirmed. It made my night lol,’ added cnidocytes.
In an interview with online publication The Block Magazine, Emily revealed that her interest in makeup was sparked from watching her nana Sylvia curling her lashes, applying eyeliner, and flushed cheeks – now her statement look too.
Emily and Aimee lived with their grandparents for a year while their parents were going through a divorce.
Her and Aimee’s mother Alison, who is a ChildLine Worker, has also always been consistent with her makeup routine.
Emily explained how Alison has always worn the same frosted finish lipstick, and when it was discontinued it really ‘shook’ her mum – who found a similar alternative and stockpiled 50 lipsticks in a panic.
On how she got into makeup artistry, Emily explained to the site: ‘I felt quite lost and stuck at the age of 18. I had a boyfriend who I was clinically obsessed with, all my friends were going to uni, and I didn’t know what to do.
‘I started an art foundation course after college which I did not complete. Soon after that, I went and did a short fashion makeup course and I loved it but felt a lot of shame around just doing make up. It felt unimportant.’
However, she reasoned: ‘I’m doing art on my face. I’m blending those colours together seamlessly, and often without a mirror and it’s meticulous and intricate.
‘I think because it’s my face and not a canvas or an actual, physical piece of art I’m hanging up, I do have… I don’t know what that nuance is, but there is something around that shame.
‘Maybe because it’s so transient, it feels like it’s not that deep, or I shouldn’t get defensive about it.’
This discovery comes as Emily’s sister Aimee starred in season three of The White Lotus as Chelsea, with the final episode premiering on Monday.
The lookalike sisters grew up in Stockport, and Aimee has previously opened up about her somewhat ‘turbulent’ childhood, explaining how their dad struggled with drink and drug addiction.
She told The Guardian: ‘He would go out for a pint and not come back for days. He once went out and didn’t come back for 10 weeks because he’d been to the World Cup in Korea.’
Aimee continued: ‘He was a party animal on the scene in Manchester so he would hang out with celebrities and Manchester City football players; he had a massive ego, so that gave him validation.
‘Because of him, my mum had to carry a lot on her shoulders. She tried to protect us, and took responsibility for it, in a way.’
Her parents divorced when Aimee was at school, and the family was introduced to her mother’s new partner.
The Sex Education star’s stepfather paid for her to attend a private secondary school, where her love for acting blossomed – though she was bullied about her unconventional (and now widely celebrated) teeth and Stockport accent.