'I wanted to become an adult': Stunning Naomie Harris looks flawless in 70s fashion shoot as she reveals why she had to undergo therapy to deal with her past

By Sara Malm for MailOnline

Published: 12:45 EST, 9 July 2015 | Updated: 14:56 EST, 9 July 2015

Naomie Harris has revealed that she recently underwent therapy to deal with her upbringing.

The 38-year-old Bond actress, who stars alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in new boxing film Southpaw, said the experience was triggered by a desire to 'fully become an adult'

Naomie grew up in Finsbury Park, north London the daughter of a Jamaican mother and Trinidadian father who separated before she was born.

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Woman in charge: Naomie Harries has revealed that she underwent therapy to deal with her 'negative patterns' from her upbringing in north London

Woman in charge: Naomie Harries has revealed that she underwent therapy to deal with her 'negative patterns' from her upbringing in north London

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She's starring with Jake Gyllenhaal in the summer blockbuster, Southpaw, and she's set to reprise her role as Eve Moneypenny in the new James Bond film, Spectre. So it seems Naomi Harris has a lot to smile about.

The British actress is The Edit's latest cover girl and for her editorial spread, the brunette beauty donned a series of 70s inspired Fall looks.

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The actress was raised by her mother, to whom she remains extremely close, and only met her father for the first time in 2009.

'I did The Hoffman Process recently, which is all about learning re-parenting, because so many of us come from dysfunctional parents, and we get trapped in negative patterns that stem from that,' she told Net-A-Porter's The Edit.

'To break those patterns you have to be in a space where you can recreate what you went through and deal with it.'

The Cambridge graduate was photographed for the magazine in pre-fall's ’70s-inspired city-chic trend, wearing a range of luxury brands, such as Gucci, Chloé, and Michael Kors. 

Inspiration: The 38-year-old actress also told The Edit that therapy helped her 'fully become an adult'

Inspiration: The 38-year-old actress also told The Edit that therapy helped her 'fully become an adult'

One photograph sees her in a pair of elegant high-waisted black trousers and a white sweater, while another shows her looking pensive in leopard-print trousers and a beige turtle neck.

Naomie, who is set to reprise her role as Eve Moneypenny in the new Bond film Spectre, also revealed that she underwent therapy at the age of 38 to 'fully become an adult'.

'Most of us operate as if we are adults, but we aren't emotionally mature at all,' she added.

The Southpaw actress also revealed that despite starring in a film all about boxing, she would never go to a match. 

'I'd never do that. You smell death in the air. That's my worst possible nightmare.'  

Flawless: Naomie can be seen wearing 70s-inspired outfits in the fashion spread, reflecting the pre-fall trend

Flawless: Naomie can be seen wearing 70s-inspired outfits in the fashion spread, reflecting the pre-fall trend

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