'It was the worst thing I'd ever seen:' Actress Daisy ridley reveals she was 'appalled' after seeing herself on screen in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
She's the English-born actress who is taking the fight to the First Order in the latest iteration of Star Wars films.
And Daisy Ridley, who plays Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the soon-to-be-released The Last Jedi, has revealed she was appalled when she saw her debut performance.
Speaking to Stellar magazine, the 25-year-old admitted that, on first viewing of The Force Awakens, she thought her performance was 'the worst thing' she'd ever seen.
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Cringe: Daisy Ridley, who plays Ray in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the soon-to-be-released The Last Jedi, has revealed she was appalled when she watched her debut
'When I watched it, I felt like I was a wooden plank,' Daisy told the publication.
'The first time I watched it, I was appalled: 'This is the worst thing I have ever seen.''
Going on to admit that she 'cried for hours' after watching The Force Awakens, Daisy added that she eventually settled into it, admitting that she is constantly thrilled by the reactions of young girls to the strong female character of Rey.
Unwatchable: 'The first time I watched it, I was appalled: 'This is the worst thing i have ever seen,'' Daisy told Stellar magazine
Role model: Going on to admit that she 'cried for hours' after watching The Force Awakens, Daisy added that she eventually settled into it, admitting that she is constantly chuffed with young girls'reactions to the strong female lead
'At the time I thought I was really feeling all of these emotions. I cried for hours after I watched it...I was so embarrassed' she said.
She added: 'Then i kept having to watch it. And I was like: 'OK - this is all right.' mainly, the thing i took from it was the reactions of little kids. how little girls watched it was far more important to me.'
Having starred in a handful of short films, as well as television fare such as Casualty, The Force Awakens was Daisy's first major big screen role and a positive critical reception to her turn has propelled her even further into the stratosphere.
Aside from the Last Jedi, 2017 has seen Daisy star in the Kenneth Branagh remake of the Agatha Christie classic murder Murder on the Orient Express.
She will also soon be seen starring alongside Australian actress Naomi Watts in Ophelia, a re-imagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet
'Then i kept having to watch it. And I was like: 'OK - this is all right.' mainly, the thing i took from it was the reactions of little kids. how little girls watched it was far more important to me.'
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