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Maisie Williams details strict regime for new series that left her 'unable to sleep' with horrible nightmares


From salt baths to horrific nightmares, Maisie Williams reveals just what it took to bring real life resistance fighter Catherine Dior to life in historical drama The New Look

Maisie Williams has opened up about filming The New Look in an interview with Harper's Bazaar (Image: PA) Read MoreRelated Articles Phillip Schofield's pain as he watches Holly move on: 'It's deeply triggering' While preparing for the role, Maisie embarked on a gruelling diet regime - and even confessed to suffering from nightmares as a result of the intense scenes (Image: PA)“I was eating very little, meditating all the time, burning candles and incense in my apartment,” recalled the star. It was this level of intensity that also left Maisie battling with nightmares from the ordeal, as she added: “There was a lot of feeling restricted, almost like sleep paralysis, dreams of being trapped and attacked, and horrible visions of men in uniform.”

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