The look of
I M O G E N
POOTS
Wearing her long blonde tresses lightly, British
showbiz’ best kept secret seems to be biding her
time among the zombies, bent cops and
star-crossed lovers. So just what is chameleon
actor Imogen Poots playing at?
Owen Hughes sifts through the blood and awe
W
atching Imogen Poots
mixing it with zombies in yet
another Tinseltown take on
the apocalyptic doomsday
scenario of the undead takeover – or her latest
incarnation as a knife-wielding psychopath in
gorefest-thriller Green Room – you’d never
guess she got into acting after a fainting fit over
blood in a vet’s surgery.
The 17-year-old A-level schoolgirl had
intended to become a veterinarian when she
left sixth form. But a work experience session
in her local vet’s involving animal blood, saw
her heart palpitating in shock.
It was all too much, and the young Imogen
changed tack – for the first time. With three
top grades in her A-Levels, she won a place at
the Courtauld Institute of Art. But, again, she
changed direction for a second time and she
deferred attending for two years.
What had caught the chamleon’s eye were
the joys of life on stage. She’d been spending
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