Evangeline Lilly shares her style secrets

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Evangeline Lily

Is it true you don't like baring flesh on screen?

Evangeline Lilly: I do get sick of the gratuitous nature of it, but it could be worse. They haven't made me go skinny-dipping or have sex with six men. But every time I get a script now, I go: 'Alright, where's the Kate nudie scene?' Before I signed up, I said I would not do sex scenes.

How do you feel about your position in the 'World's Sexiest Women' polls these days?

Evangeline Lilly: I think it's ridiculous! I just keep waiting for people to wake up and realise their mistake. I have no idea how it happened.

Do you get a lot of attention from men?

Evangeline Lilly: I think men are actually a little bit more intimidated now to approach me than they would have been when I was a student. Now they are more like: 'Oh, she's a big, famous star who's out of my league.'

But are you happy with the way you look?

Evangeline Lilly: There are pressures on actresses to be thin and perfect but I have this big noggin and my ears stick out.

How do you feel when you watch yourself on screen?

Evangeline Lilly: I'm at a point now where I can't watch myself anymore. I did it for the first two years because I thought 'I am a newby, I need to learn, I need to grow to become a professional actress.' Now I can't handle it! Every time I watch myself on screen, I get paranoid and self-critical. I think I am fat and ugly and terrible and awful! So I'm not watching it anymore - I'm done with watching the show.

What do you do to keep fit?

Evangeline Lilly: I like to stay active, so I work out in every way. I run regularly, I do yoga and Pilates, dance, lift weights and hike. I just learned to scuba dive and I do a lot of surfing; I just graduated to a shorter board!

How do you relax?

Evangeline Lilly: I love to read, write and paint. I write just about anything; poetry, stories, novels, screenplays, letters; I have an unnecessary passion for writing! I'm a die-hard pen-and-ink person and I think writing letters is much more charming than email. I just love being quiet and at rest.

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