Ruth Wilson reveals being altar girl in ‘sensual’ Catholic church enticed her into acting-Aisha Nozari-Entertainment – Metro

Ruth Wilson has spoken about her time as an altar girl in Surrey in a new interview (Picture: Getty)

Ruth Wilson has revealed how her Catholic upbringing gave her the acting bug.

The 41-year-old star is one of Britain’s most impressive talents, having starred in the likes of See How They Run, True Things and Luther.

Reflecting on her childhood in a new interview, Ruth – who grew up in Surrey and was an altar girl while at Catholic school – explained that her time at church provided her with ‘my first idea of what theatre is’.

Looking back at her time living at home as a child, she described her religion as ‘sensual’ and noted she knows other actors who come from Catholic backgrounds. ‘I think [Catholicism] actually gave me my first idea of what theatre is,’ Ruth, whose mum was a probation officer and dad a banker, told Tatler.

‘Catholicism is so sensual as a religion, the smells, the iconography, the colours, the outfits – it’s incredibly vivid.’

So also told the outlet: ‘I know a lot of actors who are Catholics. I think it gets into your blood.’

The 41-year-old star is one of Britain’s most impressive talents, having starred in the likes of See How They Run, True Things and Luther (Picture: Luc Braquet)

‘Catholicism is so sensual as a religion, the smells, the iconography, the colours, the outfits – it’s incredibly vivid,’ the actress said (Picture: Luc Braquet)

Coincidentally, Catholicism features in the actress’ latest project, six-part series The Woman in the Wall.

The crime thriller follows Ruth’s character Lorna who is haunted by her time at one of the Magdalene Laundries when she was just 15.

Largely run by the Catholic church, the Magdalene Laundries were places where ‘fallen women’ were confined and put to work.

Coincidentally, Catholicism features in the actress’ latest project, six-part series The Woman in the Wall (Picture: Luc Braquet)

The crime thriller follows Ruth’s character Lorna who is haunted by her time at one of the Magdalene Laundries when she was just 15 (Picture: BBC)

Those who fell into the ‘fallen women’ category included sex workers, unmarried women who became pregnant and even abused and orphaned children.

Touching upon the black humour in her new series, Ruth recently told the Evening Standard: ‘It’s quite quintessentially Irish in that way. Every tragedy has to have humour in it.

‘It allowed me to find quirk with Lorna, to push the boundaries and be more creative.’

See the full feature in the October issue of Tatler available via digital download and on newsstands from Thursday August 31.

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