Maisie Williams has opened up about the “relentless” effort she put into her “all-consuming” role as resistance heroine Catherine Dior in Apple TV+'s upcoming drama The New Look.

The 22-year-old actress, who packed up her “whole life and moved to Paris for the role,” described the grueling efforts she went through to get into character, including eating “very little” and waking up at 4 a.m. after just three hours of sleep.

The Game Of Thrones star also opened up about suffering from 'sleep paralysis' during filming due to 'feeling restricted'.

Inspired by true events, the 10-episode historical drama series centers on fashion designers Christian Dior and Coco Chanel as they navigate the horrors of World War II and launch modern fashion.

Speak with Harper's BazaarMaisie said: 'It was a long job, and it was great; my whole life moved to Paris. It was hard work, but it was such an honor to do this part, and it became an all-consuming task.

'It was very brutal. The process of doing take after take really breaks down your character in a way.

“It's not for everyone, but for me I like to get lost in a role and keep going until we complete a scene.”

The actress revealed the strict regimen she followed to realistically portray Catherine Dior's emaciated appearance when she returned to Paris after World War II.

Maisie continued: 'I ate very little, meditated all the time, burned candles and incense in my apartment. I had to get up at 4am to start sweating.

“The night before, around 7 or 8 p.m., I was allowed to eat something salty and dehydrating: some smoked salmon and a small glass of wine.

'Then I was given a boiling hot bath with lots of salts in it. And I kind of drifted off to bed and slept maybe three hours, and woke up and had a handful of nuts.

'Right now I couldn't sleep all night. I kept waking up feeling like a marble in a bottle rattling…'

Maisie further admitted that she suffered from nightmares and had 'terrible visions of men in uniform' during filming.

Maisie stars in the upcoming drama The New Look, out February 14.

Todd A. Kessler's landmark 10-episode series stars Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior, Juliette Binoche as Coco Chanel and Game Of Thrones star Maisie as resistance heroine Catherine Dior.

Inspired by true events and filmed exclusively in Paris, the series focuses on fashion designers Christian Dior and Coco Chanel as they navigate the horrors of World War II and launch modern fashion.

It will also star John Malkovich as French couturier Lucien Lelong and Emily Mortimer as socialite and close associate of Coco Chanel Elsa Lombardi.

The first images Maisie was almost unrecognizable in her close-up as Mendelsohn's on-screen sister, Catherine Dior.

The series will make its global debut with the first three episodes on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 on Apple TV+, followed by one episode every Wednesday through April 3.

Set against the Nazi occupation of Paris in World War II, the drama focuses on the pivotal moment in the twentieth century when the French city brought the world back to life through fashion icon Christian Dior.

As Dior rises to fame with its groundbreaking, iconic imprint of beauty and influence, Chanel's reign as the world's most famous fashion designer is in jeopardy.

The intertwined saga follows the surprising stories of Dior's contemporaries and rivals, from Chanel to Pierre Balmain, Cristóbal Balenciaga and more.

It also offers a glimpse into the atelier, designs and clothing created by Christian Dior in collaboration with the House of Dior.

The soundtrack for the series was produced by Grammy Award winner Jack Antonoff and features covers of popular songs from the early to mid-twentieth century performed by artists such as Bleachers, Florence Welch, Lana Del Rey, Matty Healy (The 1975) , Beabadoobee, Nick Cave, Parfumgenie and more.

Maisie's character Catherine Dior, sister of Christian Dior, was a crucial figure in the French Resistance.

She was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo in 1944 and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp before escaping near Dresden in 1945.

As Christian's sister, she became the inspiration behind his famous Miss Dior fragrance.

The March issue of Harper's Bazaar UK goes on sale from February 8.

The officials further said that passengers with invitation cards marked for Annexes 1 to 9 and V1 and V2 should deboard at Udyog Bhawan.

New Delhi: On Republic Day, the Delhi Metro will start running on all lines at 4 am to facilitate the public to reach the Kartavya Path for the parade on January 26. DMRC has said that the services will be available with a headway of 30 minutes till 6 am and after that the rest of the day will follow the regular schedule.

“People holding bona fide e-invitation cards or e-tickets for attending the Republic Day ceremony will be issued coupons on presentation of government-issued identity cards at stations, which will be valid at exits of the Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan stations only reach Kartavya Path,” said a statement from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

The same coupon is valid for return journeys from these two stations.

The officials further said that passengers with invitation cards marked for Annexes 1 to 9 and V1 and V2 should deboard at Udyog Bhawan.

“Similarly, those (with invitation cards) marked for Annexes 10 to 24 and UN are advised to alight at the Central Secretariat. Regular announcements will also be made in the trains to inform passengers so that they can alight at designated stations to reach their lodgings smoothly,” the DMRC said.

Sophie Winkleman has lifted the lid on her life as a member of the extended royal family in the United States January issue of Tatler – calling the Windsor clan “really good friends.”

The Peep Show star, who rose to fame as Big Suze in the cult British comedy, is married to Lord Frederick Windsor and spoke with particular affection about her relationship with King Charles in the new interview, praising the monarch for his hard work and vocation . him a ‘very dear friend’.

Sophie, 43, who shares daughters Maud, ten, and Isabella, seven, with Freddie – and is the half-sister of Strictly presenter Claudia, also discussed her horror car crash in 2017 and said she assumed she was in the latter moments of her life after the blow, leading doctors to fear she was paralyzed.

The star, who will appear as a troubled duchess in Julian Fellowes’ new series Belgravia, also praised her mother-in-law, Princess Michael of Kent, for organizing her wedding in 2009 – but says she didn’t choose her own dress and ‘knew no one’.

The couple was married in the Chapel Royal at the historic Hampton Court Palace 2009.

The actor, who also recently made a cameo in Wonka, said: ‘I didn’t know anyone at my wedding. I had my best friends there, but actually it was full of faces I’d never seen before.

‘My mother-in-law, Princess Michael of Kent, took full responsibility for all of this and did so brilliantly, including the dress I wore.’

Speaking about the close relationships she has had with the royals since marrying into the Windsor family, she said: ‘[I’m] They’re really good friends with all of them – that’s a really stupid thing to say, but behind the camera they’re really nice, smart, nice people.

‘I love Sophie Edinburgh, Sarah Chatto, Zara, the York girls, Tim and Princess Anne, Fergie, all the Kents and Gloucesters.

‘I love Kate and William but they are so busy and don’t live in London so I don’t see them much.’

However, she reserved special praise for the monarch.

Winkleman explained, “I spend some time with him. You see how he works all day, eats quickly and then disappears until about four in the morning to write letters.

‘He thinks so many things are important and comes up with brilliant solutions.’

The star also recalled the moment she first chatted to husband Lord Freddie, saying it was a rom-com moment – which took her from a night out in Soho to walking down the aisle.

She said: ‘We left two different parties and we went for the same taxi.

‘His very first words to me were: ‘You are Big Suze, I love you!’ I looked back at this ridiculously beautiful face and thought, “Oh God. Hello everyone. I’m going to get in trouble here.” I don’t want to be a smug person, but it really was Richard Curtis.”

The actor was involved in a car accident in 2017 and told the magazine that she assumed she was in her final moments of life.

She was a backseat passenger in a chauffeur-driven car when another vehicle struck her car after she swerved to avoid a deer.

The car she was riding in was dramatically thrown into the air before crashing, causing life-threatening injuries.

She said: ‘I was completely lucid the whole time. I assumed I was gone and you just go into this weird, non-romantic way of thinking, “Okay, these are my last few minutes. I have to do something practical.”

‘So I thought things like, “I hope things stay well with my parents to help Freddie take care of the kids, I hope he meets someone nice.”

Medics managed to cut her free, but she had broken her foot and two bones in her back; it took three days before she was told she wouldn’t be left paralyzed.

Sophie said the rehabilitation period, which lasted over a year, was “miserable” and she was unable to pick up her daughters.

The royals gathered, with Prince William asking an air ambulance colleague to ‘take good care of her’.

Sophie, then Duchess of Wessex, visited her hospital bedside and Prince Charles provided her family with two meals a day, prepared by his chef at Clarence House.

See the full article in the February issue of Tatler available via digital download and on newsstands from Thursday January 4