Laya´s character helped her to bag a boyfriend for real

"SKINS new girl Laya Lewis says playing her promiscuous character helped her to bag a boyfriend for real.

Laya, 18, plays wild child Liv Malone - and acts out the most graphic sex scenes in the show's history.

But she said her numerous romps on the new E4 series gave her the guts to bag a boyfriend after filming ended.

She told TV Biz: "Playing Liv has definitely made me more confident with my body and with guys in real life.

"I have a boyfriend now - but I didn't when we started filming. Playing Liv changed that.

"I ended up much more confident and more myself, so it's definitely had an effect on me.

"I'm so much happier with myself now because Liv's so comfortable with how she looks.

"I started thinking like Liv. It's very overpowering."

Liv joins the gang in the fifth series of the controversial show - and ends up having more sex than everyone else.

Laya admitted she wishes she could be even more like her on-screen alter ego.

She said: "Liv gets loads of sex. She's doesn't care if someone wants to call her a slag.

"She's really comfortable with her body. She'll eat a cheeseburger - and get her baps out!

"Liv is the kind of person I wish I could be like.

"Since I've finished filming there are times when I think 'What would Liv do?' because she's so ballsy."

But Laya won't watch her sex scenes with her mum.

She said: "My mum said, 'I can't wait to see your sex face'.

"I thought I was going to vomit! I'll leave the room for that bit.

"You do get embarrassed doing sex scenes at first but once you stop taking it so seriously it's actually quite enjoyable.

"You want it to look good so you do your best and it's fun."

Skins fans will see Liv get saucy from episode three - but Laya says her boyfriend isn't getting worried about her revealing all on screen.

She added: "He knows about the scenes but I don't think he'll take it seriously."


Mini menace


Scots miss ... Freya Mavor

SCOTS beauty Freya Mavor had a glamorous start on the show - as she filmed with Kelly Brook on her first day.

The blonde, who plays bully Mini McGuinness, spent the day with the actress in a gym as Kelly made a one-off appearance as Mini's fitness instructor.

Freya, 17, said: "I had a day with Kelly Brook - what a lady! Everyone in the gym was gawping at her.

"She was so lovely - really laid back, great fun to talk to and very encouraging on my first day."

Meanwhile, Freya said she was worried about playing ruthless Mini after originally auditioning for the role of Grace.

She added: "I was petrified. I thought everyone's going to hate me because no one likes a bitch. But I learnt to cherish being able to be different on set."


Freaky Franky


Franky boils ... Dakota Richards

DAKOTA Blue Richards admits that she had her reservations about playing strange outsider Franky Fitzgerald.

The actress has been in the industry since she was 11 and appeared with Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig in The Golden Compass four years ago.

But instead of landing the part of Liv, which she auditioned for, she was offered the role of androgynous
Franky.

Dakota, 16, said: "I sort of blindly said yes to Franky, although I had no idea what the character was like.

"I didn't expect her to be like that. It was difficult to play her because she doesn't do anything like me or think like me."

Amazing Grace

JESSICA Sula had a real-life brush with the law when she was filming one of her character Grace Violet's action-packed scenes.

The 16-year-old told how she was chased by two burly cops who thought she was genuinely shoplifting in the Cabot Circus shopping centre in Bristol.

Jessica said: "I had to shout 'peg it' because my character was stealing something and halfway through I remember seeing two big police officers.

"I thought, 'Oh, their costumes are great!' But they chased after me and said, 'Hand over what you have'.

"The producer had to come over and explain."

Mysterious Matty


Enigmatic ... Sebastian de Souza


SEBASTIAN de Souza risked riling bosses by admitting he'd never seen the show.

The 17-year-old, who plays enigmatic Matty, says his TV taste couldn't be more different.

He said: "I'm more of a Poirot or Miss Marple guy.

"But that was better for me because it made it fresh."

Naked Nick

SEAN Teale feared getting his kit off as Nick Levan - although he had an even scarier role playing a werewolf in Nickelodeon's Summer in Transylvania.

He still dreads the idea of Skins making him famous.

Sean, 18, said: "The concept of anyone recognising me seems bizarre."

Rocker Rich

Metal head ... Alex Arnold

ALEXANDER Arnold says his parents banned him from watching Skins when he was younger because they thought it was too graphic.

But the actor, who plays music lover Rich Hardbeck, said they were actually fans.

He added: "They're very supportive of me being in the show."

Awkward Alo

WILL Merrick says he didn't get embarrassed about his rude scenes - because they mirror real life.

Will, 17, who plays Alo Creevey, added: "Possibly the main event in a teen's life is finding out about sex."

Sadly for Alo, he's the only one to not get a legover."

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