Daisy Ridley had to really push it during Young Woman and the Sea.
Young Woman and The Sea's Daisy Ridley revealed what the hardest part of filming the movie was. Empire Magazine sat down with the Star Wars actress to talk about her jumping into the deep end with Joachim Rønning's new film. It turns out Ridley really hated the doggy paddle. But, especially in all that period appropriate costuming. Still, the Rey actress was thankful for the experience despite becoming a bit waterlogged by the entire thing.
"That was really the hardest day filming. By the end of it, I couldn't believe how much better I'd gotten at swimming, because when I first started training, I literally couldn't do a length. We went to a 20-metre pool, and I got to halfway and stood up and was like…," Ridley panted.
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