Gugu Mbatha-Raw employs a unique method to embody her roles by choosing a specific fragrance for each character. For her role as Sophie in the show Surface, she selected Chloé's Nomade Eau de Parfum, which aligns with Sophie's journey of memory loss. The scent helps her reconnect with the character after a hiatus due to industry strikes. Mbatha-Raw appreciates the significance of women's perspectives in psychological thrillers, highlighting her enthusiasm for the role when she first received the pilot script in 2020.
"Especially when you're dealing with somebody whose memory is a thing, scent and smell is so evocative. It goes straight into your brain in terms of those areas."
"It was really nice to be reading a leading role in a psychological thriller that was told from a woman's perspective."
"I haven't smelt it for months, and I sprayed it on the other day... All these memories came back."
"The Chloé fragrance is an ingenious part of the English actor's process of plugging back into her Surface character Sophie..."
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