Sarah Snook interview: The Picture of Dorian Gray (The Sunday Times)

As a teenager in Australia she felt ugly and depressed. Now she has won her second Golden Globe and is bringing The Picture of Dorian Gray to the West End. How did ‘Shiv’ smash through the glass ceiling?

The Picture of Dorian Gray doesn’t end well for its protagonist, and Sarah Snook understands why.

“I had the experience once where all I wanted to do was be on the cover of a magazine,” she recalls with a rueful smile. “Like, wow, wouldn’t that be amazing? I could say, ‘See, I am beautiful in the eyes of the world.’ But then the f***ing thing came out and I had a real problem with it. Because I thought, ‘That isn’t me. I don’t look like that.’ ” Her face had been digitally retouched beyond recognition.