‘I like to dress like a smelly teen boy,’ says Eve

ACTRESS Eve Hewson has said that her style is inspired by ‘smelly’ teenage boys and that she is not interested in high fashion – with the Dubliner instead opting for shirts and boots. ‘I like dressing like a smelly teenage boy. That’s the look. Anything a 14-year-old boy wears, I want that in my closet,’ she said. ‘Trendy is boring. Teenage boys are chic.’ However, the 27-year-old, who is currently filming in New Zealand, namechecked Chanel as her favourite designer when she has to do a red-carpet event.

‘I just feel like me when I wear it. A really expensive version of me,’ she told the internet fashion magazine ContentMode.

The actress, a daughter of U2 singer Bono and his wife Ali Hewson, has been really enjoying filming TV series The Luminaries in New Zealand for the BBC.

She said it ‘should be out next year’, and revealed: ‘It’s based on a book called The Luminaries about a woman who comes to New Zealand during the Gold Rush in the 1860s.’

However, the Robin Hood star, pictured, also revealed that she didn’t always want to act.

She said: ‘For a long time I really didn’t want to do it, I thought it was ridiculous. It’s so lonely and unsettling.

‘Having a career in Hollywood is like having a really bad boyfriend. You love him so much but he’s totally cheating on you. There are times when I desperately want to quit and become a kindergarten teacher.

‘But it takes one trip to the movies and I’m sucked right back in. I’d say most actors feel the same.’

She also revealed that one of her favourite performances in a movie was Colin Farrell’s turn in In Bruges. ‘He’s so heartbreaking and so funny,’ she said.

She also said she gets homesick when she is away from Ireland, explaining: ‘Mainly, I miss the people. But the potatoes are also really, really good.’