Karen Gillan Terrified Of Finding Boyfriend In The US? Ex ‘Doctor Who’ Star Adapting To LA
"Doctor Who" actress Karen Gillan might have adapted to the life in Los Angeles, except for one thing: finding a boyfriend.
Speaking to The Telegraph, she revealed that the dating scene in the UK and the United States are very different and the prospect of finding a boyfriend in LA scares her.
"Oh no. I'm so terrified by the prospect!" she said. "Americans seem to go about it in a different way where they date loads of people at the same time. It's probably a healthier way of finding someone, because you don't put all your eggs in one basket.
"But I'm like, 'Are you kissing all of them?' " she said. "I prefer the UK way, where we just drink near each other and no one knows if it's a date or not."
However, Karen Gillan said that she didn't moved to LA because she wants to find a boyfriend.
"I'm not here on holiday," she said. "I'm here because there's lots of opportunities career-wise. Parts here are amazing for girls my age. There are parts in the UK too, but they're mostly period dramas, and that's just not my immediate casting."
Meanwhile, Karen Gillian is quickly adapting to a life in Hollywood because, aside from the sunny weather as opposed to London, she found that Los Angeles is obsessed about being healthy. The 26-year-old actress has enrolled in spinning class, for instance.
"Oh my God! I love it!" she shared. "I think it's because it feels like going to a nightclub without the hangover. The music is so loud, they turn the lights off, and then they shout positive things at you while you're doing it."
The "Doctor Who" actress added, "That feels very American to me. Like, 'You are an awesome person!' At first I was like, 'This is so funny, someone needs to put this into a comedy sketch.' But at the end I'm like, 'Yeah! We are awesome!' I don't laugh at all that positive motivational stuff anymore. But I think that's a good thing!"
"Doctor Who" actress Karen Gillan split with her long-time boyfriend, Patrick Green, in 2012 after six years of being together.
