'The actor who raped me ruined my dream of acting'

'The actor who raped me ruined my dream of acting'Image source, Georgie BakerImage caption, Oliwia Wudarowicz was raped by Alexander Westwood and said it ruined her dream of actingPublished3 July 2026A woman raped when she was 16 by her acting tutor, who had a role on the Netflix show Sex Education, said he made her feel dirty and ruined her dream of acting. Oliwia Wudarowicz, who has waived her right to anonymity, began having acting lessons from Alexander Westwood in December 2020, after her mother met him while renovating his flat.She should have been safe, but Westwood, from Albrighton in Shropshire, used the lessons to rape and sexually abuse her.In February 2025, he was sentenced to 15 and a half years in prison, after being convicted of 26 crimes against children and two pupils who attended his acting lessons.Warning: Some people may find details in this story distressing.At first, Wudarowicz said Westwood appeared calm during the one-on-one lessons and she felt safe.However, on their third lesson she said he told her to change in front of him, claiming it was normal backstage practice, and asked whether she was a virgin.In January 2021, Wudarowicz said Westwood, who was 20 at the time, ordered her to masturbate in front of him, telling her that because he was her teacher she "had to do what he said".That same month, he raped her.Image source, West Midlands PoliceImage caption, Westwood was convicted of 26 sex offences against five victims, four of whom were children at the time"He said he'd teach me how to masturbate and then he started putting his hands down my pants," Wudarowicz added."He then raped me – I wanted to scream because of the pain."I was frozen, with tears going down my face, and he put my hands by my side so I couldn't move or push him off. That's how I lost my virginity."Later that month, she said he demanded that she perform oral sex on him, after she read a scene from Netflix'...