Wilson's popularity travelled to America during 2014 when she was a guest on Showtimes The Affair. She was Alison Lockhart, a young woman who is struggling with her relationship with her past, and is drawn to Noah Solloway. Wilson received the Golden Globe award for Best Actress for a Television Series Drama, alongside Mauratierney as well as Joshua Jackson. Wilson told British Vogue that she loved being a character from both perspective. Noah believes that Alison in this confident and reckless sexy version of her. However, she views herself in a totally different way which appears to be dowdy and in the shadows and not wanting to stand out. She stated: America has become so moralistic and judgmental that what happens on the show appear shocking. In 2018, Wilson exited the show, to the shock of many fans but was cryptic on further information. I did want to leave but I'm not allowed to talk about why she stated in a CBS This Morning interview in August, 2018. Wilson started w