The popular actress has taken on the role of Elizabeth Kloepfer, Ted Bundy’s long-term girlfriend while he was in prison.

In the 70s, Bundy was arrested after killing dozens of women, with him eventually confessing to 30 deaths between 1974 to 1978.

After escaping twice while he declared his innocence, he eventually confessed and was placed on death row until 1989.

The notorious serial killer’s life has now been made into a movie, with Zac Efron playing Bundy, while Lily Collins plays his girlfriend.

“She was so gracious, giving me material to look at and speaking to me”

Lily Collins

Speaking to This Morning, Lily revealed how she mastered the role for the upcoming film, admitting she met Bundy’s real girlfriend.

She said: “I went and met the woman that I play. It was really helpful.

“She was so gracious, giving me material to look at and speaking to me.”

The 30-year-old revealed Elizabeth joined her on set to give her advice while Lily filmed scenes with her co-star Zac.

However, she explained she doesn’t think Elizabeth will see the movie, adding: “I don’t know if she’s going to see the movie, because it’s difficult.

“She was a positive light on set. You wouldn’t expect that with what happened. She gave us her support, she’s really lovely.”

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is set to arrive on Netflix on May 3, and will show Bundy’s life and explain how he avoided jail for so long.

Elizabeth dated Bundy for 11 years before they parted ways for good in 1980, and even stayed in touch while he was in jail.

The pair were together for two years before he first killed someone, and they stayed together for nine years after that.

When she started to find suspicious items in his house, she went to the police, but an arrest wasn’t made.

However, after going to the police a second time, the police built a case against Bundy and he was sentenced to death row, before getting executed on January 24, 1989.

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