Melanie Lynskey Is Tired of Being Asked About Body Shaming: ‘I Wish I Could Just Talk About My Acting’ (Video)
thewrap.com“Yellowjackets” on Wednesday at the TCL Chinese Theatre.Lynskey, who previously revealed that someone on the set of the Showtime series commented that they expected her to lose weight for a scene in which she strips to her underwear and jumps in the water, said the conversation has gotten “exhausting.”“I’m tired of it.
I wish I could just talk about my acting. Or even, I dunno, my husband or what cereal I like,” she told TheWrap on the red carpet. “It’s a bit exhausting to have to keep saying, ‘Yes, it’s my body…'” Lynskey is married to “Parenthood” star Jason Ritter, whose father was comedian John Ritter.
She added, “It’s a very particular obsession. I think it’s also an American obsession. I do media in other countries and I don’t get asked about it, if I’m being honest.
It is what it is. I guess I’ll keep talking about it until I don’t have to.”When TheWrap’s Elijah Gil did ask Lynskey about her favorite cereal, she laughed and said, “I like Kashi and Honey Bunches of Oats With Almonds.
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