Nicola Coughlan Hit Back at People Who Keep Asking About Her Weight
Framing Britney Spears, which shed a light on the media's gross treatment of women in the early aughts.)The actor explained that every time she's asked about her weight in interviews, “It makes me deeply uncomfortable and so sad I’m not just allowed to just talk about the job I do that I so love.” She called these types of “backwards” questions “reductive,” especially because “we’re making great strides for diversity in the arts.” (Bridgerton has particularly garnered acclaim for its inclusive casting.)Nicola Coughlan ended her Twitter thread with an important message: She's not a body positivity activist. She's an actor trying to do her job. “I would lose or gain weight if [it was] an important role requirement,” she said.