Sarah Snook Was ‘Too Young and Naive’ to Fight Producer Who Berated Her for Eating Cake on Set: Now ‘I Eat Whatever I Want. It’s My Own Body and Choice’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director “Succession” Emmy winner Sarah Snook said on a recent episode of BBC Radio 4’s “Today” program that she was too “young and naive” to push back against a film producer who openly berated her for eating cake on set.
It was one of two instanced of body shaming that Snook remembered during an interview with The Sunday Times published earlier this month.
Snook said she agreed to make concessions to her dieting as she figured that “in order for me to be successful, I have to be all the things that aren’t me.” According to Snook, a casting director told her after she booked a film role: “We don’t really want you because you’re a nobody, but the director and the writer think you’re good for the role.
So what we’ll do is change all of you so that you’re marketable: We’ll whiten your teeth, darken your hair, we’ll give you a personal trainer so you can lose weight and look the part.” Snook also recalled a situation where a film producer chastised her in front of the cast and crew for having the “tiniest bit of chocolate cake.” A costume designer intervened and encouraged her to continue eating. “And all the while I am dying inside,” she remembered.
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