'The feedback was constantly like, 'You're not beautiful. You're not beautiful.'' — melanielynskey
interview with her"Yellowjackets" costars, the actor revealed the immense scrutiny and body shaming she's experienced throughout her career, but especially while filming"Coyote Ugly."
"All the girls had this regimen they had to go on. It was ridiculous," she told The Hollywood Reporter."I was already starving myself and as thin as I could possibly be for this body, and I was still a [size] four."Lynskey also described the treatment she received from the makeup and wardrobe departments.
in May that she's struggled with eating-disorder issues since age 12."I don't remember a time before food was the enemy," she said. Lynskey said she grew up adorning her bedroom walls with pages ripped from fashion magazines, surrounded by unrealistic ideals."I thought you were supposed to have a gap between your thighs," she told Vulture."I became obsessed with that.
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