Day landed the role in 2018 and got to work researching Holiday and emulating her actions.
"I put my family through it; I put myself through it,” she shared. “I went from 163 pounds to 124 pounds. I would talk like her and I don’t drink or smoke, but I started smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol. Not that I recommend people do this; I just was desperate because this is my first role."
The film follows Holiday as the target of an undercover sting operation centered on the singer's substance abuse struggles. Day wanted to be in the right mindset to play the troubled singer at such a pivotal time in her life. "I just asked God to give me all of the pain and trauma," she said."I asked him to give me her pain and give me her trauma.”
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