Melanie Lynskey & Husband Jason Ritter Confront ‘Yellowjackets’ Body Shaming

“Yellowjackets” star Melanie Lynskey is getting some assist after experiencing physique shaming from somebody on the present’s manufacturing staff.

The New Zealand actress, 44, has made a number of appearances within the CBS sitcom “Two and a Half Males,” which ran for twelve seasons from 2003 to 2015. From there, she has starred in all the things from Hulu’s “Citadel Rock” collection to 2002’s “Candy Dwelling Alabama” with Reese Witherspoon, to Adam McKay’s 2021 local weather change parody, “Don’t Look Up,” which grew to become the second-most-watched movie on Netflix final month.

The “Heavenly Creatures” star is now starring in Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” collection, which has been described by followers as “a feminine ‘Lord of the Flies.’” The collection tells the story of a woman’s high-school soccer staff that survives a aircraft crash within the Ontario wilderness and should do all the things they’ll to outlive.

Along with Lynskey, the present options an all-star forged of Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci, Ella Purnell, Sophie Thatcher, Tawny Cypress, and Samantha Hanratty.

Melanie Lynskey Battles Physique Shaming With ‘Yellowjackets’ Forged

As The Blast beforehand reported, Lynskey stated that somebody on the “Yellowjackets” manufacturing staff criticized her look.

“They have been asking me, ‘What do you propose to do? I’m positive the producers will get you a coach. They’d love that will help you with this,’” she shared.

Luckily, the remainder of the forged had her again. Lynskey stated that Ricci, Lewis, and Cypress expressed their assist for her after the embarrassing dialog. Lewis even went so far as to write down a letter to the producers to complain about the way in which Lynskey was handled!

Melanie Lynskey Has Acquired Physique Shaming Backlash From Followers Too!

Melanie has acquired loads of criticism from followers, not solely as a result of her look, however as a result of her character has a fling with a personality that was youthful than she was.

“I’m similar to, ‘Wow, actually? That’s the place folks’s heads are at, that an important factor is being skinny or unsuitable?’” she requested, including that her character of Shauna is meant to seem like a “actual lady” – not a skinny, younger mannequin that’s usually portrayed in Hollywood stereotypes.

“It was actually necessary to me for [Shauna] to not ever touch upon my physique, to not have me placing a costume on and being like, ‘I want I regarded a bit higher,’” she shared.

“I did discover it necessary that this character is simply snug and sexual and never considering or speaking about it as a result of I need ladies to have the ability to watch it and be like, ‘Wow, she seems like me and no one’s saying she’s the fats one,’” she added. “That illustration is necessary.”

Melanie Lynskey’s Husband, Jason Ritter, Comes To Her Protection!

The story of my life since Yellowjackets premiered. Most egregious are the “I care about her well being!!” folks…bitch you don’t see me on my Peleton! You don’t see me operating by way of the park with my little one. Skinny doesn’t at all times equal wholesome https://t.co/W2poMmsv1p

— Melanie Lynskey (@melanielynskey) January 29, 2022

Lynskey retweeted a tweet that had since been deleted by the writer about physique shaming.

“The story of my life since Yellowjackets premiered,” Lynskey tweeted. “Most egregious are the ‘I care about her well being!!’ folks…b—- you don’t see me on my Peleton! You don’t see me operating by way of the park with my little one. Skinny doesn’t at all times equal wholesome.”

Many followers applauded her stance. One fan wrote, “I’m skinny. I get complimented for being skinny. I’m not wholesome. Strolling down the road in LA a girl requested me, ‘How do you keep so skinny?’ I replied, ‘Lung illness!’”

Actress Donna Lynne Champlin additionally commented on Lynskey’s submit, saying, “Been there, momma. You owe nobody a god— factor however a superb efficiency which you might be turning out in SPADES. Hold being f—ing attractive and proficient and know you’ve bought followers out right here who suppose you’re a stunning queen and an impressive actress.”

Melanie Lynskey’s husband, Jason Ritter, got here to his wife’s protection, tweeting, “If anybody has any additional unsolicited feedback about *anyone* else’s physique, they’ll be happy to write down them in everlasting ink onto their very own foreheads and swan dive straight into the solar.”

If anybody has any additional unsolicited feedback about *anyone* else’s physique, they’ll be happy to write down them in everlasting ink onto their very own foreheads and swan dive straight into the solar https://t.co/5UyaHmR4JS

— Jason Ritter 🦋 (@JasonRitter) January 29, 2022

Hopefully, the one feedback Melanie Lynskey will obtain now are the hypothesis about what’s subsequent for her character in “Yellowjackets” season 2!