Jason Ritteris sticking up for his wife,Melanie Lynskey.
The Emmy Award nominee, 41, shared a cheeky statement Saturday for Lynskey’s haters after theYellowjacketsstar, 44,called out fanswho commented on her body under the guise of caring about her health.
Lynskey married Ritter, son of the late beloved actorJohn Ritter, in 2020 and theyshared a 3-year-old daughter.
Lynskey previouslyopened up about body shamingthat allegedly took place behind the scenes, revealing that a member of the hit Showtime series' production team criticized her shape during filming.
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“They were asking me, ‘What do you plan to do? I’m sure the producers will get you a trainer. They’d love to help you with this,’ " Lynskey recounted earlier this month in an interview withRolling Stone. She also noted that her costarsTawny Cypress,Christina Ricci, andJuliette Lewiscame to her defense, with Lewis, 48, penning a letter to the producers.
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TheBut I’m a Cheerleaderactress spoke to PEOPLE about insecurities and eating issuesstemming from her “different shape"during a 2016 interview.
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“I was losing my mind trying to conform to something that was not physically possible for me,” she said. “I was very unwell for a long time. I had eating issues and at a certain point I was like, ‘I’m not going to survive’ — not like I was on death’s door or anything, but I was so unhappy and my hair was falling out.”
“I was like, ‘I just need to look the way I’m supposed to look’ and have faith that people are going to want to put someone in a film or on a show who looks like this. I did have to truly become comfortable with myself, because you can’t fake it,” Lynskey added.
source: people.com
