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When people weigh in onMelanie Lynskey’s work, they should be ready for her to respond.
The Last of Usactress, 45, responded to a series of now-deleted tweets fromAdrianne Curryafter theAmerica’s Next Top Modelseason 1 winner complained that Lynskey’s body type didn’t fit her role in the HBO series.
In Curry’s tweet — which Lynskey shared via screenshot — theMy Fair Bradyalum, 40, captioned a glamorous photo of Lynskey with the criticism: “Her body says life of luxury…not post apocolyptic [sic] warlord.” Added Curry, “where is [Terminatorstar]linda hamiltonwhen you need her?”
Lynskeyset the record straighton Twitter: “Firstly—this is a photo from mycover shoot forInStylemagazine, not a still from HBO’sThe Last Of Us.”
“And I’m playing a person who meticulously planned & executed an overthrow of [government agency] FEDRA,” continued theYellowjacketsstar. “I am supposed to be SMART, ma’am. I don’t need to be muscly. That’s what henchmen are for.”
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“I understand that some people are mad that I’m not the typical casting for this role,” Lynskey continued. “That’s thrilling to me. Other than the moments after action is called, when you feel like you’re actually in someone else’s body, the most exciting part of my job is subverting expectations.”
This isn’t the first time Lynskey has faced body-shaming as an actress — in August, she recounted some “intense feedback” on her appearance from the set ofCoyote Ugly.
“There were already people putting a lot of Spanx on me in wardrobe fittings and being very disappointed when they saw me, the costume designer being like,‘Nobody told me there would be girls like you,'“Lynskey said in conversation withThe Hollywood Reporter.
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The Last of Usairs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO. This week’s episode will be available to stream early on Friday due to the Super Bowl.
source: people.com
