Meg Bellamy has described how she was subjected to trolling about her weight when she performed Kate Middleton in The Crown.
The 21-year-old actress performed the Princess of Wales within the sixth and ultimate season of the hit Netflix drama, which ended final yr.
The season noticed her co-star with Ed McVey as Prince William, with the present following their assembly on the College of St. Andrews in Scotland and their subsequent courtship.
Nonetheless, she is now sharing the negativity she confronted when her casting was introduced.
The actress recalled discovering “all these unfavourable issues” about her physique on-line after being solid because the princess.
“The reactions had been primarily, 'You're too fats to play Kate,'” she mentioned.
Meg additionally mentioned her expertise with on-line trolls gave her a “glimpse into being a girl on this trade.”
“I believed, 'OK, that's an indication to again off as a result of it doesn't imply something,'” she added when talking to the Mail on Sunday's You journal.
'You’ll be able to't hearken to stuff like that. Not least as a result of most of it’s written by web trolls, or males referred to as Gary holding a fish of their profile image.'
Regardless of the negativity, Meg has mentioned she is grateful for her time on the present.
'They’re the losers once they say that. I'm residing my greatest life right here,” she mentioned of those that focused her.
Nonetheless, she did say that she was now “making an attempt to place the character behind her” for the reason that present ended.
The Crown was the actress's first main function, in addition to that of Ed and Prince Harry actor Luther Ford.
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She is going to subsequent star within the A Little one of Science manufacturing on the Bristol Previous Vic, alongside Tom Felton and Adelle Leonce.
The Crown ran for six seasons and rose to prominence from 2016 to 2023, overlaying the life and reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II, nearly to the current day.
That includes a star-studded solid together with Olivia Colman, Claire Foy, Matt Smith and Dominic West, the historic drama additionally launched the careers of actors like Josh O'Connor and Elizabeth Debicki.
The Crown will be streamed on Netflix.
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