Emma Thompson almost quit a film when a costar was body shamed
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Women helping women is always a beautiful thing.
While appearing on the Swedish talk show Skavlan, Emma Thompson discussed the horrible amount of pressure actresses in Hollywood face when it comes to being as thin as possible.
The Beauty and the Beast actress recalled one particular incident in which she threatened to quit a movie during filming after one of the producers tried to body shame her costar.
"There was a wonderful actress in a film I did called Brideshead Revisited,” Thompson said of the 2008 film. “The producer said to her, ‘Will you lose some weight?’ And she was absolutely exquisite!” Read more...
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