actress is opening up about the toll of playing . Bellamy, 21, played a younger version of Kate in the of the Netflix drama last year as the show depicted the early romance between (played by Ed McVey) and his future wife at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. “I’d had this long day of press, it had gone well, then I went on my phone and there was all this negative stuff about my body online,” Bellamy said in an interview with the U.
K. magazine published on Sunday, June 23. The actress noted that the general gist of the mean comments was, “You’re too fat to play Kate.
” “That was a glimpse into being a woman in this industry. I thought, ‘OK, that’s a sign to distance yourself because it doesn’t mean anything,’” Bellamy explained. “You can’t listen to that sort of stuff,” she added, noting that the trolling typically came from “men called Gary who are holding a fish in their profile picture.
” “I’ve had so many amazing things happen to me. They’re the losers for saying that. I’m living my best life over here,” the actress said.
Before landing the role of Kate in , Bellamy had no previous television experience and was playing a snake in an attraction at the theme park Legoland in the U.K. To prepare for the role, Bellamy watched “hours” of footage of Kate, according to You magazine.
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