Holly Marie Combs Reveals She Refused To Wear Padded Bra On Charmed

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Holly Marie Combs, star of the television series Charmed, reveals that she refused to wear a padded bra during filming of the series. Charmed originally aired on The WB for eight seasons from October 7, 1998 until May 21, 2006. It originally followed the three Halliwell sister witches, Piper (Combs), Phoebe (Alyssa Milano), and Prue (Shannen Doherty) as they use their powers to fight forces of evil. 

Charmed was the first primetime television series about a coven of witches and had a significant impact on the depiction of witchcraft in film and TV, earning the approval of practicing Wiccans. However, it was perhapsmore important for being one of the longest-running hour-long television series to feature all female leads in American history. The late-'90s and early-2000s were a long way from today in terms of the culture that women faced on set, though, in particular how their bodies were portrayed on screen and the actors' involvement in those decisions.

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Now, it has come to light that Combs took a firm stance regarding the wardrobe chosen for Piper. Combs tells a 90s Con panel (via People)that the staff on Charmed tried to get her to wear a padded, push-up bra during the filming of the series. She says the wardrobe department would set various padded bras in her dressing room, causing her to remark that "those belong to somebody else." Combs also mentions that she was never provided an alternative to wear during filming, and as a result, Piper often went without a bra. Check out her full quote below:

They tried to be gentle about it, but… the messages would come down through the ranks. And then there would be, you know, that unfortunate person