Yellowjackets Star Says Cast Defended Her After Crew Member Body-Shamed Her
Melanie Lynskey, star of Showtime's hit mystery-horror-thriller series Yellowjackets, reveals how her fellow castmates defended her after she was body-shamed by a member of the crew. Set in both 1996 and 2021, the series follows the lives of a high school soccer team after they experience a disastrous plane crash on their way to a national tournament. Its twin narratives focus on how the teenage team learn to survive in the wilderness in the immediate aftermath of the crash, as well as how they psychologically navigate their lives as adults 25 years later in the shadow of their terrible encounter.
Yellowjackets boasts quite the impressive cast. Lynskey, who plays the discontented stay-at-home mom Shauna, is joined by Christina Ricci as manipulative geriatric nurse Misty; Tawny Cypress as New Jersey state senate candidate Taissa; and Juliette Lewis as recovering alcoholic Natalie. Thanks in part to this stellar line-up, the show has received extensive critical praise since it first aired in November, and as a result has been successfully renewed for season 2 by Showtime. Following the season 1 finale on Sunday, Yellowjackets fans have now been granted answers to many burning questions, but also left with a good deal more set-up for future seasons.
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Showtime's latest series has proved a huge success for the company, standing out as one of few TV dramas with a predominantly female cast. However, it seems that not all of those working behind the scenes were as progressive. Speaking as part of a profile piece for Rolling Stone, Lynskey details her experience working on Yellowjackets, including how she was fat-shamed by an (as yet unnamed) member of
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