Melanie Lynskey has been active in Hollywood for nearly three decades. The New Zealand actress is known for portraying complex characters in independent films. She appeared as a villain in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us.’ However, Adrianne Curry was not happy with her casting.
Curry took to social media to question her calling and allegedly body-shamed her. In response, Lynskey clapped back at the model with a witty response. So let’s find out what Curry said and subsequently Lynskey in response. Keep on reading to find out more about it.
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Adrianne Curry Tried To Body Shame Melanie Lynskey Over Her ‘The Last Of Us’ Role
In the fourth episode of HBO’s ‘The Last of Us‘, Melanie Lynskey appears as Kathleen. She is a ruthless warlord in a post-apocalyptic land who leads a group of people and mercenaries.
Her performance was lauded by critics. However, there were some who did not like her casting. Model Adrianne Curry questioned Lynskey’s casting and tried to body shame her.
In a now-deleted post, the ‘America’s Next Top Model‘ winner wrote, “Her body says life of luxury … not post apocalyptic warlord. where is linda hamilton when you need her?”
Curry was referring to Hamilton, who portrayed a chiseled Sarah Connor in ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day‘ while bashing Lynskey’s body type.
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Lynskey Slammed Curry In Response
Taking to Twitter, Lynskey shared a screenshot of Curry’s post and responded with wit. A picture of her was attached to her responsive tweet. “Firstly- this is a photo from my cover shoot for InStyle magazine, not a still from HBO’s The Last Of Us,” she wrote.
Firstly- this is a photo from my cover shoot for InStyle magazine, not a still from HBO’s The Last Of Us. And I’m playing a person who meticulously planned & executed an overthrow of FEDRA. I am supposed to be SMART, ma’am. I don’t need to be muscly. That’s what henchmen are for pic.twitter.com/YwkmkwUdOm
— Melanie Lynskey (@melanielynskey) February 8, 2023
She further added, “And I’m playing a person who meticulously planned & executed an overthrow of FEDRA. I am supposed to be SMART, ma’am. I don’t need to be muscly. That’s what henchmen are for.”
Curry later tried to defend her tweet stating that she was criticizing the character and not the actress herself. She said that it’s “mindblowing” how actors “take character criticism as personal attacks.”
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