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Jessie Buckley: Hamnet Star Says She Was 'Brutalised' on TV Talent Show I'd Do Anything
Jessie Buckley recalls body shaming and mental health struggles on 2008 BBC show I'd Do Anything before building a successful theatre and film career.
- In a Vogue interview, Jessie Buckley said she felt 'brutalised' and experienced 'unfair objectification' while competing on the BBC show I'd Do Anything; she is now widely predicted to win best actress for Hamnet in the coming weeks.
- In 2008, the Andrew Lloyd Webber-led I'd Do Anything sought an unknown Nancy for Oliver!, launching Jessie Buckley's career as she finished runner-up to Jodie Prenger at 17.
- The BBC responded that complaints are treated with `utmost care and seriousness`, while footage shows Denise van Outen, female choreographers, and Chicago dancers criticising Buckley's appearance and instructing her to be `more ladylike` in six-inch heels.
- She walked into Cameron Mackintosh's office and declined the understudy offer, instead pursuing theatre work at the Menier Chocolate Factory in A Little Night Music before debuting in the 2017 film Beast.
- Buckley stars opposite Paul Mescal in Hamnet, directed by Chloé Zhao and adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's novel; she was pictured Sunday at the Critics' Choice Awards and is widely predicted to win in the coming weeks.
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Jessie Buckley claims she was 'brutalised' on BBC talent show as Oscar frontrunner speaks out on 'unfair objectification'
Jessie Buckley has spoken out about the damaging treatment she endured as a teenage contestant on Andrew Lloyd Webber's BBC talent competition I'd Do Anything.The Irish actress, now 36 and a leading contender for this year's Academy Award, revealed she was subjected to body shaming and what she described as "unfair objectification" during the 2008 series."I really hope that a 15, 17, whatever-age woman never has to be brutalised quite like what …
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