Orange Is The New Black's Samira Wiley was 'body shamed' on photoshoot – PinkNews

Samira Wiley has explained why she’s passionate about encouraging others to appreciate their bodies after being body-shamed during her career. The Orange Is the New Black and Handmaid’s Tale star recalled an unwarranted comment about her figure being made during a photoshoot, which left her feeling “horrible”. Wiley opened up to People magazine about her journey to self-acceptance, explaining how the incident “really affected” her. “I remember this one so vividly because feel like I have a healthy body image,” she said, “and I was on the shoot and one of the outfits they put me in, was something that showed a bit of midriff. “And honestly, I thought it was fine. But someone on the set was like, ‘Oh, don’t worry. We can fix that in post.’” Samira Wiley in Orange Is The New Black (Netflix) Samira Wiley, who shot to fame as Poussey Washington in Orange Is the New Black, explained that she had been in a great place with body image so thankfully, the moment didn’t leave her in a “horrible mood”. However, she couldn’t help but wonder: “This is what I have to deal with?” “I can’t imagine all of these young girls who are just looking at these…
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