Melanie Lynskey looks comparatively bigger in 2022 and fans want to know about her weight gain appearance. Her new crime series on Hulu, Candy, recently got released where she plays the role of Betty Gore who is a pregnant lady in the show. Fans wonder if Melanie Lynskey gained weight for the role. She was criticized for her body shape, however, her husband, Jason Ritter, defended her. Follow the article to know more about Melanie Lynskey’s weight gain journey.
Melanie Lynskey is a New Zealand actress who was born on May 16, 1977. She is well recognized for portraying quirky, soft-spoken but determined characters in independent films. She has received a Critics’ Choice Award, a Gracie Award, a New Zealand Film Award, a Hollywood Film Award, and a Sundance Special Jury Award, as well as nominations for the Gotham Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Golden Nymph Award.
Lynskey made her movie debut in Peter Jackson‘s Heavenly Creatures (1994), playing a teen murderess. For her main role as a depressed divorcee in Hello I Must Be Going (2012), Lynskey gained critical acclaim and a Gotham Award nomination for Breakthrough Performer, which was a turning point in her career.
Lynskey rose to prominence outside of film with her role as Rose on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2003–2015). She also played Michelle Pierson in HBO‘s Togetherness from 2015 to 2016, for which she was nominated for a Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Recently, she is cast in Hulu‘s crime series, Candy, and many viewers of the show were shocked by Lynskey’s appearance. As she plays the role of a pregnant lady, she might have gained a few pounds to portray her character. Well, here is everything we know about Melanie Lynskey’s weight gain journey.
Previously, we touched on the weight gain efforts of Lara Logan and Amanda Fuller.
Did Melanie Lynskey Gain Weight for Her Role in Candy?
Many celebrities have lost significant amounts of weight in order to prepare for dramatic film parts, which frequently result in awards-season success. On the other hand, many parts need performers to gain weight in order to authentically represent the character.
Melanie Lynskey‘s character, Betty Gore, was a pregnant overweight woman in the series, thus she may have gained weight for her role for Candy. She also told People about her eating issues and Thyroid, both of which contributed to her weight gain in 2016. She told,
“I was sick for a long time. I was having eating problems and thinking to myself, ‘I’m not going to live!’ Not like I was dying or anything, but I was miserable and my hair was coming out. I was simply thinking, ‘I just need to look the way I’m supposed to look,’ and have confidence that people will want to cast someone who looks like this in a film or on a program. That’s the thing that keeps me going sometimes as a woman who has a different form than a lot of ladies on television. I have thyroid problems and have gained 20 pounds.”
Though Candy’s director accepted her for who she is and took her into the role. A crew member on the set of Yellowjackets advised her to lose weight.
Lynskey stated that she did not want to diet for the show because she wanted her character Shauna to appear genuine, not Hollywood-like. Her husband, Jason Ritter, recently defended her against internet trolls who criticized her weight, saying they may swan dive right into the sun. She then added,
“I thought it was crucial that this character be just comfortable and sexual without thinking or talking about it. I want women to be able to watch it and think to themselves. ‘Wow, she looks like me and no one is saying she’s the overweight one.'”
In the end, she did perform the YellowJackets without compromising her diet, and the audience adored her.
Meet Melanie Lynskey’s Husband, Jason Ritter!
Melanie Lynskey is married to Jason Ritter (@jason_ritter), a two-time Emmy nominated actor. As of 2022, the actor’s net worth is estimated to be $6 million. On the other hand, Melanie Lynskey is also a multi-millionaire actress from New Zealand.
Jason is a famous American actor and producer. Some of his most well-known roles are Kevin Girardi in Joan of Arcadia, Ethan Haas in The Class, Sean Walker in the NBC series The Event, Dipper Pines in Gravity Falls, and Pat Rollins in Raising Dion. He also starred in the NBC television series Parenthood, for which he received an Emmy nomination. In 2017, Ritter starred in the ABC comedy sitcom Kevin (Probably) Saves the World.
Ritter was in a relationship with Marianna Palka from October 1999 till 2013. They met at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City, where they were both studying. Ritter and Melanie Lynskey got engaged in 2017 after four years of dating. In December 2018, the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter. And the couple got married in 2020.
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