Meg Bellamy, who played a young Catherine Middleton in Netflix drama The Crown, has said she was bullied and body shamed by internet trolls she was “too fat” for the role.
The actress, 21, starred in the final season of the show which depicted the courtship of William and Kate – now the Prince and Princess of Wales – at the University of St Andrews.
Speaking to reporters , Bellamy said when she looked at her phone after a long day of doing press interviews, she found “all this negative stuff” about her body online.
“The comments were mostly ‘You’re too fat to play Kate’,” she added.
Bellamy, from Berkshire, starred opposite Ed McVey who played William. Luther Ford also joined the cast in season six, as Prince Harry.
It was the first major role for all three young actors.
In the interview, Bellamy described the comments from internet trolls as “a glimpse into being a woman in this industry.
“I thought, ‘OK, that’s a sign to distance yourself, because it doesn’t mean anything’.
“You can’t listen to that sort of stuff. Not least because most of it is written by internet trolls, or men called Gary who are holding a fish in their profile picture.”
