Lili Reinhart on her underwear scenes in Riverdale: “I want other young women to see my body on TV and feel comfort in the fact that I’m not a size 0”
understands the importance of body representation on TV. And after being criticized on Twitter yesterday for"contributing to unrealistic body expectations" by merely being part of the cast, the 23-year-old actor addressed the critic head on.
It all started when someone tweeted a message to Reinhart suggesting that the hit CW series could have serious implications on young people and what they think of their bodies."Just curious. Why is every single person on Riverdale a 25+ year old portraying a teenager with perfectly chiseled bodies?" they wrote.
Despite her insecurities, Reinhart's learned to accept her body the way it is."I have come to terms with my body and that I'm not the kind of person you would see walking on a runway during fashion week," she said."I have bigger boobs, I have cellulite on my thighs/butt, and my stomach sticks out rather than curves in.
But Reinhart also acknowledged that she's not the only actor trying to bring more body representation to the small screen."This industry struggles with accurate representation of female and male bodies," she said."So I commend the women who have helped our industry take a step in the right ~and authentic~ direction."
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