Harry Potter star Jessie Cave has claimed she was left in tears on the set of the blockbuster movies when she was fat-shamed by a costume designer.
Jessie was 20-years-old when she was cast as Lavender Brown in the magical movies, playing the character for three movies.
But two decades on, Jessie explained she has some traumatic memories of the movies which propelled her to fame.
Speaking on the RESET the Pod podcast with Alice Maria, Jessie said a costume designer shamed her during filming after she put on weight.
‘The costume designer came up to me, gripped the fat on my hips and said, “What is this?” She gripped it so hard it left me in pain. I just had to say, “That’s my body,”‘ said the actress.
Jessie also claims she was told to ‘suck in’ immediately before filming a Great Hall scene:
Harry Potter star Jessie Cave has claimed she was left in tears on the set of the blockbuster movies when she was fat-shamed by a costume designer (Jessie pictured in the 2009 film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with Rupert Grint)
‘She whispered in my ear, “Suck in, suck in.” I immediately started crying.’
‘The camera was behind me at first, but when it reached my face, you can see in the film that I’ve got tears in my eyes.’
After returning for the final film two stone heavier, Jessie says she was ‘treated like I was invisible.’
‘I’d gone in as the exciting love interest, then came back two stone heavier and felt like a complete nobody. It was 100% because of my weight.’
Jessie said her experiences have made her wary of HBO’s Harry Potter reboot TV series, which is currently filming, with the first episodes premiering at Christmas.
Mum of four Jessie insisted ‘I would not wish that on my kids. I wouldn’t want them to face that scrutiny. You’re signing them up for a job where there can be a lot of cruelty—it hardens you.’
More recently the actress and writer has turned to OnlyFans to support her family after facing rejection at acting auditions.
Jessie posts non-sexual, niche hair content aimed at people with a hair fetish, explaining: ‘I needed to think of something quickly to make money, or we weren’t going to be able to afford our rent.’
After returning for the final film two stone heavier, Jessie says she was ‘treated like I was invisible’ (pictured in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2010)
More recently the actress and writer has turned to OnlyFans to support her family after facing rejection at acting auditions. Jessie posts non-sexual, niche hair content
‘OnlyFans was life-changing from the second I started.’
Jessie is now a top 1% creator, but says there is still confusion over what type of content she shares.
‘People think I’m doing hardcore porn,’ she admitted. ‘There was a clear divide between the true hair fetishists and those looking for “Harry Potter actress does porn.”‘
She describes OnlyFans as her ‘rehabilitation’ from burnout and says she now sees it as a long-term career:
‘After years of being told I wasn’t good enough, thin enough or pretty enough, it’s thrilling to be in control for a change.’
Back in April Jessie announced her engagement to longterm partner Alfie Brown.
The couple, who are parents to sons Donnie, 11, Abraham, five, Becker, three, as well as nine-year-old daughter Margot, took to Instagram with a loved-up post.
Jessie proudly showed off her dazzling diamond engagement ring after accepting Alfie’s proposal.
She captioned the post: ’12 years and 4 kids later… it’s getting serious’.
Fans and famous friends were quick to share their congratulations with fellow actress Ophelia Lovibond gushing: ‘Yay!!! Congratulations Jessie’.
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