Emily Atack details online abuse and tabloid “misogyny” in wake of ‘The Inbetweeners’ breakout

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The Inbetweeners.The actress played the role of Charlotte Hinchcliffe in the E4 comedy series between 2008 and 2010, though opened up about the dark side of fame following the show’s success.Recalling photoshoots she did for lads mags at the time, Atack said she didn’t consider that a “narrative was being painted for” her, revealing the abuse she received.“People go, ‘How can you not expect it?

You’re stood up there in your pants, going, ‘Look at me!’” she told The Guardian. “But in my head, I wasn’t doing that. I wasn’t putting myself out there in an overtly sexual way.

Genuinely, I was just doing a photoshoot to promote my work.”The star further explained that tabloids would write articles about her dating life and weight, which made her insecure and “confused”.“I’d never had an issue with my weight before,” she recalled. “I’d never even given it thought that I was overweight.

I was a child, really. I was tiny. I must have been a size eight. And there was an article saying that I was overweight, then another, saying, ‘But it is good that, for once, we’re seeing a curvier girl playing one of the sexy roles.’“And I’m thinking, ‘Am I curvy?’ I couldn’t believe it was even a topic.