Violet Sanford: Last News

Melanie Lynskey joined her fellow "Yellowjackets" co-stars for a new interview where the actress discussed the body shaming she experienced early in her career while filming "Coyote Ugly."  Lynskey played Gloria in the 2000 comedy about a songwriter Violet Sanford (played by Piper Perabo) who gets a job at an NYC bar run by women.  Tawny Cypress, Juliette Lewis and Christina Ricci were the others participating in the interview with The Hollywood Reporter where Lynskey discussed her experience filming "Coyote Ugly."  When describing the beginning of her career playing the "best friend from Jersey" in "Ugly Coyote" she told the outlet. "I was already starving myself and as thin as I could possibly be for this body, and I was still a (size) four."  Lynskey continued and said "that were already people putting a lot of Spanx on me in wardrobe fittings and being very disappointed when they saw me, the costume designer being like, ‘Nobody told me there would be girls like you.’ Really intense feedback about my physicality, my body, people doing my makeup and being like, ‘I’m just going to help you out by giving you a bit more of a jawline and stuff." "Yellowjackets" star Melanie Lynskey opened up about the body shaming she faced while filming "Coyote Ugly."  ( David Livingston/Getty Images) Lynskey said that while she was working on the film, the feedback was constantly "you're not beautiful." She talked about the difficulty of hearing the things she did when she was in her early twenties.

It’s time to pull out those leather pants and jeweled tank tops for a good cause as Coyote Ugly prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

Melanie Lynskey speaks about the pressure she faced to look a certain way in the 2000 flick “Coyote Ugly” in a candid interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

Piper Perabo spoke about a possible “Coyote Ugly” reboot during an appearance on “The Talk” Wednesday.

Tyra Banks revealed a Coyote Ugly sequel is in the works 20 years after the cult classic film was released.The Dancing With the Stars host, 46, confirmed the news during her appearance on the Wednesday, October 7, episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show.“I literally was supposed to be on a conference call today about bringing Coyote Ugly back,” Banks said. “We were supposed to be on a call today, and I’m talking to you and I can’t talk to them.”She added, “Yes, we are talking about trying to do Coyote Ugly 2 or a series.”The 2000 film followed singer Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo), who moves to New York City and starts working at the female-run bar, Coyote Ugly.