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Lena Dunham slams body shamers as she reveals she used to be a size two until 'illness, aging, menopause' took over


Lena Dunham addressed the 'merciless' body shamers in Hollywood in a new interview with Variety, calling the criticism 'merciless' at any weight.

After enduring body shaming while her HBO show Girls aired, Dunham said, 'I probably wasn’t protective enough of myself.' When asked if she thinks the success of the show made different body types more acceptable, she answered, 'I wish I could say yes, but I really don’t. Last year, Lena revealed that her desire to not have her 'body dissected again' was the reason she cast Megan to play the lead role in the semi-autobiographical series Too Much.

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