Overview
- In a new interview, Buckley says she faced body-shaming, a so-called femininity school, unfair objectification and depression during 2008’s I’d Do Anything.
- She was the runner-up on the Andrew Lloyd Webber-led series and later declined an offer to be winner Jodie Prenger’s understudy after approaching Cameron Mackintosh’s office to refuse.
- Reports cite archival footage showing instructors pushing her to be more “ladylike” and coaching provocative walks in six-inch heels.
- The BBC, in a statement reported by NME, pointed to duty-of-care policies for participants and said those measures have been improved over time.
- Her remarks arrive as she leads Hamnet in awards season, drawing wider attention to her account and to industry practices on such shows.