Lena Dunham, known for her work on “Girls,” is set to create a new rom-com series titled “Too Much” for Netflix. The series follows Jessica (played by Megan Stalter), a New Yorker starting afresh in London after a tough breakup with her ex-boyfriend Felix (played by Will Sharpe).
Despite fans’ anticipation for Lena Dunham’s return to television, she recently confirmed she won’t be starring in her upcoming series due to past experiences of body shaming during her role as Hannah in “Girls.”
In a recent interview with the New Yorker, Lena Dunham revealed that she refuses to subject herself to the same level of physical scrutiny again, hence her decision not to star in her upcoming TV series.
‘Physically, I was just not up for having my body dissected again.’
‘I also think that I was not willing to have another experience like what I’d experienced around Girls at this point in my life. Physically, I was just not up for having my body dissected again. It was a hard choice, not to cast Meg — because I knew I wanted Meg — but to admit that to myself,’ Dunham stated.
Elsewhere, the 38-year-old discussed how her definition of happiness since her earlier acting and producing days have shifted.
‘I used to think that winning meant you just keep doing it and you don’t care what anybody thinks,’ she explained.
‘I forgot that winning is actually just protecting yourself and doing what you need to do to keep making work…What makes me feel powerful is making my work. It’s the only thing I want to do.’
