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Earlier this year, Lynskey revealed another alleged body shaming incident she faced while starring in \"Yellowjackets.\" She told Rolling Stone that someone from the series implied that she should lose weight.

\"They were asking me, 'What do you plan to do? I'm sure the producers will get you a trainer. They'd love to help you with this,'\" she said.

Following the incident, several of her co-stars, including Juliette Lewis, came to her defense, and a letter was written to the show's producers.

\"It was really important to me for [Shauna] to not ever comment on my body, to not have me putting a dress on and being like, 'I wish I looked a bit better,'\" said Lynskey. \"I did find it important that this character is just comfortable and sexual and not thinking or talking about it, because I want women to be able to watch it and be like, 'Wow, she looks like me and nobody's saying she's the fat one.' That representation is important.\"

ABC News has reached out to Showtime, which airs \"Yellowjackets,\" for comment.

If you or someone you know is battling an eating disorder, contact the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) at 1-800-931-2237 or NationalEatingDisorders.org.

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