Erin Moriarty is a force to be reckoned with on and off screen.
Erin stars as Starlight, the superhero turned revolutionary feminist icon, on Amazon Prime Video’s hit TV show, The boys.
But her TV character’s fight against bigotry and hatred became very real when she faced criticism online, including earlier this year, for her appearance.
In a New York Times interview, Erin shared how she is doing after being bullied online. “For a few months, I thought my career was over,” she says.
“Because so much attention was paid to something that I was told never to bring up.”
In January 2024, Erin responded to Megyn Kelly after the former Fox News host accused her of having an “addiction” to plastic surgery.
The host seemed to be gathering her information on unverified information. online hate towards Erin for an alleged change in her appearance from trolls who claimed to be fans of The boys.
Erin responded in a now-deleted Instagram to the intense accusations. “This is something I really never imagined I would write,” she began. “We are all subject to levels of bullying throughout our lives, but I am horrified and felt I deserved to take a second to address these things.”
“It’s appalling how the people we follow and consider informed are completely misinformed, inaccurate, and clickbait-seeking.”
Today, the 29-year-old actress, with incredible support from her true fans and colleagues, returned to social media with a force behind her to quell the negativity.
“I had left it on a note where I explicitly said I was heartbroken by those comments,” Erin told the New York Times.
“Now I’m not heartbroken. I’m galvanized.”
Read the full interview here.
Season 4 of The boys is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
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