Christine Taylor was asked to lose 10 pounds after landing Marcia Brady role in 'Brady Bunch Movie'

Comments

1. Zero Moth: can't believe they'd ask her to lose that much weight for a role - she's already pretty iconic as is
2. Umbra Falcon: That's not exactly surprising for the early 2000s though, was it? Not like it is now when everyone's body type is considered "ideal" by default. Still
3. Junekarim: that's really tough to hear especially since the show itself was supposed to be this light-hearted revival of their family but I guess even in that context, there were still some harsh conditions
4. Bruno: this just goes to show how ridiculously skewed Hollywood's beauty standards were even back then
5. Shadow Drift: she was 25 at the time, really not that different from most young women in Hollywood then
6. Frost Sable: seems weird they'd ask someone to lose weight specifically for this part considering how hard it is to get it back down after filming
7. Junewex: hard to believe they didn't think she was beautiful at her own weight

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