@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@ - +It's the 2000 cult film about a bar run by a group of gorgeous women, which was watched by millions the world over.<br>But Kiwi actress Melanie Lynskey has revealed the dark side of romantic musical, Coyote Ugly. <br>Lynskey made the bombshell claim she was body shamed on the set of the film.<br> Actress Melanie Lynskey (pictured) has made the  bombshell claim she was body shamed on the set of her hit movie Coyote Ugly<br>The 45-year-old said starring in the cult classic was not a pleasant experience as a crew member who initially worked on it constantly told her 'you're not beautiful'.<br> RELATED ARTICLES <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>Lynskey told  that it was a particularly demanding shoot because female cast members were given 'ridiculous' diet regimens to follow. <br>'I was already starving myself and as thin as I could possibly be for this body, and I was still a size four,' she explained.<br> Melanie Lynskey played Gloria 'the best friend from Jersey' in Coyote Ugly, which stars Piper Perabo (pictured, right)<br>The New Plymouth native said she was placed under constant scrutiny from crew members.<br>She added that she received 'really intense feedback about my physicality, my body' and crew members constantly tried to shape her into what they wanted.<br>Lynskey played Gloria, 'the best friend from Jersey' in the film, which stars Piper Perabo as Violet Sanford, an aspiring songwriter who moves to New York City and gets a job at a female-run bar.<br> Melanie said she felt she was under constant scrutiny from crew members<br>Lynskey noted that Perabo faced even more scrutiny as the film's lead, [http://bodyteam12.com bodyteam12.com] recalling, 'the way people were talking about her body, talking about her appearance, focusing on what she was eating.'<br>Earlier this year, Lynskey told  she had a similar experience while filming Yellowjackets, saying a member of the production team questioned her about how she was planning to lose weight before filming.<br>'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,"' Melanie told the publication. <br> Lynskey noted that actress Piper Perabo (pictured, right with Leann Rimes) faced even more [https://www.buzznet.com/?s=scrutiny scrutiny] as the film's lead<br> <br><br><br><br><br>data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"><br>Read more:<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>DM.later('bundle', function()<br>DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker');<br>);