Emily Attack insists she will continue to flaunt her figure despite her criticism
Emily Attack has insisted that she will remain sexy and flaunt her figure, despite her criticism and the harassment she has faced online from men.
The 33-year-old actress, who had her breakout role on The Inbetweeners as Charlotte Hinchliffe, said she has come to depend on being a pin-up, although she never initially set out to be one.
Emily says she loves her ‘big breasts’ and blonde hair after years of being constantly asked to change, with previous managers advising her to dye her hair brown to be “taken more seriously”.
Unchanged: Emily Atack has been adamant that she will remain sexy and flaunting her figure despite her criticism and the bullying she has faced online from men.
In a new interview, Emily said that she went through puberty before everyone else and that her curves became something she is quite proud of.
“I used that to my advantage in terms of owning a little more who I was, I’m not trying to be a sexy pin-up who says, ‘Hey guys, here I am.’ But I’m also single, I’m on the dating scene, so that’s up to me,” he told the daily star.
“Feeling sexy for me has become something I have relied on, it’s my little blanket of support. I grew breasts before everyone else, got my period before everyone else, and used that to my advantage in terms of owning a little more who I was.
Beauty: Emily, who had her breakout role on The Inbetweeners as Charlotte Hinchliffe, revealed that she has no plans to adapt
“I was like, ‘OK, well this is who I am, I’m the girl with the boobs and the long hair.’ He had a feeling that he was quite proud of that.
Emily explained that she never flaunts her curves for sexual reasons, which has been hard for some people to understand and that she was simply enjoying building her career, celebrating her youth and her body.
The star also said that she has had conversations with her mother, Kate Robbins, about how things have changed because she wants her to cover up to protect herself.
Her words come after the actress opened up about the barrage of explicit messages she receives daily in the first trailer for her new BBC Two show Emily Attack: Asking For It?
Emily has had to endure sexual harassment online since her teens and in the trailer and admitted she is “nervous” about going public.
The comedian admitted that she sometimes worries if the messages are “her fault” because she shares photos of herself in a bikini and other revealing clothing online.
In the trailer, Emily says, “Every morning when I wake up, I see a man’s penis that I didn’t ask to see.”
The former In betweeners actress is seen in her kitchen, checking her phone, as she counts the number of messages she has received.
She says: ‘This morning, I had… I want to see your t**s count?… 37. This man sends me pictures of him doing handstands all the time.
She adds: ‘At eight in the morning, this beautiful, big, veiny penis there. That really put me off my scrambled eggs to be fair.
Candid: Emily has had to put up with online sexual harassment since her teens and in the trailer she admitted she’s “nervous” about going public.
Several sexually explicit messages Emily received online flashed across the screen and she can be heard saying, “That’s the utmost disrespect.”
“It’s the best thing to say: ‘I think you’re easy to reach and ready.’
“It was in lockdown that things got very, very bad. I felt sick knowing what I was about to see. And I started putting these messages on my Instagram.
‘I wanted to know how many other people were getting them. He made me realize that it is happening to a lot of people.
Show: The comedian has admitted she sometimes worries if the messages are ‘her fault’ because she shares snaps of herself in a bikini and other revealing clothing online
Emily is then seen talking to several other women, including a teenage girl, who have been subjected to sexual harassment online.
At the end of the trailer, she says, ‘I want it to stop. It’s about catching these people before they do their worst. This is what people have to understand.
“I’m nervous to go public with all of this because I put bikini pics on my Instagram. You know, I talk about sex in my shows and I’m very cheeky and flirtatious.
“There will be people who say: ‘you asked for this negative attention, what do you expect?’ You sit there and say, ‘is this my fault? Is this something I’m posting? ‘
Documentary: At the end of the trailer, she says, ‘I want it to stop. It’s about catching these people before they do their worst. This is what people have to understand’
In April of last year, Emily hit out at her male fans who bombarded her with unsolicited photos of their penises on social media.
The actress said she is likely to receive “about 10 penises that I haven’t asked to see” before breakfast.
she told the Mirror at the time: ‘If someone sends me a sexually explicit message, I’m like, ‘Why did they say that to me?’
“It makes you question who you are and why you’re single.”
Speaking about her love life, she also joked, “I try to stay away from things that aren’t good for me.”
Emily Attack: Ask? airs from January 31 on BBC iPlayer.
Emily said: ‘I wanted to know how many other people were getting them. She made me realize that it’s happening to so many people’