Emily Atack, who is now starring in Disney+’s hit series Rivals, has said that she was was touched and sent inappropriate texts by male co-stars when she was a teenager
Emily Atack has said that she was was touched and sent inappropriate texts by male co-stars when she was a teenager. The actress, 36, who shot to fame when she was cast as Charlotte Hinchcliffe in The Inbetweeners and has gone onto a successful career in comedy, has claimed that despite having some brilliant opportunities during her time in showbiz, she has been “through it” when it comes to inappropriate behaviour.
The former I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! star candidly explained what she had been through in the early days of her career whilst promoting her latest role as Sarah Stratton in racy Disney+ hit Rivals as she returns to the adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s raunchy novel for the second series.
The star, who initially appeared in episodes of ITV dramas Blue Murder and Heartbeat before landing her breakthrough role in The Inbetweeners, explained in a new interview that she just acquiesced that these sort of things were inevitable whilst working in the industry as she explained: “I’ve done so many things; I’ve done 13 movies. I’ve worked on some incredible sets and really difficult ones.”
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Speaking to Grazia, she added: “Where I was a teenager, I learned to accept that on certain sets things were going to happen – whether it was touching me, whispering things in my ear between takes when nobody was listening, or texting me outside of work hours with inappropriate things. I’ve been through it.”
In 2023, Emily, who is now engaged to Alistair Garner and has 23-month-old son Barney with him, opened up about her experiences with the vile messages she had received and explained what she had been going through after being subjected to vile messages and photos from strangers online.
At the time, the star released a documentary titled Emily Atack: Asking for It?, which was was broadcast on BBC Two and she revealed some of the harrowing messages and photos she has received from a string of men online.
Speaking about her experiences, Emily said: “My whole life, I’ve been sexually harassed. In the streets, I’ve been flashed. It’s happened since I was 10. Now I’m sexually harassed online every day. I find it really tough.
“I did the documentary to talk about the implications. There’s no accountability. It’s not illegal to send this stuff to people. I’m very damaged by the things that have happened to me.
“I’m constantly being blamed for it all. I’m a very sexually liberated woman, I talk about my life in that way. I’m constantly told I’m to blame.”
During the documentary, she spoke to various people including her mum and dad. Her mum got emotional as she heard what her daughter had been subjected to, whilst Emily also spoke to the police about her experiences.
At the end of the documentary, she said the problem is with the person sending the messages and not herself, adding: “I’m not asking for it. It is your fault. I’m not going to change what I’m doing because I get sexually harassed. It’s not our behaviour that has to change.”
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