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Her character may be nicknamed “Fat Lindsay,” but _You’re the Worst_‘s Kether Donohue doesn’t appreciate getting body shamed. “I’ve been body shamed in real life _and_ on social media,”
Donohue tells _Entertainment Tonight_. “Someone once wrote on one of the [show’s] message boards, ‘Kether has gained 10-15 pounds since _Pitch Perfect_. I hope she’s OK!” Donohue says one
solution is to address the issue head on. “I see so many female actresses standing up for themselves and coming out about their experiences being shamed,” she says. “And the more we do that
– and the more women stand up for themselves and are proud of their bodies that don’t fit into this ideological view of what an ‘acceptable body type’ is – the more it will change.” Her main
concern is that young girls are seeing this body shaming and judging their own shape. “Statistically, many girls have admitted that they have eating disorders because they feel that they
don’t look like what the ‘perfect woman’ is in a magazine or on TV,” Donohue explains. “It’s so necessary to show eclectic body types that reflect the beauty – and the reality – of what all
different women look like.” Donohue credits _You’re the Worst_‘s creator, Stephen Falk, for maintaining a feminist and body-positive attitude on the show. From the first time they met to
talk over her role, Falk told her that she wouldn’t have to change her body in any way. “His response was, ‘You got this role because I liked your audition. And I like what you bring to the
character internally. So, honestly, you’re great just the way you are – and if you’re a little heavier or thinner, it doesn’t matter. I just want you to be happy and healthy.’ To have a boss
tell me that was so profound for me,” she says. “It gave me the freedom. Whether you’re 160 lbs. or 120 lbs., you can still have an addiction or an eating disorder. And I’m an actress, so I
can play a complex character with flaws and show the beauty and vulnerability in that.” RELATED VIDEO: _YOU’RE THE WORST_‘S AYA CASH JUST GAVE US A NEW #SQUADGOAL So Donohue is thrilled
that as Lindsay, she’s portraying a curvy woman who’s proud of her shape. “It’s cool to play a female on TV where I could look like how I look,” she says. “I am 150 lbs. in real life and I
am 5-foot-3, and by some people’s standards that might be considered heavy. But you know what? I’m healthy. And I love my body.” “I like to focus more on the positive comments and posts I
get online. I have women and girls write me every day to say, ‘Thank you so much. You helped me to see myself as beautiful.’ “