Sky News speaks to Bridesmaids actress Rose Byrne, who stars as a housewife turned aerobics guru in new TV series Physical.
"You're nothing. You're a ghost, a fat ghost," says the critical inner voice of disillusioned housewife Sheila Rubin, who spends her days booking rooms in cheap motels to binge on fast food.Rose Byrne
The actress, best known for her role as alpha bridesmaid Helen in Bridesmaids, says Sheila is"an extreme version of the duality" of many women. Created by Annie Weisman, known for her work on shows including Desperate Housewives, the story of Sheila's eating disorder is based on the writer's own experiences when she was younger.
"It was really hard," Byrne tells Sky News, of channelling her inner Jane Fonda."You know, I'm not co-ordinated, I'm not a dancer. I'm lazy, essentially. So I really was daunted by this task.""Having struggled for decades with eating disorders and feeling really disconnected from my body, aerobics and exercise were a place where you could really embrace a kind of strength and power," she tells Sky News.