Harry Potter star, Jessie Cave, has opened up on her negative experience after weight gain. 1 / 8
Cave portrayed Lavender Brown in the last three Harry Potter films. 2 / 8
Her film role was smaller than in the books and focused on her romance with Ron Weasley. 3 / 8
Cave revealed she gained weight between the 6th and 7th films of the series. 4 / 8
It was natural weight gain, but she was treated like a ‘different species’ on set. 5 / 8
She described it as a ‘horrible’ experience due to insecurity and pressure to be thin. 6 / 8
However, she is happy her weight gain encouraged her to leave acting and pursue writing. 7 / 8
Her story inspires women to put health and happiness before unrealistic body image expectations. 8 / 8