After more than a decade of playing Dr. Jo Wilson, Camilla Luddington shares some audition horror stories.
The 40-year-old Grey’s Anatomy star revealed that a CW casting director rejected her because she was “not pretty enough” while swapping stories with her former co-star Jessica Capshaw.
“I want to know if you have ever, because I have a story, ever lost a role because of your appearance,” he began. Call it as it is podcast.
“Because I, back in the day, auditioned for a CW show that I didn’t get and the casting director told me I wasn’t pretty enough for the CW,” Luddington added.
She recalled: ‘You know what’s funny? I was like, ‘What the fuck?’, like, ‘Nevermind. Let’s move on.’
Camilla Luddington Revealed A CW Casting Director Once Rejected Her Because She Was ‘Not Pretty Enough’
The British actress has played Dr. Jo Wilson on Grey’s Anatomy since season 9 in 2012.
“I actually didn’t, I think it was because I’d gotten so many no’s in my career at that point that I thought, ‘The joke’s on you, get in the rejection line,'” Luddington said.
The British actress has played Dr. Jo Wilson on Grey’s Anatomy since season 9 in 2012.
Capshaw, 47, responded: “Excuse me, CW. As you say who, first of all.” He also shared a similar audition experience.
“I actually lost a job early in my career because I wasn’t thin enough,” Capshaw revealed.
“And I remember auditioning for it, it was like a romantic comedy and it would have been a great opportunity for me,” she explained.
“And I really wanted it and I worked really, really hard on it and I went and auditioned,” Capshaw said.
Capshaw said the director was a “lovely guy” who told her she was “fantastic” and his first choice for the film, but his manager had some news.
“My manager told me, ‘Well, here’s the deal, you’re the one, the head of the studio thinks you need to lose weight. And so they do,'” she said.
The actress said she was given between 10 days and two weeks to lose weight.
She recalled: ‘You know what’s funny? I was like, ‘What the fuck?’, like, ‘Nevermind. Let’s move on.’
“I actually didn’t, I think it was because I’d gotten so many no’s in my career at that point that I thought, ‘The joke’s on you, get in the rejection line,'” Luddington said.
Capshaw, 47, responded: “Excuse me, CW. As you say who, first of all.” He also shared a similar audition experience.
“It was ridiculous, honestly,” Capshaw said. “In the end, they gave me those 10 days and I went to meet with the studio head and I don’t even know if it was because I wasn’t thin; I must not have been thin enough, I didn’t get the job.”
“The irony was that the person who did it was actually quite well-known in the industry for having eating disorders, issues with eating… the standard of beauty was low,” she added.
Capshaw starred on Grey’s Anatomy as Arizona Roberts from 2009 to 2018, reprising the role this year for season 20.
In June, Capshaw and Luddington debuted their podcast Call It What It Is after becoming best friends during their overlapping moments on the show.
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