Aidy Bryant says she was humiliated in an SNL photo shoot

Publish date: 2024-05-18
Saturday Night Live star Aidy Bryant said that her early days on the show made her feel incredibly body conscious

Saturday Night Live star Aidy Bryant said that her early days on the show made her feel incredibly body conscious

Saturday Night Live star Aidy Bryant said that her early days on the show made her feel incredibly body conscious. 

Though she is comfortable in her own skin today, she said that was not always the case during an interview with The Cut. 

The 30-year-old spoke about one instance that was particularly humiliating - a photo shoot during her early days on SNL with co-stars Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong. 

During the photo shoot she said her colleagues had a plethora of gorgeous outfit options to choose from, but she was just left with a few frumpy dresses.

'The other girls had racks of clothes to choose from and were wearing these thousand-dollar dresses, and I had two sacks or like one matronly mother-of-the-bride dress,' Bryant explained. 

'Those were the first times where I was like, "Something is different here and this isn't fair." This is a f***ed up situation,and it's purely because of my body. 

'Not because I'm less funny, it's my body. It's the only reason that I'm treated differently right now. And it lit a f***ing fire in me.'

The 30-year-old spoke about one instance that was particularly humiliating - a photo shoot during her early days on SNL with co-stars Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong During the photo shoot she said her colleagues had a plethora of gorgeous outfit options to choose from, but she was just left with a few frumpy dresses. She is pictured in September with co-star Vanessa Bayer

Bryant said a photo shoot during her early days on SNL  with co-stars Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong was particularly humiliating because they had racks of gorgeous outfits to choose from but she just had a few frumpy dresses. She is pictured left during a sketch, and right with co-star Vanessa Bayer in September

Bryant, pictured second form the right during a sketch in November 2015, joined SNL in 2012, and has grown increasingly comfortable in her own skin during her time on the show 

Bryant, pictured second form the right during a sketch in November 2015, joined SNL in 2012, and has grown increasingly comfortable in her own skin during her time on the show 

Bryant, who joined late-night comedy sketch show in 2012 and is known for her portrayal of White House Correspondent Sarah Huckabee Sanders in the most recent season, is currently working on her own fashion line with stylist Remy Pearce.

But she said she never thought she would become an advocate for positive body image. 

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'I didn't try to get on SNL to be a body-positivity activist, but apparently just being there make you one,' she said. 

'It's this weird kind of thing, where you're like, "I guess I kind of am." It's literally just now what I came here to do.' 

Bryant said she never thought she would become an advocate for positive body image, .but what's what she's become. She is pictured with Cecily Strong and Amy Adams during a December 2014 skit

Bryant said she never thought she would become an advocate for positive body image, .but what's what she's become. She is pictured with Cecily Strong and Amy Adams during a December 2014 skit

Bryant is pictured center surrounded by some of her co-stars from SNL, including (left to right) Pete Davidson, Kyle Mooney, Mikey Day and Beck Bennett 

Bryant is pictured center surrounded by some of her co-stars from SNL, including (left to right) Pete Davidson, Kyle Mooney, Mikey Day and Beck Bennett 

However, she said she is glad she has a figure that people can identify with, and that it's important.

'It sounds so corny now, but representation does f***ing matter,' she said. 

'And I remember how as a child I was obsessed with Rosie O'Donnell even though that wasn't exactly what I wanted to do, but I was like "Oh my god, someone who's a little bit like me on TV.'   

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