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It's a major transformation for King, who was most recently seen in the wholesome teen comedy filmon Netflix. And there's the physical transformation, as well: King shaved her entire head to play the role of Gypsy Rose, though not before having a little fun with it. “Before I did it, I wanted to have fun with my hair so about a month before I shaved it, I dyed it blonde,” King said. “Then, about two days before I shaved it, I dyed my hair blue and cut my bangs.
But the role is much more than just a haircut. “It was such a challenge but it was so exhilarating,” King said. When she auditioned for the role, she was familiar with the story, but decided to do more of a deep dive by watching the HBO documentary. The actress watched“no less than ten times” to prepare to inhabit Gypsy, often getting so lost in the story that she would forget to take notes and have to rewind over and over again.
When playing Gypsy became emotionally draining, King found solace in working as a team with Arquette. She revealed that while on set the two would sometimes need to hug each other for really long periods of time after filming some of the more emotionally draining scenes between the ill-fated mother-daughter duo. "I’ve never had such an amazing time working with another actor," King said.
Due to legal reasons, King was unable to get in touch with the real Gypsy . “I don’t know if Gypsy will watch this,” she admitted. “But if anyone who doesn’t have sympathy for Gypsy watches our show, I think that will change completely. I think the show sheds a light on how her decisions and her logic, albeit of course very wrong and illegal, were also understandable.”
“I do feel, though, if Gypsy watches the show, it will be really hard for her to watch, you know? First of all, watching someone else tell your story is difficult, and then having to relive those moments of your life, I think it would be really hard for her to watch," King continued. "I can’t even begin to imagine what that would be like for someone who lived through that, to see it through a TV show.
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