Back in April, the fifth and final season of the hit Netflix series You finally hit our screens, and viewers were introduced to a brand new central character called Louise “Brontë” Flannery, played by Madeline Brewer.
Brontë ended up being the person to bring down protagonist Joe Goldberg once and for all, but unfortunately, a lot of viewers did not take kindly to the character. In fact, Madeline ended up being cruelly trolled by fans of the show on social media, with the star even hitting back at some of the negative comments that were left on her account.
And the actor has opened up some more about how she was treated in a new interview with People, where she admitted that she was “a little” surprised by how her character was received by the You fandom.
“I’ll be honest, I didn’t expect people to like Brontë, but I didn’t expect them to call me ugly, because I’m not,” Madeline told the publication. “I get that I’m not everybody’s cup of tea, but I’m not ugly.”
Madeline then shared her theory that You fans turned on her as an actor in retaliation for Brontë explicitly exposing Joe Goldberg’s misogyny. She said: “That deconstruction of their hero, it makes them upset.”
Needless to say, I couldn’t be happier to hear that Madeline has risen above the cruel internet trolls — let me know what you think of her latest quotes in the comments below!