When a noblewoman gifts her with a dress that’s too small hoping to shame her, Kelsea ignores the slight and gives it to her accountant to be sold (later in the scene she makes the woman take the dress back and leave the Keep (her castle), after the woman disrespects her in other ways). She makes an offhand comment or two about being out of shape (which she actively tries to rectify), but never bemoans her weight.

Kelsea, furthermore, feels little shame about her body. It shows that we are more than just the butt of jokes. Seeing a fat woman become queen and do heroic things is incredibly important not only for fat girls, but for everyone. This is direct erasure and borderline fatphobia. My issue with Emma Watson as Kelsea Glynn comes from a purely representation standpoint. But that’s not my main problem with her in this role. She’s not great, but she’s not terrible either. Emma Watson is the wrong person to play Kelsea.Īs an actress, Emma is okay. I’ve just read the first book and have started the sequel, and I have problems with this casting. As of 2016, plans were still to move forward with the film. Since then, the remainder of the trilogy has been released and the movie has been in development. Watson was promptly signed on as both a producer and the lead, Tear Queen Kelsea Raleigh Glynn. Back in 2014 upon the release of Erika Johansen’s The Queen of the Tearling, Emma Waston, Harry Potter director David Heyman, and Warner Brothers optioned the rights for a film.

The queen of the tearling film