“It was a real hell”: Sophia Bush returns to the violence she has suffered on the set of a cult series

It has been known for several years now, known for playing Brooke in the Scott brothers, speaks to denounce the complicated working conditions she had to face during her long career.

If, with her co stars, she has many times denounced the problematic behavior of Mark Schwahn on the set of the Scott brothers in her Podcast Drama Queens, it is this time the shooting of another series that she has attacked.

Guest in the podcast Reclaiming From Monica Lewinsky, Sophia Bush talked about her experience on a series she does not name, but we guess she is Chicago PD, in which she embodied Erin Lindsay for 4 seasons.

A traumatic working environment

“” “I was at the top of my form [après Les Frères Scott] And I was ready for the future“She explained.” “Then I went to work on another series that was part of the list of things I wanted to do before dying, and I had a completely different trauma. I had a trauma at my workplace around an endless situation with someone who was old enough to be my father.»

The actress explained that after two years on the poster of the series, she had the opportunity to leave. But she preferred to stay, judging that her “integrity would not be reduced by someone else's behavior.“” “I was going to be imperturbable. I was going to come and do my job, and I will do it. But I couldn't”She added.

“” “The following two years were a real hell for me physically. I woke up covered with hives, I had impressive weight fluctuations, I lost my hair, I fought against insomnia, I suffered from anxiety that paralyzed me when I am an extravertent who loves people, I had such anxiety that I could barely get out of my house. “

“”If people touched me in public, I jumped. I could no longer talk to the strangers. I could no longer be attributed … I went to work by being ready to fight. I had to learn to block scenes so as not to be touched.»

Sophia Bush then explained that she had left the series in April 2017, some time before the #MeToo movement. In October of the same year, she had received a call from a “leader” who apologized.

“” “I received a call from a leader who apologized for what he had done, and had not done“She revealed.”He said to me, 'We are fully aware that we came out unscathed'. And I was in mode: 'I'm happy for you. I followed so much therapy sessions. I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress syndrome. But I am delighted that you were not dragged in the mud, it's great '”.

Today, the actress, who has managed to overcome all these events, has obtained a small role in season 21 of Grey's Anatomy.