That AppleTV+ series Roar has an all-star cast including Nicole Kidman, Issa Rae, Betty Gilpin and Alison Brie, each in one episode. Cynthia Erivo stars one The woman who found bite marks on her skin. Erivo said her episode had a lot to say about the struggles of working moms.
Erivo spoke at a press conference for Roar on March 31st. Here’s what she had to say about her episode, The woman who found bite marks on her skin. Roar is now streaming on Apple TV+.
Cynthia Erivo is a working mom on Roar
Erivo plays Ambia, a mother who goes back to work but finds bite marks all over her skin. The bite marks were created by makeup prosthetics, one of the more on the show complicated effects. Erivo only focused on the topic of motherhood.
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“It’s about navigating work life, being a wife, trying to deal with it, being at the top of your game and not being able to do all those things and be fully there,” said Erivo at the press conference. “Then she’s dealing with guilt about all of this. It’s really hard and not particularly rewarding at times, but then you find the light at the end of the tunnel and something about being able to have her kids, having her life even though it’s difficult, is something that stops her from coming back.”
Cynthia Erivo hopes Roar will appeal to working moms
The bite marks can be a metaphor for what really eats at Ambia. Erivo recognizes that every mother’s experience is different, and hopes so Roar makes it clear that it is okay for everyone to ask for help.
“It says there are women out there who are struggling and figuring out as much as they can and that empathy is needed and space and help are needed,” Erivo said. “We’re not always good at asking for it because we haven’t been told we can in the past. And I think there’s something really special about this episode that says you should ask for help when you need it and no one will think the worse of you. A mother has the right to ask for help where she needs it.”
Moms helped on the set of “Roar”
Roar Co-creator Liz Flahive already had children and co-creator Carly Mensch was pregnant during filming. Erivo said she leaned on them to capture the motherhood experience.
As someone who hasn’t been a mother yet, I was on an episode surrounded by mothers. I hope what I’m giving them is something they can be proud of and, for one thing, something that’s familiar and real. That scene that we shoot towards the end where she kind of explains what she’s feeling and how she’s feeling, I remember feeling like there was a massive hug surrounding me because it was such a vulnerable moment , but I also felt like it was one of those moments where I had to be a voice for a lot of people who weren’t able to say what they really felt.
Cynthia Erivo, Roar Press conference, 3/31/22
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