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Erin Moriarty Reveals Why She’s Not Watching ‘The Boys’ Final Season
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Erin Moriarty Reveals Why She’s Not Watching ‘The Boys’ Final Season

Complex·Holly Riordan·about 1 month ago
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Erin Moriarty, who plays Starlight (Annie January) on The Boys , was diagnosed with Graves' disease last June. This was six months into filming the final season of the hit Amazon Prime show. “It did lead to me not being as present for Annie during this final season as I would've hoped, and that was super painful for me. I thought, 'Oh my God, I'm failing Annie and I'm failing our audience,’” she told The Hollywood Reporter . "I wish I could have used it to enhance or to relate to her weariness, but to be honest, I was on set every day just really, really, really struggling to get through it all.” She went on to say, "I wasn't able to transcend the physical and mental toll that this disease took on me until episode seven. It's a testament to how profoundly impactful these autoimmune diseases can be, and I don't think that people are aware to the degree that they can be. So I wish I was able to say it served the character, but unfortunately, it was a matter of getting through every day.…

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