However, Mulligan also argued that the industry isn’t accepting of pregnancy in general, commenting that it hasn’t yet reached a “level where it’s acceptable across the board”, leaving some women with the only option to “hide it”.

“It is welcome that producers are adapting leading roles, including Carey Mulligan’s, around pregnancy,” a spokesperson for the Women’s Equality Party told Stylist.co.uk, referring to Mulligan’s role in the BBC2 drama Collateral, where her pregnancy was fortunately written into the script. “It reflects the reality of many women off-screen and may even add to the characterisation. We already know that audiences respond better when they see themselves reflected on screen.”

“But we must also remember that there are only a handful of women for whom the television and film industry is willing to make these adjustments. Black and ethnic minority, disabled and older women are already poorly represented on screen and it is essential that these opportunities are also extended to them.”

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Carey Mulligan gets brutally honest about the impact of hidden pregnancies