The Handmaid's Tale's Yvonne Strahovski Talks Feminism and Playing Everyone's Favourite 'Nasty, Awful Bitch'

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The Handmaid's Tale's Yvonne Strahovski Talks Feminism and Playing Everyone's Favourite 'Nasty, Awful Bitch'
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The Handmaid's Tale star opens up.

It’s like that hazy feeling of dread you get when you put on a fragrance you last wore during a breakup: You don’t quite know why a scent you love suddenly makes you feel sad or uneasy.

Photography by Max Abadian. Creative direction by Brittany Eccles. Styling by Juliana Schiavinatto. Hair, Justin German for P1M.ca/Bang Salon/Pantene. Makeup, Sabrina Rinaldi for P1M.ca/M.A.C. Manicure, Khristinne Manuszak for P1M.ca/Tips Nail Bar. Fashion assistant, Cherry Wang. Shot on location at The Darling Mansion in Toronto.

Photography by Max Abadian. Creative direction by Brittany Eccles. Styling by Juliana Schiavinatto. Hair, Justin German for P1M.ca/Bang Salon/Pantene. Makeup, Sabrina Rinaldi for P1M.ca/M.A.C. Manicure, Khristinne Manuszak for P1M.ca/Tips Nail Bar. Fashion assistant, Cherry Wang. Shot on location at The Darling Mansion in Toronto.

“I had to strip away all the judgments people place on Serena, because she is basically a nasty, awful bitch,” she says. “I thought about how she was betrayed by her husband. I also thought about how she had had a voice in constructing this society and how her intentions came from a pure place. She was trying to inspire women to go back to their biological destiny to produce babies in this time of dire need.

does represent a kind of newish chapter for her. After graduating from theatre school in Sydney , she came to America when she was 24. She wasn’t expecting—or even looking for—her big break. She just wanted to make some impressions and learn a little about how Hollywood operates. Instead, she landed a lead role on the action/comedy series. For five years, she played a CIA agent—the kind that could shoot, fight and run away from explosions.

“I think I have a pretty good handle on how to survive in this business,” says Strahovski. “So much of it comes down to just being myself. It reminds me of the feminist movement that’s happening right now. It’s about being able to tell your stories and not having to be prim and proper. And it’s probably also because I’m getting older.”

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