The Witcher's Anya Chalotra Gained More Body Confidence Through Playing Yennefer

Yennefer goes through a lot in Season One of "The Witcher." Not only does she battle with her feelings of unworthiness due to a particularly traumatic upbringing, but she also has to confront her inability to have children of her own and work to understand how her trauma has morphed her coping abilities into something toxic. During the season, she also goes through an extreme physical transformation through magic to morph herself into the person she envisions herself being, an undeniably beautiful and desirable woman.

Yennefer uses her new body and sexuality to manipulate the people around her and get her way. The level of confidence she displays as she carries herself with grace and power isn't just challenging to portray for an actor; it's also a feeling that many people may not be familiar with at all.

During an interview with Marriska Fernandes, Chalotra talked about how playing Yennefer taught her to be more confident in her own skin. "I definitely learned to have a certain confidence in my body because Yennefer is so confident in her body and I had to be to play that part," Chalotra recounted when asked what she learned during Yennefer's character development. "I had to really take ownership of how I use my body and the way I stood and the way I walked really affected that. I had to really believe in myself."