Vanessa Kirby says there was an "overnight difference" in how she was treated after the #MeToo movement gained traction

She said: "I noticed there was an overnight difference when the #METOO movement was founded, and the Weinstein thing happened. There was a difference in how people spoke to me or awareness around it. And with 'Pieces Of A Woman', I know it wouldn't have got made ...

"This is my first lead and they took a risk on an actress, holding a movie about a woman losing a baby was like unthinkable a few years ago."

And the 32-year-old actress admitted she really struggles with self-doubt.

Speaking on the Make It Reign: The Podcast, she added: "I was a very anxious person, very, very sensitive. I think that's probably part of why somehow I always wanted to be an actress ... because I felt things very deeply ... I don't think I back myself enough and self-doubt is really painful.

"Essentially that voice that's saying, 'you're not good enough,' or 'you did that so badly,' or, inherently a core self-belief of not being enough. We do live in a society where there's constant comparison pressures ...

"I think that it's a painful place to be. You always have that slight imposter syndrome that you never forget. I remember the first time I worked with Sir John Hurt, he was nervous before a scene and he said to me, 'I'm just worried I am going to be found out.' ... I think everyone has a sort of slightly imposter syndrome all the time and looking over your shoulder, being like, 'Am I legit?'"