- “The Boys” star Erin Moriarty, who portrays Starlight/Annie January, spoke to Insider about what it’s really like wearing her “elaborate costume” on the hit Amazon show.
- The actress said that putting on the supe suit “never gets easier” and it’s mostly “a matter of patience.”
- “I’ve kind of accepted the fact that it will never be easier — and for it to get easier is hopeful and wishful thinking,” Moriarty told us.
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The stars of “The Boys” wear stunning costumes as part of superhero group The Seven, but putting on and taking off the so-called supe suits is no easy feat. Just ask Erin Moriarty, who portrays Starlight/Annie January on the hit Amazon Prime Video series.
“It never gets easier,” the 26-year-old actress told Insider. “Especially the Starlight 2.0 costume, it’s so tight that I would say it’s not even a matter of skill to get it on, it’s a matter of patience. And I would say if anything, my patience has grown smaller, so maybe it’s become harder to put on.”
“The Boys,” which is based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comic-book series, debuted on Amazon in July 2019. At the start of season one, Moriarty’s character became a new member of The Seven following the departure of a supe named Lamplighter.
Starlight happily took on the job, but quickly learned that being a supe owned by Vought International was completely different from fighting crimes in her hometown of Des Moines, Iowa. Aside from moving to New York to be part of The Seven, she was also forced to ditch her caped outfit and headband for a more revealing, zipped bodysuit.
The first three episodes of season two of “The Boys” were released in early September, with new episodes dropping weekly. It culminates in the season finale, hitting the streaming service on Friday, October 9.
The current season has shown Starlight in full force wearing the white and gold "Starlight 2.0" outfit, as Moriarty puts it, while carrying out her job as a now-famous supe.
The season two premiere episode even included a montage showing Starlight removing all the intricate parts of her ensemble, from high-heeled boots and push-up pads to a wig for added hair volume.
"It's an elaborate costume," Moriarty told us. "It requires multiple layers, it requires inserts. I'm gonna be honest, I've kind of accepted the fact that it will never be easier — and for it to get easier is hopeful and wishful thinking."
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