Blonsky 'caught off guard by Huge axe'

Nikki Blonsky has admitted that she did not expect her show Huge to be cancelled.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Blonsky explained that the series made a difference to a lot of young people.

"[The cancellation] definitely caught me off guard," she said. "We were so thrilled with the reviews it got. We were so thrilled with how the media and the public were receiving it.

"We thought it was a show that was really helping kids. I still get fan mail and tweets every day from kids saying that they're not afraid to go to the beach in a bathing suit now or express themselves through their hair colour or whatever it is they want to do. We had a show that was so different... I just think it's kind of sad that TV stations are a little scared of having such a different show with such different people."

Blonsky also revealed that she is pleased she could take part in the programme.

"I was really proud to be playing such a ballsy character like Will, who is not afraid of who she is," she said. "That's what kids need to see instead of the typical stuff that's on TV. I'm really proud to have the fans that we had, and I'm just honoured that they watched the show and that after hearing the horrible news that it's been cancelled, they're fighting for it with petitions and rallies. I can't thank them enough."

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