She was suggested by Wright, who auditioned her a decade previously for Atonement.[1] Howard gained 30 pounds (14 kg) for the role, saying in an interview with Marie Claire that body shaming is a "huge part of the subtext of the story".[22] She chose a laugh for Lacie which mixed "fear", "disingenuousness" and "depression".[3] Howard first joined social media during Thanksgiving 2015 and was approached with the treatment of the episode a fortnight later, in December 2015.[22][23]