There's no doubt that Star Trek: Enterprise's producers were motivated to duplicate Seven of Nine's bombshell status with T'Pol (Jolene Blalock), who also wore skintight catsuits and was even more sexually provocative. There was plenty of blatant eye candy in Star Trek: The Original Series and Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) wore form-fitting costumes on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Seven of Nine's sex appeal certainly wasn't an outlier in terms of the overall Star Trek franchise. I don't think it's the only way to get viewers to watch strong women, but it worked." Clearly, my character was added to the show for sex appeal, which remains the one way to get attention very quickly. She told TV Week in 1999, " I knew exactly what I was in for when I had my first costume fitting. Ryan was matter-of-fact that this was indeed the case. Naturally, Seven of Nine was a lightning rod of controversy and she was accused of being eye candy to pull in male viewers. In addition, not only did the corset prevent Ryan from bending but it took her 20 minutes to go to the bathroom, and production would need to be halted just so the actress could relieve herself. In fact, nurses with oxygen tanks were present on the set and Ryan passed out four times during production. The catsuit, with its corset complete with molded breasts, was so restrictively tight that Ryan had trouble breathing. Ryan wore the silver suit for a few episodes, but it was retired because of the many issues it caused for the actress. Although Seven is introduced as a Borg drone, once she is "reclaimed" by the Voyager crew and returned to her human form, Ryan donned Seven's infamous skintight silver catsuit. Of the actresses who auditioned, Jeri Ryan's combination of brains and beauty made her the best choice to be cast as Seven of Nine and the actress instantly knew what was expected of the character when she saw her initial costume. Related: Star Trek: Picard Reveals Seven of Nine is Gay: How Picard Set This Up
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