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8th March 2022
08:38pm GMT
"I went through puberty throughout this film. I mean, I was 12 when I started it, and I'm now 16," she said.
"This film is unapologetic about tackling puberty. It's not trying to hide, it's not trying to be wishy washy. It just says it straight up.
"It's a really taboo subject, even though everyone goes through it.
Pixar previously explored the emotions of a young girl in Inside Out, but this is the first of its films focusing exclusively on puberty.
It's also one of the first times menstruation takes centre stage in a mainstream movie, at least in cartoon form.
Killing Eve's Sanda Oh, who voices Mei's mother, said she jumped at the chance to be involved in the movie.
"All girls have periods. So let's normalise that – and celebrate it!” she told BBC.
"I was just so happy there was a film about it... I don't think we really mention it enough, so to be a part of a film that embraced puberty was important to me."
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