Tag: Shallow Hal
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‘I wanted to be small and not seen’: how Shallow Hal almost broke Gwyneth Paltrow’s body double
When Paltrow put on a fat suit for the Farrelly brothers’ blockbuster, an unknown acting student was hired as her body double. Two years later, Ivy Snitzer was starving to deathIvy Snitzer has screen presence – even on Zoom – with her safety pin earrings, nose piercing and reddish-purpleish hair. Yet no one saw her…
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Amy Schumer and Hollywood’s ‘inner-beauty’ problem
The comic’s new film I Feel Pretty follows the likes of Shallow Hal and Never Been Kissed in its ugly definitions of physical attractionShe might feel pretty, but we can only feel pity for Amy Schumer right now. On one level, that’s the appropriate response. In her new movie, Schumer’s character, Renee, strips down to…