Gwyneth Paltrow says her least favorite role was when she had to cover up her bikini body to wear a fat suit for Shallow Hal: ‘It was a disaster!’
Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘least favorite performance’ was in Shallow Hal, which she has described as a ‘disaster.’
The 47-year-old actress starred alongside Jack Black in the 2001 romantic comedy movie, in which she played obese woman Rosemary who is seen as a more slimmer version of herself by Black’s character Hal Larson after he is hypnotized.
But Paltrow wasn’t a big fan of her own acting in the motion picture, as was revealed in a video for Netflix in which she quizzed her assistant Kevin Keating about how well he knows her. And she said she found it ‘disturbing’ how terribly she was treated when heavier.
A big change for Gwynnie: Gwyneth Paltrow had to wear a fat suit for her role in the 2001 movie Shallow Hal, left. But in real life the star is incredibly slender, as can be seen on the right
Not her fave: But Paltrow wasn’t a big fan of her own acting in the motion picture, as was revealed in a video for Netflix. And she also said she was treated differently while in a fat suit
After asking him what her ‘least favorite performance’ was, he replied: ‘I would say it would be Shallow Hallow.’
Paltrow said: ‘Exactly.’
He replied: ‘I’m not sure who told you to do that one, but it wasn’t me. I wasn’t there working for you. Not around for that.’
She started laughing, and then said: ‘That was before your time. See what happened? Disaster.’
She looked thin in the film too: The blonde was also seen slender, as that is how Jack Black’s character sees her
In her lingerie: There is also a scene where the Oscar winner is in a purple nightie; her character is heavy but Jack only sees her like this: slender
Paltrow wore a fat suit to portray Rosemary.
Previously she had admitted feeling ‘humiliated’ when she walked through a hotel wearing the outfit and ‘no one would make eye contact’ with her.
The award winning star said: ‘The first day I tried [the fat suit] on, I was in the Tribeca Grand and I walked through the lobby.
Chit chat with her help: She quizzed her assistant Kevin Keating about how well he knows her
Trashing the film: After asking him what her ‘least favorite performance’ was, he replied: ‘I would say it would be Shallow Hallow.’ Paltrow said: ‘Exactly’
‘It was so sad; it was so disturbing. No one would make eye contact with me because I was obese.
‘I was wearing this black shirt with big snowmen on it.
‘For some reason, the … clothes they make for women that are overweight are horrible. I felt humiliated because people were really dismissive.’
She prides herself on being in great shape: Paltrow, seen here in January, said she works out almost every day
Hosted by Paltrow and goop’s chief content officer, Elise Loehnen, the six-episode series, titled The goop Lab, is a look at the theories that can transform our mental, physical, and emotional wellness, according to a press release.
The series launched on Netflix on January 24, 2020. Each thirty-minute episode of
The goop Lab delves into topical issues through the lens of doctors, researchers, alternative health practitioners, and personal experience.
Episode themes range from ‘female sexual pleasure to longevity to the healing power of psychedelics,’ the press release added.
Fun with a friend: Here the star is seen with pal Demi Moore at an event for Paris Fashion Week