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Emerging as a renowned child star, actress Chloë Grace Moretz once struggled to cope with public scrutiny, leading her to live discreetly for an extended period due to body image insecurities.
Operating in the Hollywood entertainment industry for nearly two decades, the biggest challenge Chloë Grace Moretz faced and adapted to was living under the public eye. There was a time when the 25-year-old beauty was undermined due to what seemed like a harmless joke on social media. In an interview with Hunger magazine in September, the Kick-Ass star opened up about that dark period.
The Price of Fame
Chloë Grace Moretz embarked on her acting career in 2004 at the age of 7. A year later, she garnered her first media and public attention through the film The Amityville Horror. The movie earned her an acting nomination.
With 18 years in the industry, Chloë boasts an impressive acting portfolio with over 50 films and television shows, including Clouds of Sils Maria, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, The Peripheral, Hugo, Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows, and Carrie…
Chloë's breakthrough came with the superhero film Kick-Ass in 2010. It not only skyrocketed Brooklyn Beckham's ex into stardom but also completely reshaped her life, both positively and negatively.
''I was still young back then and 90% of the time nobody really bothered me. But after Kick-Ass, I had my first encounter with paparazzi. There were like 10-15 grown men surrounding a 12-year-old girl. They pushed my mom, causing her to fall into the street. She wasn't injured, but it was really chaotic. It felt like an assault on all senses with shouting and flashing lights. I got into the car afterward and just burst into tears. I think that was my before-and-after moment of fame,'' Chloë reminisced.
Chloë revealed that being a star was a bewildering and 'unhealthy' experience for her. During the long period before, she could separate her work from her personal life. However, Chloë never anticipated that one day these two worlds would collide, exposing everything about her and turning her into a vulnerable individual.
The haunting meme
The climax of the crisis was when Chloë faced body shaming. The actress disclosed that among the numerous memes of her circulating on social media, one meme particularly affected her. Netizens turned a photo of Chloë holding a pizza box entering a hotel in 2016 into a character from the animated series Family Guy, with long legs and a short torso. This meme quickly became one of the most popular on social media at the time.
''People were mocking my body... I just remember sitting there and thinking about how my body was being ridiculed. It was plastered all over social media. Walking into a hotel with food is something so harmless. But to this day, when I see that meme, it still gets to me,'' Chloë poured her heart out.
Following that, Chloë lived in a state of distress and anxiety. Things she once enjoyed like dressing up, walking red carpets, and posing for photos became difficult. To the point where Chloë asserted she suffered from body dysmorphic disorder.
To cope with that crisis, the former child star retreated into seclusion. ''It was amazing to be away from photographers and just be myself, experiencing things that nobody captured on camera. But at the same time, I was extremely anxious about being photographed. My heart rate would increase and I'd have to take shallow breaths,'' Chloë recounted.
For this reason, Chloë believes social distancing is like a supplement to help her deal with being away from the spotlight. With just a hat, a mask, and an added hooded jacket, she could blend into the crowd anonymously and do things like attend concerts, bite her lips, or even get pimples...
For her, the past two years of the pandemic have been a period of self-discovery. She also sees acting as a form of therapy. ''To say there have been many changes in the past two years is an understatement. I'm a very different girl than I was before. I feel like a real woman now,'' Chloë declared.
As for future plans, Chloë aims to buy a large piece of land within the next 5 years so she can continue living two lives—one in Los Angeles for work, and the other as a free spirit on a farm, unbound by the lens of a camera.
According to Hunger
