Emma Thompson Slams Hollywood's Obsession With Size Zero
Emma Thompson says it is evil to put pressure on actresses to lose weight, and she once threatened to leave a film when a producer had asked an actress to do the same.
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Celebrated
Hollywood
actress
Emma
Thompson
has
severely
criticised
Hollywood's
obsession
with
size
zero
figure
of
actresses
and
said
it
is
evil
to
put
pressure
on
actresses
to
become
thin
or
shed
weight.
The
actress
said
that
once
she
was
almost
on
the
verge
to
leaving
a
film
midway
as
the
film's
producer
had
asked
one
actress
to
lose
some
weight
for
a
particular
role.
"Actresses
who
are
into
their
30s
simply
don't
eat," said
Emma
Thompson
in
a
statement.
"There
was
a
wonderful
actress
I
was
working
with
on
Brideshead
Revisited,
and
the
producers
said,
'Will
you
lose
some
weight?'And
I
said
to
them,
'If
you
speak
to
her
about
this
again
on
any
level,
I
will
leave
this
picture.
You
are
never
to
do
that." Said
Emma
Thompson.
"It's
evil
what's
going
on
out
there
and
it's
getting
worse,"
the
actress
added
further.
Emma
Thompson
stated
that
it
is
the
fashion
industry
which
is
responsible
for
propagating
unreal
image
of
women
in
front
of
the
world.
"The
French
fashion
industry
said,
'We
will
get
rid
of
size
zero,'
and
didn't,
there
are
some
subjects
you
have
to
keep
making
noises
about
because
it's
so
tedious,
and
it's
gone
on
and
on." Emma
Thompson
stated
further.