Content warning: This story includes descriptions of eating disorders. Ivy Snitzer, who played Gwyneth Paltrow's body double in the 2001 film "Shallow Hal," is speaking out about the struggles she has ...
The film centers around a “shallow” guy named Hal (Jack Black) who gets hypnotized into only being able to see women’s inner beauty so that he no longer fixates on their physiques. He eventually falls ...
"It was like the worst parts about being fat were magnified," Ivy Snitzer said The woman cast as Gwyneth Paltrow's body double in Shallow Hal says the experience resulted in her developing an eating ...
Ivy Snitzer says her experience as Gwyneth Paltrow’s body double in “Shallow Hal” had an intense impact on her health and well-being. Snitzer opened up about working on the 2001 film in an interview ...
A woman who played Gwyneth Paltrow's body double in a comedy about physical beauty is opening up about the ugly side of her big-screen moment. Ivy Snitzer, a then-20-year-old acting student, was cast ...
Discover What’s Streaming On: Ivy Snitzer was just a 20-year-old acting student when she was cast to play Gwyneth Paltrow‘s body double in the 2001 comedy Shallow Hal. Though working on the film ...
There are many parts of pop culture that were accepted in the early 2000s that have been reframed in a way that acknowledges the harm they caused. The widened perspective of the past 23 years has ...
Ivy Snitzer says appearing as Gwyneth Paltrow's body double in the 2001 comedy Shallow Hal seriously impacted her mental and physical health. Snitzer, 42, recently opened up to The Guardian about her ...
Rene Kirby, best known for his standout role in Shallow Hal, has sadly died at the age of 70. His brother Jon Kirby announced that Rene's death on July 11 followed a lengthy two-month hospitalization ...
Gwyneth Paltrow’s body double in Shallow Hal loved being in the film — until the body-shaming from critics nearly cost her her life. “At that point, if you saw someone obese in a movie, they were a ...
Gwyneth Paltrow’s “Shallow Hal” body double is reflecting on the near-deadly eating disorder she developed after the 2001 flick saw her become the target of fat-phobic people. It was the body of ...