Gwyneth Paltrow’s body double in ‘Shallow Hal’ developed eating disorder after filming wrapped

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Warning: This article includes mentions of eating disorders and depressionIvy Snitzer, who acted as Gwyneth Paltrow’s body double in the 2001 Jack Black film Shallow Hal has revealed that she developed an eating disorder after the movie’s release.Speaking to The Guardian in a new interview, Snitzer – who was 20 at the time of the film’s release – spoke of the film’s impact on her health.

While Paltrow wore a body suit modelled after Snitzer for most of the film, Snitzer appeared in the film during close-up shows that focused on specific body parts of Paltrow’s character Rosemary.In the film, Jack Black’s character is portrayed to be a misogynistic, materialistic man who only values women for their physical beauty.

After being put in a trance, he falls for Rosemary (Paltrow), who is portrayed to be an obese woman to the world while only Black sees her as a slender woman.Reflecting on the film’s premise, Snitzer said “at that point, if you saw someone obese in a movie, they were a villain,” but she felt good about the role at the time as Rosemary “was cool, she was popular, she had friends”.Snitzer clarified that she was treated well on the set, and that the film’s cast and crew “treated me like I really mattered, like they couldn’t make the movie without me”.

According to Snitzer, Jack Black was “a delightful person” and Paltrow was “really nice”.However, her feelings on being involved with the film quickly turned sour after its release: “It didn’t occur to me that the film would be seen by millions of people.