Andra Day recalls ‘dealing with porn addiction, sex addiction’ before portraying Billie Holiday

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the life of Civil Rights movement leader Billie Holiday, Andra Day had to drop 40 pounds; however, this didn’t make the Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner prettier, according to her latest interview with InStyle. “I’ve had people ask me, ‘Do you feel prettier now that you’ve lost weight?’ I was like, ‘Hell, no! I liked being juicy! I was cool,’” Day told the outlet.

Billie Holliday.The actress made her big screen debut in Lee Daniels’ biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday, and has since spoken about why she was determined to not be sexualised in the film.“I didn’t want any element of sexualisation.

Andra Day is opening up.

She gave anOscar-nominated performance in The United States Vs. Billie Holiday.And Andra Day is opening up about losing an incredible 40lbs to play the jazz icon, but admits that slimming down didn't make her feel more attractive.Speaking to InStyleabout her transformation, Day, 36, said:'I've had people ask me, "Do you feel prettier now that you've lost weight?" I was like, "Hell, no! I liked being juicy! I was cool," 'I liked being juicy! I was cool': Andra Day said of how she felt after losing 40 pounds for her role in The United States Vs.

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When it came to portraying legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Andra Day wanted to keep it clean.

Andra Day has revealed that she was struggling with both porn addiction and sex addiction, while giving her Oscar-nominated performance inThe United States Vs. Billie Holiday.The 36-year-old American singer-turned-actress made the comments in a cover feature with InStyle, saying that playing the legendary jazz singer - who was objectified for her looks - helped give her a new understanding of femininity that she had been struggling with herself.'I didn't want any element of sexualization,' she explained, appearing to reference how she prepared to play the role of the late star.'I had come out of something in my own life - dealing with porn addiction, sex addiction...

Andra Day revealed that she lost forty pounds to portray Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, for which she won a Golden Globe for her performance.

Andra Day is opening up about her critically acclaimed performance as legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday in, and her deliberate choice to not sexualize the icon.Day lost 40 pounds for the role, and her performance earned her a Best Actress Golden Globe. In a new interview with for the magazine's June issue, the 36-year-old actress says her personal life affected how she played Holiday.«I didn't want any element of sexualization,» she says.