Emma Thompson Says Standing In Front Of A Mirror Naked And Not Judging Her Body Was ‘The Hardest Thing’ Ahead Of Steamy New Role
etcanada.comEmma Thompson spoke about her body image struggles when preparing for her new film “Good Luck To You, Leo Grande” in a new interview.
In the film, Thompson, 63, plays a retired teacher, Nancy, who has never had an orgasm. So, she hires a sex worker named Leo Grande to help awaken her sexuality.
The actress said while talking at the Berlin Biennale press conference: “Women, you try standing in front of a mirror, take your clothes off – and don’t move.
Just accept it, and don’t judge it. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.” Thompson shared, “Women have been brainwashed all our lives to hate our bodies – that’s the fact of it,” the Daily Mail reported. READ MORE: Emma Thompson Is Trying To Get Some Sexual Experience In ‘Good Luck To You, Leo Grande’ Trailer The star recently spoke to The Times about the way she sees her own body. READ MORE: Emma Thompson Calls Plastic Surgery ‘A Very Strange Thing to Do’ She said, according to the Mail: “When I’m looking in the mirror, I’m always trying to make myself look ‘better’ – turning this way or that, checking out my a**e, pulling something in.
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