In 2001, she informed W Journal, “The primary day I attempted [the fat suit] on, I used to be within the Tribeca Grand [hotel in New York City], and I walked by way of the foyer. It was so unhappy; it was so disturbing. Nobody would make eye contact with me as a result of I used to be overweight. I used to be sporting this black shirt with large snowmen on it. For some motive…the garments they make for ladies which can be chubby are horrible. I felt humiliated as a result of individuals had been actually dismissive.”
In 2023, Ivy Snitzer, who was Gwyneth’s physique double, informed the Guardian that she was made to “really feel actually comfy” by the solid and crew, however “it did not happen to [her] that the movie could be seen by thousands and thousands of individuals.”
She mentioned, “It was just like the worst elements about being fats had been magnified. And nobody was telling me I used to be humorous…” She “acquired actually scared” by the responses to her promo interviews, which ranged from somebody sending her fat burners to somebody sending her love letters. Two years after the film got here out, Ivy was “technically ravenous to dying” after a complication along with her gastric band surgical procedure.Â
She mentioned, “I like that [the movie is] a cool factor I did one time. It did not make me really feel dangerous about myself. Till you realize, different individuals began telling me I in all probability ought to have felt dangerous about myself.”