ChloĆ« Grace Moretz started out as a child actor and successfully transitioned into adult roles. She had a breakthrough in her critically acclaimed performances asĀ Hit-GirlĀ in theĀ superhero film ‘Kick-Ass’. Moretz is also the recipient of several accolades including the People’s Choice Awards andĀ Saturn Awards.
The 25-year-old actress recently opened up about the time she struggled with her body. She slammed a ‘Family Guy‘ meme that made fun of her physical appearance and said that it increased her anxiety. Let’s find out in detail what Moretz said in that interview.
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ChloĆ« Grace Moretz Slams The ‘Family Guy’ Meme On Her
Moretz has always been vocal about issues like social media bullying and body shaming. The ‘Let Me In’Ā actress has opened up about the time when a ‘Family Guy‘ meme mocked her body.
In a recent interview with Hunger magazine, Moretz talked about the viral meme that was created after a photographer took a picture of her walking into a hotel carrying a pizza box.
āThen came the onslaught of horrific memes that started getting sent to me about my body,ā she said. āIāve actually never really talked about this, but there was one meme that really affected me, of me walking into a hotel with a pizza box in my hand.”
She continued: “And this photo got manipulated into a character from āFamily Guyā with the long legs and the short torso, and it was one of the most widespread memes at the time.ā
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Moretz Became A “Recluse” After That Meme Went Viral
The actress opened up about how the meme affected her. āEveryone was making fun of my body, and I brought it up with someone and they were like, āOh, shut the fuck up, itās funny,’ā she said.
Further adding, āAnd I just remember sitting there and thinking, my body is being used as a joke and itās something that I canāt change about who I am, and it is being posted all over Instagram. It was something so benign as walking into a hotel with leftovers. And to this day, when I see that meme, itās something very hard for me to overcome.ā
Moretz explained that she was ākind of sadā after the meme went viral because āit took a layer of something that I used to enjoy, which was getting dressed up and going to a carpet and taking a photo, and made me super self-conscious.”
She said that she “became a recluseā after that and “would hyperventilateā whenever she was snapped.
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