Gwyneth Paltrow's body double Ivy Snitzer in 'Shallow Hal' accused of promoting obesity. Here's why

Did you know that Ivy Snitzer was the body double for Gwyneth Paltrow in the 2001 film ‘Shallow Hal’? Paltrow portrayed an obese woman in that movie. Talking about those days when she was a 20-year-old aspiring actor, Snitzer said that cast and crew “treated me like I really mattered, like they couldn’t make the movie without me” and she was made to “feel really comfortable.” She also said, “It didn’t occur to me that the film would be seen by millions of people," as per a report in Guardian.

Ivy Snitzer also said that the worst part of her work was that she ended up glamorizing fat people and she was accused of promoting obesity. She also said that she got scared of the situation when the people on the streets approached her and told her that she was adding glamor to obesity and popularizing it.

Snitzer said that after she left Los Angeles and went to New York and began to live with her parents, she was technically starving within two years. She said she underwent a gastric band surgery in 2003. She could not eat anything, she lived off sports drinks and nutritional shakes. She got the work of body double for Paltrow in such a situation and she felt insecure while shooting the film.

FAQs:

Q1. How was Ivy Snitzer treated while shooting for ‘Shallow Hal’?
A1. Ivy Snitzer said that the cast and crew of the film ‘Shallow Hal’ gave special attention to her and treated her with dignity and respect. She was treated like she really mattered, like they couldn’t make the movie without her and she was made to feel really comfortable.

Q2. What type of allegations did Ivy Snitzer face for working as a body double for Gwyneth Paltrow?
A2. Ivy Snitzer said that as she worked as a body double for Gwyneth Paltrow, who portrayed an obese woman, she was accused of promoting obesity. She also said she got scared when people on the street would approach her on the street and accuse her of glamorizing obesity.