"It was like the worst parts about being fat were magnified," Ivy Snitzer said The woman cast as Gwyneth Paltrow's body double in Shallow Hal says the experience resulted in her developing an eating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Actor Ivy Snitzer, pictured in 2001, struggled after working as Gwyneth Paltrow's "Shallow Hal" body double. (Vince Bucci / Getty ...

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The body double for Gwyneth Paltrow's plus-size character in the 2001 comedy "Shallow Hal" says she developed eating disorders and was practically "starving to death" in the years after the movie came ...

A former actress is getting real about the personal impact of one of her movies. "It was just fun to be part of a movie, there are so few people who actually get to do that," the 42-year-old told The ...

Ivy Snitzer has fond memories of filming "Shallow Hal" as Gwyneth Paltrow's body double, but the aftermath of the movie's release took her physical and mental health to a dark place. The former actor, ...

There are many parts of pop culture that were accepted in the early 2000s that have been reframed in a way that acknowledges the harm they caused. The widened perspective of the past 23 years has ...

The poster for Shallow Hal features chunky goofball Jack Black holding hands with a blonde built to conform to every teen-age boy's notion of babelogical perfection. The figures cast shadows. In ...

Actor Rene Kirby, best known for his role in the 2001 Farrelly Brothers comedy movie Shallow Hal, has died. He was 70. According to the Vermont-based publication Seven Days, Rene died at the ...

Content warning: This story includes descriptions of eating disorders. Ivy Snitzer, who played Gwyneth Paltrow's body double in the 2001 film "Shallow Hal," is speaking out about the struggles she has ...