Lizzo Says Watching Eddie Murphy Wear Fat Suits in His Movies Made Her Sad: 'I Could Literally Cry Right Now'
23.02.2022 - 22:01
/ etonline.com
Lizzo is opening up about how Eddie Murphy's role as Professor Klump in triggered a roller coaster of emotions for her — including sadness.In a wide-ranging interview for 's latest cover story, the 33-year-old singer addressed the challenges of superstardom, what it was like running into Melissa McCarthy after she beat her out for the Ursula role in Disney's live-action and her new Amazon series, .But the conversation also touched on body representation in Hollywood -- specifically, how a young Lizzo was affected by Murphy donning fat suits in films like 2007's. But a particular scene in Murphy's 1996 film, , centered around a morbidly obese but lovable university professor, really hit a nerve.«It's funny, because I’m the biggest Eddie Murphy fan of all time,» Lizzo tells.
«But he definitely had a collection of fat-suit movies that people would be laughing at, but I would feel sad. Not because I felt like, ‘Oh, my gosh — that’s me.’ But I had this empathy for Professor Klump [in ].
Like, the scene where he opens his drawer and there are all these candies and M&Ms in his desk? I could literally cry right now thinking about it. People around me were laughing, but I hide food too.
I feel him. I feel sympathy and empathy for him.”Lizzo has been candidly open about her struggles with body image. Back in December 2020, Lizzo shared a series of emotional videos on TikTok talking about „having all these really negative thoughts“ about herself after taking off her clothes to take a shower.»Of like, 'What's wrong with me? Maybe all the mean things people say about me are true,'" she said in the video at the time.
«And, you know, 'Why am I so disgusting?' and hating my body. Normally I would have some positive thing to say to get
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