Olivia Munn opens up about ‘unfair’ plastic surgery rumours
Olivia Munn wants to clear a few things up when it comes to the way she looks.
The 35-year-old star is opening up about those plastic surgery rumours in the lastest issue of FASHION Magazine.
(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
She says it has nothing to do with invasive procedures – it’s just her ethnicity.
“Being multi-ethnic―I’m half Chinese, half white―brings up a whole set of complications that people don’t even think about when it comes to being photographed,” she tells the Canadian magazine. “I have more of a white appearance on the outside, but my bone structure is very much Asian. I have high cheekbones and smaller eyes. When you put shimmer on the inside of my eyes, I immediately look cross-eyed,” she says. “If you put too heavy of an eyelash on me, it looks like my eyes are halfway closed.”
ALSO SEE: Olivia Munn opens up about why her face has changed
She also says it’s the nature of the business to look completely different depending on the day.
Olivia Munn covering the May issue of FASHION
“I posted the picture on Instagram because the glam team had worked very hard. People were like, ‘What did she do to her face?’ A week later, I looked completely different.” As an actor, you can be completely transformative and take on different roles. As an individual in the world, it’s a totally different story―we live in a time where there’s so many pictures that bring so much scrutiny,” she explains. “When your face changes because of makeup, it’s hard to let people know that you’re not actually doing surgery or fillers.”
She also talked about how misogyny still runs rampant in Hollywood – with so much attention being placed on how females look.
ALSO SEE: Iggy Azalea on plastic surgery: You would do it too if you could afford it
“People have so much to say about Lena Dunham getting naked on ‘Girls.’ To me, that is more of a problem. That’s where it’s unfair: the judgment that is put on women for how we look,” she says. “If you’re looking bad, you have to cover up. If you’re looking good, you’ve done something or made a deal with the devil.”
That’s part of the reason Munn is taking a step back from acting – while she says she’s not quitting completely, she’s looking to move behind the camera to “balance the scales.” According to FASHION, she currently has a deal with CBS TV Studios to produce two shows – a comedy and a drama.
“I’d love, in the near future, to not be in front of the camera,” she says. “When you’re producing, you get to be part of the whole creation.”
What do you think about Olivia Munn’s comments? Let us know by tweeting @YahooStyleCA.
