Bryce Dallas Howard, 42, reveals she has ‘retired’ from talking about her weight as she gets candid on shaming: ‘My focus is on what my body is doing’
Bryce Dallas Howard revealed she will no longer have discussions about her weight as she opens up about body shaming – and how she’s tackling it now.
The award-winning star, 42 – who has been busy promoting her latest spy film Argylle – said she will be shutting down the topic about her body while recently chatting to People.
“I’ve stopped talking about my body,” the Help actress admitted to the outlet, adding, “My focus is on what my body does, what my body is capable of.”
The beauty – who previously revealed she was asked to lose weight while working in Hollywood – explained: ‘Who I am is someone who fluctuates.’
“It took some time, it took some work, and it took some counsel to really realize that dieting is the enemy, at least for me.”
Bryce Dallas Howard, 42, revealed that she will no longer have discussions about her weight and will instead simply “focus” on what her “body is capable of; seen in January in NYC
The mother of two also opened up about her refusal to lose weight for a film and how she has conversations about the subject before signing up for a project.
“What I found best is communicating with people early in the interview process,” Howard said.
‘What I would say is, ‘If you want to cast me, great. But if you think you want to cast me, but 20 pounds less me or 40 pounds less me, then that’s basically a different actor.’
She continued, “I’m not, and I’m not going to shame you for this right now. We need to have a real conversation here because if you hire me, you hire me.”
Bryce then revealed that she broached the subject with director Matthew Vaughn before taking on a role in Argylle.
“I had that conversation with Matthew. And Matthew said, “Yes, I’m hiring you,” the actress further recalled.
The star explained that maintaining her normal weight had been an asset during production. ‘It has even made me stronger. It allowed me to do more.’
Bryce stated that she is working to “train my body to achieve X, Y, or Z under any conditions I have to bring to life for a film.”
“I’ve stopped talking about my body,” the Help actress admitted to the outlet, adding, “My focus is on what my body does, what my body is capable of; seen in January in London
The star explained that maintaining her normal weight had been an asset during production. ‘It has even made me stronger. “It allowed me to do more.”
In September 2022, Howard revealed that she had been asked to lose weight ahead of filming Jurassic World Dominion.
During an interview with Subway, The actress explained that the subject of her body had come up ‘again’ during the filming of the project, but explained that director Colin Trevorrow defended her.
She told the publication: ‘How do I say this… I have been asked not to use my natural body in cinema.’
“And on the third film, it was actually because there were so many women cast, it was something that Colin felt very strongly about in terms of protecting me… because the conversation came up again: ‘We have to ask Bryce to lose . weight.”‘
‘(Colin) said, “There are a lot of different types of women on this planet, and there are a lot of different types of women in our movie.”
“I’ve had to do so many stunts that wouldn’t have been possible if I had been on a diet,” Bryce said.
“I’m really happy with all the action I got to do, and I had to do it with my body, she was at her maximum strength, and I hope this is just another indication of what is possible.”
The beauty – who previously revealed she had been asked to lose weight while working in Hollywood – explained: ‘Who I am is someone who fluctuates’; seen in 2022
During an interview with Metro, the actress explained that the subject of her body had come up “again” during the filming of the project, but explained that director Colin Trevorrow defended her.
Howard also previously gained about 30 pounds when he took on the role of Lacie Pound in Netflix’s Black Mirror.
“I actually gained 30 pounds and I haven’t lost it all yet, so I haven’t been like, ‘I’ve gained 30 pounds!'” she said Marie Claire in 2016. ‘Because I don’t know if people can tell the difference.’
Despite facing weight shaming in the industry, the actress continues to focus on body positivity — especially with her family.
She stated this in December 2022 We weekly, ‘In my household, ‘dieting’ is a dirty word. For example, everyone knows that diets and any form of (negative) criticism of yourself that you would not give to someone else (are not okay).’
The star is currently married to Seth Gabel – who she tied the knot with in 2006 – and the couple have two children: Theodore, 17, and Beatrice, 12.
‘I just won’t tolerate my children treating themselves disrespectfully. Because I wouldn’t tolerate my children treating anyone else with disrespect.”
The star is currently married to Seth Gabel – who she tied the knot with in 2006 – and the couple have two children: Theodore, 17, and Beatrice, 12.
Bryce has had a busy schedule promoting her latest spy film Argylle, which officially hits theaters on Friday, February 2.
Bryce has had a busy schedule promoting her latest spy film Argylle, which officially hits theaters on Friday, February 2.
The film – which has been savaged by film critics – also stars Henry Cavill, Dua Lipa, Sam Rockwell, Ariana DeBose and John Cena.
The premise reads: “A reclusive author writing spy novels about a secret agent and a global spy syndicate realizes that the plot of the new book she is writing begins to mirror real-world events, in real time,” according to IMDB.
It has also been revealed that Howard will star in the upcoming British action-comedy titled Deep Cover – which also stars Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean and Nick Mohammed. The Hollywood Reporter.