Since making her breakthrough in 2010 at the age of just 12, Chloe Grace Moretz has established herself as a mainstay in Hollywood. Over the course of the following ten years, she has steadily booked significant roles. However, when the now 25-year-old thinks on the tremendous scrutiny she has faced as a public figure, her journey hasn’t been without struggle.
Moretz recalled the day she first learned of her celebrity when she was still a teen in an interview for Hunger magazine. “Like a tonne of bricks, it hit me. When I was 18, I worked a red carpet. I left it feeling awful about myself and genuinely baffled by the experience that had just occurred. After that, I felt awful “She spoke. “I had this really unsettling shift in consciousness, and I started to wonder who I was. How am I acting? I, who? Why am I acting this way? What does this, say, mean?”
After appearing in the movie Kick-Ass, Moretz had her first contact with the paparazzi years before. Despite the fact that it was regrettably unforgettable, she now refers to it as a distant memory.
“90% of the time when I was a child, nobody really bothered me. However, following Kick-Ass, I encountered paparazzi for the first time, and it involved 10 to 15 adult men swarming a 12-year-old child “She remembered. “They shoved my mum, causing her to fall onto the street; she was unharmed, but the scene was incredibly chaotic. With screams and flashes, it’s an assault on all the senses. After that, I just started crying as I got into the car. That serves as my gauge for before and after, I believe.”
But it wasn’t until she was older and struggling with how she was perceived in public and how little control she seemed to have over that that she truly experienced “the gloom that comes with fame.”
“I was able to be both the Chlo that people see and the Chlo that I am in private for a very long period.
e. When those two worlds came together, I felt incredibly open, raw, and vulnerable “sai she
d. “And then came the deluge of awful memes that started getting posted to me about my body
.”
While social media has helped celebrities engage with their fans in a real way, it also gives the general public a chance to interact with public figures in a way that suits them. There is one episode that stands out for Moretz, when a widely shared snapshot damaged her self-esteem.
“One meme, showing me entering a hotel holding a pizza box, had a profound impact on me. One of the most popular memes at the time was created using this image, which was then altered to look like a Family Guy character with large legs and a short torso “She spoke. “When I brought up how everyone was making fun of my body, they said, “Oh, shut the f*** up, it’s funny.” My body is being used as a joke, it’s something I can’t alter about who I am, and it’s being shared all over Instagram, I just remember sitting there and thinking. It was as unassuming as carrying leftovers into a motel. And it’s still difficult for me to get over that meme when I see it now.”
Moretz claimed that in order to “process with” all that comes with her fame, she has turned to counselling. Even the more thrilling aspects of her employment felt tainted after the meme incident.
“It added a layer of discomfort to something I used to enjoy—getting ready, going to a carpet, and taking pictures—and made me feel really self-conscious. And I believe that the problems with social media have exacerbated body dysmorphia, a condition that affects everyone in this world “She spoke up. This is a headf***.
In order to take some much-needed time away from the spotlight and ground herself in a private setting, the actress claimed she “essentially became a recluse.” That has benefits and drawbacks.
It was amazing because I was allowed to be myself and have so many experiences that people didn’t record, but it also made me really anxious when I was being photographed, she added. “I would hyperventilate and my heart rate would spike.”
Moretz acknowledged that she was grateful for the time away from the spotlight during the pandemic, especially when mask use made people more covert.
She claimed that if she merely put a hat on, a mask on, and her hood up, she could get away with much more, such as attending a concert, biting her lip, or having unreported pimples. “It was a period of reflection for me. Not because of COVID-related problems, I lost my father during the pandemic, but there was a lot of change during a truly revolutionary time. Following that, I had to travel to London to begin filming [The Peripheral]. And in many ways, I believe that starting to work again was an excellent choice.”
She is determined to arrange extra time off even as work and her personal life resume their previous course.
She said, “I’m trying something new.” “I’m taking my time to reload my cup. Setting boundaries and speaking up are key.”
