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 ...

"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 ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Ivy Snitzer was just a 20-year-old acting student when she was cast to play Gwyneth Paltrow‘s body double in the 2001 comedy Shallow Hal. Though working on the film ...

Ivy Snitzer, pictured here in 2001 on the red carpet for the premiere of Shallow Hal, opened up about her life after making the film. (Vince Bucci/Getty Images) At 20, Snitzer was an aspiring actress ...

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 ...

A woman who played Gwyneth Paltrow's body double in a comedy about physical beauty is opening up about the ugly side of her big-screen moment. Ivy Snitzer, a then-20-year-old acting student, was cast ...

(CNN) — Ivy Snitzer is sharing how appearing in “Shallow Hal” led to some dark days for her. In an interview with The Guardian, Snitzer talked about having been a 20-year-old aspiring actress when she ...

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 ...

Ivy Snitzer can’t remember how the casting call for 2001’s “Shallow Hal” described the role of Gwyneth Paltrow’s body double, but she does remember getting the job within an hour. While the initial ...

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 ...

Gwyneth Paltrow’s “Shallow Hal” body double is reflecting on the near-deadly eating disorder she developed after the 2001 flick saw her become the target of fat-phobic people. It was the body of ...

Gwyneth Paltrow’s body double in Shallow Hal loved being in the film — until the body-shaming from critics nearly cost her her life. “At that point, if you saw someone obese in a movie, they were a ...