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Anya Taylor-Joy gave heartbreaking response when reporter asked if she's 'self-conscious' about her eyes

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Updated 18:14 24 May 2024 GMT+1Published 17:25 24 May 2024 GMT+1

Anya Taylor-Joy gave heartbreaking response when reporter asked if she's 'self-conscious' about her eyes

Anya Taylor-Joy has opened up about the harsh comments she's received about her eyes

Callum Jones

Callum Jones

Anya Taylor-Joy provided a heartbreaking response when she was asked whether she's ever been 'self-conscious' about her eyes.

The actor, who is probably best known for Netflix's hit show The Queen's Gambit, has been in the limelight for a long time.

Taylor-Joy first entered the world of Hollywood in her late teens after landing roles in the likes of Endeavour and The Witch.

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The 28-year-old also starred in the 2016 film Split, which many folks see as her big break.

The year Taylor-Joy starred in that particular movie alongside James McAvoy, she sat down with W-Magazine to discuss her dramatic rise to fame within Hollywood.

During the interview, the reporter described her eyes as 'beautiful', before adding: "They’re so far apart."

"When you were a kid, did they make you self conscious?," the reporter went on.

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This led to Taylor-Joy reflecting on the many harsh comments that have come her way regarding her appearance.

Anya Taylor-Joy has opened up on the abuse she's received. (Don Arnold/WireImage)
Anya Taylor-Joy has opened up on the abuse she's received. (Don Arnold/WireImage)

Sharing one particularly heartbreaking memory, she explained: "I can definitely remember when Facebook was a thing and I was never aware that my eyes were far apart and then someone tagged me in a picture with a fish and they were like, 'This is you 'cause your eyes are like here.'”

"And I was really upset about it and I didn’t enjoy it and I kind of stopped looking in mirrors for a very long time."

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The actor went on to admit at the time that she still didn't 'really spend a lot of time in front of mirrors' so she wouldn't have to 'deal with [her] face'.

"Unfortunately, y’all do," she joked.

Sharing further memories from her childhood, Taylor-Joy recalled how the placement of her eyes also impacted her ability to play sports.

She explained: "I will say though that it’s interesting in sports because I became very aware that when I was smaller, my head was a lot more compact and so my eyes really were on both sides of my face.

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The actor gave a heartbreaking response. (Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)
The actor gave a heartbreaking response. (Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

"It became common knowledge in the playground that if you wanted me to catch a ball, you had to throw it at the side of my head ’cause if you just threw it straight here, I’d just be like, 'Oh, my God. What? What happened? What’s going on?'"

Since then, however, Taylor-Joy said her face has 'grown a bit more'.

"I’m kind of growing into myself. I’m a bit less awkward," she said. "Though I’m still growing a lot. I’m still getting taller – I grew like two inches last year. I don’t really know what to do with all of my limbs."

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Taylor-Joy might not have thought she knew what to do with her limbs, but whatever she did has obviously proved successful as she continues to thrive in Hollywood.

Featured Image Credit: Dave Benett/Getty Images/Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Topics: Anya Taylor-Joy, Netflix, Film and TV

Callum Jones
Callum Jones

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