I'm Too Sexy
Star|May 16, 2022
IT ISN'T EASY BEING BEAUTIFUL! THESE STARS SAY THEIR GOOD LOOKS HAVE HAMPERED THEIR CAREERS.
I'm Too Sexy

HALLE BERRY

The onetime prom queen was enthralled by the script for 2001's Monster's Ball - and determined to play the part of a poor, abusive mom whose husband is on death row. "I couldn't stop reading. I called my manager and said, say yes, say yes, say yes," the 55-year-old later recalled. "He said, 'I'm glad you love it, but they don't want you? The director thought I was too beautiful or something." Ultimately, she won an Oscar for the role!

ALEXANDER SKARSGARD

This story is from the May 16, 2022 edition of Star.

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