"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 ...

The film centers around a “shallow” guy named Hal (Jack Black) who gets hypnotized into only being able to see women’s inner beauty so that he no longer fixates on their physiques. He eventually falls ...

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 ...

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 has fond memories of filming "Shallow Hal" as Gwyneth Paltrow's body double, but the aftermath of the movie's release took her physical and mental health to a dark place. The former actor, ...

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 ...

A behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming feature film "Shallow Hal," starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black and Jason Alexander. Jack Black reveals how the character of Shallow Hal transforms from a guy ...

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 ...