Nicole Kidman revealed that she used to lie about her peak in a determined bid to safe auditions initially of her profession after she was informed she was “too tall” for Hollywood.
The Oscar winner, 56, would inform casting administrators that she was 5 toes, 10-and-a-half inches when she stood tall at 5 toes, 11 inches.
Kidman stated she was ruthlessly informed that she wouldn’t make it in Tinseltown just because she’s “too tall.”
“I used to be teased and known as Stalky,” she stated on the Radio Occasions Podcast. “Folks would say, ‘How’s the air up there?’
“I used to be informed, ‘You received’t have a profession. You’re too tall.’ Now, I get, ‘You’re a lot taller than I believed’, or males grappling with how excessive my heels ought to be.”
The Australian actress continued, “Each time I am going on the pink carpet, I get despatched footwear which can be all the time so excessive. I’m like, ‘Have they got a kitten heel? I’m going to be the tallest individual — a giraffe!’”
Kidman stated that her peak generally “bothers” her when she’s performing, and her knees usually damage in consequence.
Nonetheless, Kidman missed out on just a few roles because of her tall stature.
Recalling the time she was handed up for a task within the hit musical Annie, Kidman stated she was two inches taller than the 5 foot, 2 inch peak cut-off.
After pleading with the casting administrators to present her an opportunity to audition, they in the end let her check out for the position.
“I didn’t get the half,” she stated. “I didn’t even get a name again — however at the least I received to sing 4 strains of a refrain.”
Kidman stated she makes positive to show her daughters the “superpower” of braveness and resilience.
The Large Little Lies star, nevertheless, stated she’s “grateful to be wholesome and strolling round.”
“What issues is the way you enable different individuals to both say ‘sure’ or ‘no’ to you, and whether or not you settle for that,” she added.
The actress shares two adopted youngsters — daughter Isabella and son Connor — together with her ex-husband Tom Cruise.
She’s additionally mum to teen daughters Sunday Rose and Religion Margaret, whom she shares with nation singer Keith City, to whom she’s been married since 2006.
This story initially appeared on New York Publish and was reproduced with permission
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