Ivy Snitzer and Jack Black in 2001

Ivy Snitzer and Jack Black in 2001

| Credit: 20th Century Fox

Ivy Snitzer is speaking out about the mental and physical toll her role in the hit 2001 comedy Shallow Hal had on her in the wake of the film's success.

The then-aspiring actress was just 20 when she was cast as Gwyneth Paltrow's body double in the Farelly Brothers' rom-com. While Paltrow wore a body suit and prosthetics to portray Rosemary, a plus-size woman who catches the eye of a man hypnotized to see only inner beauty, Snitzer was used for body shots and close-ups of her arms, torso, and thighs.