Chloe Grace Moretz

The 25-year-old said she was 'really affected' by the 'onslaught of horrific memes' resulting from the manipulated picture.

“Flynne is smart, ambitious, and doomed. She added: “I basically became a recluse. It was something so benign as walking into a hotel with leftovers.

Chloe Grace Moretz has said she became a 'recluse' after her body was compared to a character on Family Guy and became a meme.

It was great because I got away from the photographers and I was able to be myself, and to have so many experiences that people didn’t photograph, but at the same time it made me severely anxious when I was photographed. ‘Flynne is smart, ambitious, and doomed. ‘It was something so benign as walking into a hotel with leftovers. My heart rate would rise and I would hyperventilate.’ [Hunger Magazine](https://www.hungertv.com/editorial/chloe-grace-moretz-on-fame-and-social-media-i-basically-became-a-recluse/): ‘Everyone was making fun of my body and I brought it up with someone and they were like, “Oh, shut the f**k up, it’s funny.” And I just remember sitting there and thinking, my body is being used as a joke and it’s something that I can’t change about who I am, and it is being posted all over Instagram. [Chloe Grace Moretz ](https://metro.co.uk/tag/chloe-moretz/)has spoken about the impact of an ‘onslaught of horrific memes’ based on her body had on her self-esteem.

The actor opened up about how the meme negatively impacted her life and turned her into a 'recluse'.

“And this photo got manipulated into a character from Family Guy with the long legs and the short torso, and it was one of the most widespread [memes](https://www.stylist.co.uk/astrology/mercury-retrograde-funny-tweets-memes/535612) at the time.” I feel like a woman now.” “I’m a very different girl than I was. “[I was able to] have so many experiences that people didn’t photograph, but at the same time, it made me severely anxious when I was photographed. [career break](https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/careers/sabbatical-benefits-quit-job/683502) allowed Moretz to process her own “self-loathing” and the “jarring shift in my consciousness” about the attention her [body](https://www.stylist.co.uk/fitness-health/wellbeing/therapy-benefits-help-negative-body-image/651508) has received. [body](https://www.stylist.co.uk/health/cervical-cancer-smear-test-shame/646633) is being used as a joke and it’s something that I can’t change about who I am, and it is being posted all over [meme](https://www.stylist.co.uk/relationships/screenshot-friend-memes/690446), it’s something very hard for me to overcome.” While the actor said that she felt “kind of sad” about the experience, she added that taking a step back from the spotlight has made her feel better. [films](https://www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/london-film-festival-2022-lineup-best-female-films/708553) since making her debut in Kick-Ass, recently opened up about the challenges of growing up in the public eye and how her body dysmorphia was heightened by “horrific” memes on [social media](https://www.stylist.co.uk/beauty/get-ready-with-me-self-esteem/710920) – in particular one that compared an edited [paparazzi](https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/britney-spears-body-shamed-paparazzi/615904) shot of her to a Family Guy character. [body dysmorphia](https://www.stylist.co.uk/long-reads/body-dysmorphia-mental-health-anorexia-body-image-friendship-relationship-career-work-university-advice/228686) – which we all deal with in this world – is extrapolated by the issues of social media. “It took a layer of something that I used to enjoy, which was getting dressed up and going to a carpet and taking a photo, and made me super self-conscious. [social media](https://www.stylist.co.uk/long-reads/twitter-threads/702376) had on her view of her body made her feel more self-conscious when photographed in public. [body](https://www.stylist.co.uk/fitness-health/negative-body-image/390602), and I brought it up with someone and they were like, ‘Oh, shut the fuck up, it’s funny,’” Moretz continued.

Actress Chloe Grace Moretz says a viral Family Guy meme which mocked her physical appearance made her step back from the spotlight and left her with ...

They make you question yourself and think 'Well, maybe I am unhappy with the size of my breasts'." She added: "I've had to look at Hollywood my whole life. "At the same time, it made me severely anxious when I was photographed," she added. I'm a very different girl than I was. I feel like a woman now." "It took a layer of something that I used to enjoy, which was getting dressed up and going to a carpet and taking a photo, and made me super self-conscious.

Actor Chloe Grace Moretz has been involved in a number of television shows and films since becoming a child actor at a young age. From costarring in 30 Rock ...

The meme in question was taken of the actor walking into a hotel carrying a pizza box, and it was quickly manipulated into a Family Guy-style animated graphic. One such cruelty came in the form of a meme of Chloe Grace Moretz carrying a pizza box tailored to look like a character from the television series Family Guy, which resulted in Moretz becoming a recluse who distanced herself from photographers because of how the meme portrayed her physical appearance. [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2022/09/chloe-grace-moretz-opens-up-about-family-guy-meme-that-made-her-become-a-recluse-1235130180/), Chloe Grace Moretz has gone on the record to discuss how a Family Guy meme showing the Kick-Ass actor with long legs and a short torso affected her mental health, largely resulting in Moretz becoming a recluse in recent years.