Amanda Seyfried Felt “Grossed Out” By Boys Asking for Climate Predictions After ‘Imply Women’

Amanda Seyfried says one of many first massive breaks in her profession brought about her loads of discomfort, from male followers particularly. The actor, who appeared as ditzy clique member Karen Smith within the 2004 teen comedy Imply Womensays that she acquired unwelcome consideration after the movie got here out, because of her character’s climate predictions.

As Karen, Seyfried gave a climate forecast by clutching her chest and reciting the now well-known Imply Women line, “It is 68 levels, and there is a 30 p.c likelihood that it is already raining,” as rain pours down round her. Whereas the scene is among the movie’s most beloved moments, Seyfried instructed Marie Claire she was disgusted by the response to her character from boys, who would come as much as her and ask concerning the climate.

“I all the time felt actually grossed out by that,” she instructed the outlet. “I used to be like 18 years previous. It was simply gross.”

After having the expertise of being a younger, working actor, Seyfried weighed in on the results of being within the highlight whereas nonetheless rising up, telling Marie Claire“I feel being actually well-known [young] should actually fucking suck. It should make you are feeling utterly unsafe on this planet. I see these youthful actors who suppose they need to have safety. They suppose they need to have an assistant. They suppose their entire world has modified. It may possibly get disturbing. I’ve seen it occur to my friends.”

Seyfried, who purchased a house within the Catskills in 2013, added, “So, I purchased a farm. I used to be like, let’s go within the reverse means.”

Years after her run in Imply WomenSeyfried appeared in Large Love, Mamma Mia!, Jennifer’s Physiqueand most not too long ago, Hulu’s The Dropout, a drama about Theranos creator Elizabeth Holmes. Seyfried, who performs the disgraced Silicon Valley inventor, instructed Marie Claire that the real-life Holmes didn’t wish to be concerned within the TV adaptation of her life.

“I am not being instructed a lot as a result of she’s good… however …I used to be instructed she wasn’t gonna watch it, that it was unhealthy information, and that she did not need any a part of it,” Seyfried mentioned of Holmes’ response to The Dropout.

The actor, who didn’t talk with Holmes whereas filming the present, added, “I do not know if it’s very true. Who is aware of? I am a little bit skeptical of any data that comes my means.”