Jodie Comer has revealed she had 'unhealthy relationship' with her body after becoming'consumed' by what other people thought of herin a new interview.
Posing in acropped blazer and a series of other stylish looks to cover the July / August edition of ELLE UK on Thursday, the actress, 31, discussed finding 'confidence' and how she overcame her insecurities.
Speaking about her past 'tendency to hide' behind clothes, she explained how she has now grown to 'respect' and 'look after' her body.
Jodie, who's latest film The Bikeriders is set for release later this month, explained how starring in West End play Prima Facie helped her to build confidence.
She told the magazine:‘Growing up, I had a very unhealthy relationship with my body, and I’ve always had a tendency to hide it. Anything revealing or that showed my arms just wasn’t in my comfort zone. '
Jodie Comer, 31, has revealed she had 'unhealthy relationship' with her body after becoming 'consumed' by what other people thought of her in a new interview
Posing in a cropped blazer and a series of other stylish looks to cover the July / August edition of ELLE UK on Thursday, the actress discussed finding 'confidence'
The actress continued: 'I went through periods of being consumed by what people thought of me – less so now, because I’m much more focused on myself.
'I do think the play was a huge catalyst for that confidence. It was the first time I’d truly respected my body, or at least fully took time to care for and nurture it.
'I was so grateful for what it was enabling me to do, and that bled into all aspects of my life. It taught me grace!’
Speaking of having a healthy sense of ego, she added:‘It’s important not to go through life constantly self-deprecating.
'You can feel lucky to be there, but also f****ing show up. Own your space, honour yourself in that way. Don’t run away from it.’
Jodie is set to star in the new crime epic The Bikeriders alongside Austin Butler and Tom Hardy - she was the only woman on set.
The film, about a midwestern motorcycle gang the Vandals, sees the actress playthe main narrator in her role as Kathy, the concerned girlfriend of Butler's character Benny.
She had to learn how to smoke and drive on American freeways to realistically portray her character.
Speaking about her past 'tendency to hide' behind her clothes, she explained how she has now grown to 'respect' and 'look after' her body
Jodie, who's latest film The Bikeriders is set for release later this month, explained how starring in West End play Prima Facie helped her build confidence
She told the magazine: ‘Growing up, I had a very unhealthy relationship with my body, and I’ve always had a tendency to hide it. Anything revealing just wasn’t in my comfort zone'
‘Everything’s so spread out, so I was like, “Right Jodie, you have to get in a car, put on your big-girl pants and do it," she admitted.
‘With smoking, you can tell if they’ve not inhaled. Kathy literally ate [cigarettes] for breakfast, so I had to get it right.’
Bikeriders is based on the 1968 book by American filmmaker Danny Lyons which was a collection of photographs and anecdotes chronicling the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club.
The July/August issue of ELLE UK is on sale from 20 June
Seen through the lives of its members, the film follows the Vandal club's evolution over a decade from a gathering of local outsiders to a more sinister group.
Recalling her first time on set, Jodie told ELLE: 'I went onto that set and it was all men, and I could feel myself shrinking, but not because of anything that was being done.
'It was fascinating to witness myself doing it. I had to have a word with myself.’
On her past projects she has surrounded herself with women, something which she has found to be 'powerful.'
‘In the past couple of years, I’ve met so many women who have become integral to my life, and who all nurture parts of me,' Jodie explained.
'I think it’s all about surrounding yourself with people who can see something within you that you can’t.’
The July/August issue of ELLE UK is on sale from 20 June.
The actress continued: 'I went through periods of being consumed by what people thought of me – less so now, because I’m much more focused on myself'
Jodie is set to star in the new crime epic The Bikeriders alongside Austin Butler and Tom Hardy - she was the only woman on set (pictured)
Jodie told ELLE: 'I went onto that set and it was all men, and I could feel myself shrinking, but not because of anything that was being done. It was fascinating to witness myself doing it'
