Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Actor Ivy Snitzer, pictured in 2001, struggled after working as Gwyneth Paltrow's "Shallow Hal" body double. (Vince Bucci / Getty ...

Gwyneth Paltrow’s “Shallow Hal” body double is reflecting on the near-deadly eating disorder she developed after the 2001 flick saw her become the target of fat-phobic people. It was the body of ...

Ivy Snitzer, pictured here in 2001 on the red carpet for the premiere of Shallow Hal, opened up about her life after making the film. (Vince Bucci/Getty Images) At 20, Snitzer was an aspiring actress ...

The body double for Gwyneth Paltrow's plus-size character in the 2001 comedy "Shallow Hal" says she developed eating disorders and was practically "starving to death" in the years after the movie came ...

Rene Kirby, the actor and accomplished athlete who memorably played Walt in the 2001 comedy “Shallow Hal,” has died at age 70 following health complications, PEOPLE reports. Kirby died on July 11 at ...

The HBO special is hosted by star Brooke Burns, who spends more time talking to people on the street about what it means to be shallow than discussing the film itself.

Actor Rene Kirby, best known for his role in the 2001 Farrelly Brothers comedy movie Shallow Hal, has died. He was 70. According to the Vermont-based publication Seven Days, Rene died at the ...

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Content warning: This story includes descriptions of eating disorders. Ivy Snitzer, who played Gwyneth Paltrow's body double in the 2001 film "Shallow Hal," is speaking out about the struggles she has ...