Emily Blunt covers the November issue of InStyle. It’s a pretty good interview, actually. Did you know that she had a serious stutter when she was kid? I didn’t know that. I also didn’t know that she’s actually wearing prosthetics on her face for The Girl on the Train – she’s basically wearing fake cheeks so she will look more bloated and alcoholic-puffy. But I already know what the big quote is from this InStyle piece: she says no one in New York can make a proper cup of tea!!! True or false?!
She wore prosthetics on her face to look puffy & alcoholic: “The prosthetic people created these molds that clipped onto my teeth to make my face seem puffy. When we were filming, we were very specific about where she was during the day: how drunk she was, whether or not she was hungover. Kyra [the makeup artist] is so talented. She used gray eye shadow under my eyes to bring out the circles and a little brush to paint spider veins all over my face.”
She’s always hungry: “I’m still breast-feeding, so I am hungry all the time.”
Her personal style: “I love a high-waist slouchy trouser. I’m off jeans at the moment. For the red carpet, I like formfitting clothes. I’m not so good with the sort of ethereal, girlie, whimsical things. I tend to go for dresses that have bold cuts and strong colors.”
How she chose her daughter’s names, Hazel and Violet: They chose them because they liked their “antique” British vibe. “They sound like two little old ladies. They should be playing bridge or something.”
Life with a newborn: “After we got home from the hospital, I didn’t shower for a week, and then John and I were like, ‘Let’s go out for dinner.’ I could last only about an hour because my boobs were exploding. When the milk first comes in, it’s like a tsunami. But we went, just to prove to ourselves that we could feel normal for a second.”
She used to have a stutter: “I think whatever you have to overcome in life ultimately paves the way [for whom you become as an adult]. I got teased a lot, and to this day, I hate unkindness in people and bullies… Names are always tricky because you can’t substitute a different word and there’s so much pressure attached to it. Even nowadays, when I’m tired or I feel put on the spot, I still sometimes struggle to get the words out. When I make a phone call—especially if I’m calling someone I don’t know—I have to mentally prepare myself. There’s always a big pause between when they ask ‘Who’s calling?’ and when I say ‘Emily Blunt.’ ”
Life in Brooklyn: “Most people who live in Brooklyn are very respectful of our privacy, so I feel protected here. You don’t get screamed at in the street. If anything, people are like, ‘Oh, I love your movie,’ and that’s it.”
Life in LA: “Famous people are everywhere, so there’s a more cavalier attitude toward celebrities. There’s an expectation. ‘You’re going to take a picture with me’ is a phrase I’d hear a lot.”
No one in NYC can make tea: “Nobody in this town knows how to make a proper tea,” she jokes, ripping open the tiny sealed pouch and dunking her tea bag into the cup of lukewarm water in front of her.
I do think the tea thing is quite common when you go to any restaurant in America which is, you know, run and operated by Americans. They’ll just give you a mug of warm water and a tea bag. The exceptions to that in America are the Chinese restaurants: if you order tea, they’ll usually give a full pot of steaming, proper tea. So I’m sorry British people that we don’t know how to serve tea properly. We mostly drink coffee. I bet our coffee is better than your coffee.
Photos courtesy of InStyle, WENN.
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