Actor Jennifer Love Hewitt, who is known for her work in films, including I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Can’t Hardly Wait (1998) and The Tuxedo (2002) among others, spoke about how she was sexualised as a teenager and the difficulties of ageing in Hollywood. Finding fame at such a young age came with its difficulties, and she opened up about her feelings while speaking on a podcast.

“I felt watched. I felt like I had to be everything for everybody all the time. I was called sexy before I ever knew what being sexy was. I was 17 years old [when I was] on the cover of Maxim. I had no idea why,” Hewitt said. The actor also noted that she finds it “weird” when people want her to continue being the girl she was back then. “That girl was so insecure and so confused. But this girl—who may not look [that] way—I like who I am. I feel good,” she adds.