Olivia Wilde has built herself a reputation as one of Hollywood’s most beautiful actresses, but a recent viral video had viewers shocked by her appearance.
While attending the San Francisco International Film Festival for the premiere of one of her latest projects, the actress and director was interviewed by a publication. Videos and screenshots from her interview quickly went viral, as fans and other internet users were taken aback by her appearance, going as far as to compare her to mythical creatures and even sparking health concerns. However, she’s clearing everything up in a new video, having a laugh, and stressing the importance of camera angles. Read more about it below.
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Olivia Wilde's San Francisco International Film Festival Interview Goes Viral
The Don't Worry Darling director is back in the spotlight as she's been promoting her latest film, The Invite, which she directed and stars in. The movie is a comedy-drama about a dinner party between two couples that goes haywire, and is set to be released at the end of June.
Over the last few weeks, Olivia has been hitting the red carpet at various events, and prior to making a notable appearance at last night's Met Gala, she went viral after being interviewed at the San Francisco International Film Festival. SFGATE, a news outlet from the famous city, chatted with her on the red carpet, filming her in the process while she was sporting a white t-shirt and black bottoms. Her hair was in a half-up, half-down, and her blue eyes were surrounded by smoky makeup.
The video of the interview drew the attention of thousands of social media users on Instagram and X, who thought she looked unwell in the video, with her thin and slightly gaunt appearance even sparking health concerns.
"She is so beautiful, but she doesn't look healthy," commented a user. "I hope she's okay."
"She looks as if she had found the one ring," joked another, referring to Gollum from The Lord of the Rings series.
"What on Earth?!" asked a user. "I hope it's just the camera angle."
"The cameraman is a Jason Sudeikis fan," added another.
Olivia Wilde Addresses Her 'Startling' Appearance In The Interview
Clips and screenshots from the red carpet interview began circulating across various social media platforms and garnered so much concern and backlash that it got to the point where the mom-of-two had no choice but to address it. Fortunately, she was able to laugh about it.
In a video shared on her Instagram story, her "little brother" could be heard asking Olivia about the "rumors" that she's a "resurrected corpse," causing her to laugh as she explained that the camera angle truly did make a big impact.
"That is a fisheye lens," she said. "And I admit...Was that my best angle? Was that my best-ever look? No. No. It's startling. It's a startling image. It was a fisheye lens and not...I don't know why I was so close to the camera. I didn't have to be - that's not the truth. Do you have any more questions? I'm not dead."
Fans of the 42-year-old praised her for having a sense of humor and being able to laugh at herself in the comments. They were also relieved to hear that nothing was wrong with her health-wise.
"This is how to address mass public criticism," commented a fan. "No notes."
"She's gorgeous no matter what, and her reaction was epic!" added another.
