Olivia Wilde has finally addressed the viral red carpet photo that had the internet buzzing with concern. Speaking on the podcast Call Her Daddy, the actress and director opened up about the image taken at the San Francisco International Film Festival, which many claimed made her look 'unhealthy' and 'unrecognizable.'
The Photo That Sparked a Frenzy
Red carpet photos of Wilde at the event quickly spread online, with critics commenting on her appearance. Her brother even made a joke about the picture in a social media video. Wilde responded to him, saying, 'Listen, that is a fish eye lens... And I admit, is that my best angle? Was that my best-ever look? No. No. It's startling. It's a startling image.'
Wilde's Reaction on Call Her Daddy
On the podcast, Wilde recalled the moment she saw the photo go viral. 'It was absolutely insane. And I could not believe it... We did the thing, and then I saw that picture and I was like, 'Alright, but it probably won't go very far.' And then suddenly it was everywhere. And I was like, 'Oh my God.''
She compared the experience to a universal one: taking a bad picture. 'Because all of us have had this situation where you take a bad picture... imagine if then it was in, like, a hundred million people's phones,' she said. 'That is not how I actually look. I laughed so hard.'
Her Friends Had the Best Jokes
Wilde noted that her close friends were the ones who laughed hardest at the photo. 'I guarantee any joke that's been made about me, my friends made it first, and in a much funnier way,' she added.
Addressing Health Speculation
Summing up the discourse, Wilde mentioned that people speculated she was sick or dying, with some even diagnosing her with Graves' disease. She pointed out that Megyn Kelly did a segment about how much she 'looked dead.' Wilde responded, 'I was like, 'Alright. You'll do anything to not talk about eliminating the Equal Rights Amendment or the Voting Rights Act.' But I was really like, 'This is undeniably hilarious.''
A Director's Perspective
Wilde, who attended the festival as a director, reflected on how the internet struggles to discuss women. 'I'm there as a director. I'm so proud. It's almost like the internet doesn't know how to talk about a woman. It's like there are two levers and they're like, 'Men in your life' and 'Body,'' she explained. 'I mean, on that one, I'll hand it to them, that picture was so crazy. Like, I, too, would've been like, 'Is she okay?''
