Jessica Chastain, 37, was told she was “ugly” by school bullies.
The Help actress spoke to Glamour magazine: “I was told every day at school that I was ugly. And that no one wanted to be my friend. If I can do anything to help young girls and to be a cheerleader for people who sometimes have low self-esteem, I want to do that.”
The redhead has achieved great success on screen, but believes she would have gone off the rails if she had achieved fame in her teenage years.
She said: “I would have been a disaster. If I was 19 and had the attention I’m getting now, I would have just said stupid things. I would have partied more.” - BANG Showbiz