Zooey Deschanel reveals she was bullied at school
She's the kooky star of the hit sitcom New Girl who is known for being funny and upbeat.
But Zooey Deschanel says she wasn't very popular when she was growing up. The 31-year-old actress - who appears on the February cover of Allure - tells the beauty magazine that she was bullied at school.
'Girls [would] spit in my face,' Zooey says.'People were so mean to me, I'd cry every day.'
It's a feeling that the actress obviously carries with her because she refuses to read online gossip and mean comments that have been made about her. 'I can't go on Gawker,' Zooey says of the showbiz website.
'I actually think the writing is really funny but there is a chance that somebody is undercutting me.'
The actress briefly steps out of her kooky image and poses in a series of sexy shots for the US magazine. In one photo she poses in a silk top and wool shorts, both of which are Jason Wu creations - the fashion designer favoured by First Lady Michelle Obama.
It's a sexy grown-up look for the actress who displays her long legs while leaning back in a wooden chair. One thing that remains consistent, however, is her hair.
'Some people around me, they're like 89 pounds,' she says.
'I'm not going to say I'm a big girl. I'm a very small person but I'm a healthy weight. That might be a little weird for Hollywood.'
Zooey - who is currently divorcing her husband Benjamin Gibbard - makes no apologies for her girlie fashion sense.
To her critics, she says: 'If you feel like dressing like a girl, there's nothing wrong with that. 'I don't know why femininity should be associated with weakness. Women should be free to express who they are without thinking: I need to act like a man" or I need to tone it down to be successful". 'That's a very good way to keep women down.'
Zooey is on a career high at the moment. In addition to acting she also sings as part of the Indie duo called She & Him. That doesn't mean she is a flash in the pan though.
"It" girl is supposed to be something that only lasts a certain amount of time,' she says.
'They keep calling me an "It" girl and at this points it makes me laugh, because they've done that so many times: "You're it", "You're not it'.
'What is "It"?'
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