Jennifer Connelly just lost a whole bunch of weight, which had some sources speculating that she was unwell, losing weight for her scary Balenciaga campaign, or competing with her He’s Just Not That Into You co-star Jennifer Aniston.
Her husband, Paul Bettany, felt compelled to reveal yesterday that the weight loss was because of grief.
Jennifer Connelly is undoubtedly one of the most gorgeous actresses in Hollywood. But lately, recent reports have focused on Connelly’s sudden weight loss, which have people wondering if the He’s Just Not That Into You star is okay.
At Monday’s 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, Connelly’s husband, British actor Paul Bettany, finally addressed the weight loss rumors.
“I will tell you… My wife just lost her father,” he explained to OK!.
Jennifer lost her father Gerard in September.
Paul Bettany obviously felt the need to defend his wife’s weight loss, which is a bit sad in a way. I guess we can sometimes look at Hollywood stars and think they have these wonderful glamorous lives that aren’t touched by the same tragedies as ours. But the sudden loss of Jett Travolta this week, or Jennifer’s father Gerard, kind of shows us that everyone, no matter how wealthy, famous or intelligent, still lives through the same basic human experience we all do.
Jennifer and her husband Paul are working together on the film Creation, about Charles Darwin. She can be seen currently in The Day the Earth Stood Still, and He’s Just Not That Into You.
Jennifer Connelly is shown at the premiere of The Day The Earth Stood Still on 12/9/08. Credit: WENN and Fame
Hasn’t she always been super slim?
I always confuse her and Courtney Cox!
She doesn’t look that skinny to me.
Sorry to hear about her dad 🙁
Poor thing, I’m sorry for her loss.
Having said that, her face looked really gaunt in the two minutes she was on screen in Inkheart, so she’s been getting really skinny for a while.
my friend’s father died a month ago and she has dropped about 15 pounds. grief will do that to you, so my sympathy goes out to jennifer. it is important to take care of yourself in these situations, so hopefully she will put weight back on. now, having said that i clicked on the balenciaga ads link and i soooo wish i hadn’t. scary!
I still think this woman never looked more gorgeous than she did in “Labyrinth,” teenage baby fat and all.
This isn’t the first time she’s lost weight. She doesn’t look remotely like she did in, say, The Rocketeer. (I mean, clearly it’s the same Jennifer Connelly.)
Poor girl. How sad to lose her father right before the holidays too.
I think we often forget that movie stars and TV working actresses have pretty crazy schedules when they are shooting. I’m guessing a lot of calories are burned in this lifestyle. Plus, once you’ve seen yourself on camera enough times, I think anyone would start to see room for self improvement so they might start exercising and dieting more (happened to Aniston in Friends).
I thought Jennifer Connelly was always thin – grief does take it’s toll on the face though.
She was quite voluptuous in her early career, she didn’t get skinny til she won her Oscar. Then gained some weight back, now she is looking too thin again. I totally heart JC, hope she gets some time to grieve!
Major cool points for Paul for defending his wife. My condolences to Jennifer and her family.
OMG I just looked at the Balenciaga ad…what was everyone thinking when they put that together? She’s a pretty woman, but not in those ads…she just looks freaky, and not in a good way!
She’s such a lovely actress and woman. My thoughts are with her, it’s awful to loose a parent and it takes time to (somewhat) recover.
Nice post buddy, couldn’t agree more. Weight loss is all about three simple things, mindset, diet and exercise