Alicia Vikander on LA: ‘This is just the place where you get really, really hungry’

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Alicia Vikander is still being short-listed for an Oscar nomination this year for her performance in The Danish Girl. She play’s Lili’s supportive wife, and critics have been saying for months that the film is as much about her performance as Eddie Redmayne’s. I believed that Vikander would likely aim for a Best Supporting Actress nomination (and that seems to be what the studio wanted too), but the HFPA have already rejected that idea, and if she gets a Golden Globe nomination, it will be for Best Actress in a Drama. Basically, what Vikander told W Magazine this year is coming true, at least partially. She boldly declared back in March that she was planning on coming to the 2016 Oscars to “support three films.” Meaning Ex-Machina (which was critically acclaimed but probably won’t be nominated for anything), The Danish Girl and The Light Between Oceans, which is the elephant in the room because no one knows if it’s going to be any good or even when it will be released. It could be Alicia’s Norbit (haha, not really).

Anyway, with The Danish Girl coming out soon, expect to see more of Vikander. I like that she hasn’t been in-our-faces for months, but she’ll be steadily increasingly her exposure now. She’s hungry for that Oscar! Apparently, she’s hungry for a lot more than that too.

With Alicia Vikander’s star rising, it means the Swedish actress has been attending a lot more glitzy Hollywood soirees. However, she finds something quite peculiar about .

“People don’t eat!” Vikander told me while promoting The Danish Girl. “There’s a lot of food everywhere and I’m like, ‘Where are the plates?’ It’s always like that. It’s not like that in Sweden where I come from. You sit down and have a meal and celebrate properly. I go to those things and I just realize this is just the place where you get really really hungry.”

Vikander also happens to love to cook. “I like to make things a lot of people can eat because it’s social and I’m working so much that if I get the chance, it’s stews or moussaka or chili,”
she said.

She also just discovered Whole Foods when she visited a friend in New York City who happens to live in a building housing the organic grocery.

“I was so jealous,” Vikander said. “I was like, ‘I could cook tonight.’ I went down and I got lost. I was there for two and a half hours. Just being in the supermarket finding all these things I’ve never seen before, I really liked that.”

[From E! News]

I can’t imagine going to those big, fancy events where they serve all of that amazing food and… no one is eating it. And no one is expected to eat it. I mean, I’ve heard that everyone eats at an event like the Governors Ball, the dinner held after the Oscars. But I guess no one eats at the Golden Globes, they just drink. And no one eats at the SAGs. No one eats at the premieres either, do they? Sad. All of that food going to waste. Also, here’s a little stereotype: foreigners are always obsessed by American supermarkets, right? It’s like an explanation for why so many Americans are overweight: because we have access to SO MUCH food and it’s so plentiful and we fill these enormous warehouses with FOOOOOOD.

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  1. Bianca says:

    Boring

    • Loulou says:

      Really? I’m liking her a little more. She’s kind of fleshing out that empty shell in my opinion.

  2. LadyMTL says:

    I’m Canadian and I’m obsessed with American supermarkets, lol. Seriously, whenever I go to the US I have to hit up at least one, just to see all the wonderful stuff that we don’t have here, or that’s more expensive here, or whatever.

    And I’m with Alicia re: no-one eating the food…I’d be floored. Like, why bother if no-one is going to eat any of it? It’s so wasteful!

    • Jellybean says:

      But the cheese is awful and the chocolate is awful. Those are two very important things to a European. Maybe things have improved since I was there.

      • Andrea says:

        The cheese is amazing in Canada compared to the US.

      • Danish M says:

        And licorice. I couldn’t live without salty licorice…

      • qwerty says:

        Those two are completely irrelevant to this European who’s vegan… same with all the cereal, chips and other crap foods that Us supermarkets seem to have whole walls of. But whole foods, oh god. I watched some pics from the inside of the store and it was like porn. I could live there.

      • Fifee says:

        I love cheese but try not to eat too much other than a grilled cheese with taleggio and comte or a piece & cheese (Scottish lingo for slice of bread with cheese) and its always got to be Scottish cheddar. Never seen Scottish cheddar outside the UK and never looked for taleggio or comte whilst in the US. Chocolate? I dont even bother lol

      • Kitten says:

        @Danish M- People in the US hate licorice. I don’t know what’s wrong with us. Anyway, I LOVE it as does my French mother. I’ve never had salt licorice before though.

      • EN says:

        > People in the US hate licorice. I don’t know what’s wrong with us

        Licorice is definitely an acquired taste just like root beer and peanut butter. When I first tried Reeses by accident I thought it was the most horrible thing ever.

      • Jellybean says:

        I can’t tell you how wonderful our local cheeses are. Tonight it was Cornish Yarg, plus
        that rarity, a strong dutch cheese, simply served with rosemary crackers and a lovely Rioja. Great start to a long weekend.

        I like also like licorice, ginger beer and peanut butter, but I am not too keen on those Reese’s things because they aren’t proper chocolate – much too sweet!

    • EN says:

      > just to see all the wonderful stuff that we don’t have here, or that’s more expensive here, or whatever

      Really? I am the opposite. I can’t find the food I want, such simple things like rye bread don’t exist.
      The fact that there are 200 kinds of cereal in 2 full rows does nothing for me. I don’t eat cereal, it is full of sugar.
      The same with yougurt – I can’t stand American yougurt. I am used to German one. There is no comparison. They started selling Australian Noosa brand recently, which is better and closer to German taste, but it is still not the same, still too much sugar.

      • TrustMOnThis says:

        Where do you live that they don’t have rye bread? I’ve eaten it all my life here in the states. East coast, west coast and the midwest. I’m in a poor neighborhood now and the cheap ass grocery has it.

        I do agree that much of LA appears to have an eating disorder. I need to eat many smaller meals and the only place I’ve ever been where they don’t look at me funny for taking half or more of my food as leftovers when eating out is LA.

      • EN says:

        > Where do you live that they don’t have rye bread?

        Houston, Texas. Even the Whole Foods stopped making it. I guess nobody eats it here but me.

        Recently I found imported vacuum packed German rye bread, at HEB and this is what I get, when I can find it. Again, I think I am the only person who buys it. They will probably stop carrying it soon.

        But I think the rye bread I mean might be different one from what you mean. Does it look black like pumpernickel bread? That is the one. If it is light, then it is from processed and bleached rye and tastes pretty much the same as wheat, i.e. tastes like nothing.

      • Malificent says:

        Depends where you are in the US. I’m from Chicago — you can get good light rye anywhere, and it’s not too hard to get the heavy pumpernickel-type bread either. I live in Denver now, where I’m limited to only a few bakeries to get the really good stuff.

      • EN says:

        > Depends where you are in the US. I’m from Chicago — you can get good light rye anywhere

        That is probably because Chicago has a huge Polish community. They do have proper Polish shops there, which I loved.

    • paolanqar says:

      What I found really weird in the US is that when you buy something, the price doesn’t include the VAT and you find out the real cost of your purchase at the till.
      Where I live, every single item you buy is already inclusive of taxes in the price displayed on the shelf and it makes things so much easier.
      Sometimes I just buy for how much money I have in the wallet LOL

      • Andrea says:

        My coworker is from Ireland and was baffled by the sales tax also. It must be so nice to have VAT.

      • paolanqar says:

        It is!
        And I don’t see the point of not including it in the price on the shelf. Seems like false advertising to me.

      • Minxx says:

        nice to have VAT? VAT on clothes in my country is 23%, same on any appliances, furniture, perfumes, cosmetics, on most foods VAT is 8%, on some 5% and only very few things have no VAT (milk for ex). Processed foods are taxed higher, so is alcohol – 23% VAT. Even books are taxed at 5%. And if you for ex sell your house, you have to pay the government (in addition to real estate agency fees), 2% tax on the VALUE (selling price) of your house. We’re taxed like crazy in Europe. I lived in the US and taxes there are so much lower, food is VERY cheap. But I have to say that the quality of food in the US is generally terrible, unless you’re in NYC or buying from a really good source like a food co-op or Whole Foods (preservatives and sugar are added pretty much to everything sold in a reglar supermarket).

      • NeoCleo says:

        Not everything sold in the US is taxed. Most food items are not taxable.

      • Celebwatch says:

        VAT is definitely higher than US sales tax, in general.
        Food is taxed or not depending on the city/state. I think taxing food at all is terrible.

      • Malificent says:

        It’s because taxes vary by state, and also by county and city. Both the amount and what gets taxed are considered local decisions, not federal. Some states have no sales tax, some states have no sales tax on food, medicine, or other necessities, while other states have higher sales taxes on some or all items. Even locally, one county will charge more in local sales taxes than the next.

        It’s easier for stores to just tax the total on the receipt rather than figure individual amounts for the same items at stores in different cities or states.

      • sanders says:

        En, Try Central Market for Rye bread. They use pumpernickel and they actually carry two kinds, I get the Russian one. Not at all processed and baked onsite.
        http://www.centralmarket.com/in-store.aspx?store=houston

    • Wilma says:

      I’m Dutch and lived in Los Angeles for six months and I lost so much weight there! There’s such amazing fresh food everywhere and so many beautiful places to go hiking. I love Mexican food and ate fresh Mexican food almost exclusively. And stuff like trailmix and beef jerky: so many options and so delicious. And all the herbs and spices! Yes, there’s lots of sugary stuff too, but most of that was just too sweet for me. When I came I was overweight and seriously out of shape, but when I left I had learned how to enjoy healthy food and loved hiking.

      • Celebwatch says:

        Great for you. I find it weird people pick on L.A. There is a huge foodie culture there and people enjoy eating. Tons of farmers markets also. A lot of young and old people are also very active hiking, surfing, etc., such that it’s really one of the healthier cities in the U.S. I’m sure some actresses are starving themselves, but really they don’t have to with all the things you can do to keep active there.

      • ninal says:

        I think people associate LA with Hollywood and that’s really a small part of the whole place. It’s not like a regular city, it’s not concentrated, its spread out, so you find all kinds of places and people and food depending where you head to.

    • Grey says:

      I am also Canadian and obsessed with American supermarkets… the first time we went to Whole Foods I got way too excited any my husband had to tell me to stop talking so loudly, lol.

      • EN says:

        > I am also Canadian and obsessed with American supermarkets… the first time we went to Whole Foods

        Ah, now I understand. Whole Foods is different from your regular American supermarket.
        Whole Foods specializes on organic foods. But it is about twice as expensive as the other supermarkets for this reason. And because of that there is not enough demand to support Whole Foods growth, and there are very few of them.
        I personally prefer to eat 2 times less food but for it to taste better and be healthy, but it is just me. Most people go for the cheapest option.

      • Celebwatch says:

        It is not twice as expensive as other supermarkets. Some items may be, but not the majority. And you can’t compare organic to conventional produce because that’s not an apples to apples comparison (it’s a pesticide apples to natural apples comparison).
        Whole Foods is opening new supermarkets every year, and now wants to launch a new smaller series of markets targeted to millennials. Really, you are making multiple erroneous comments.

      • HeySandy says:

        “I personally prefer to eat 2 times less food but for it to taste better and be healthy, but it is just me. Most people go for the cheapest option.”

        Of course they do, most people can’t afford Whole Food prices. Try feeding an average family with an average or below average income by shopping at Whole Foods. Not happening, sorry. Only well off people can live exclusively on Whole Foods. People can’t really be blamed if they have to buy what they can afford to survive.

      • EN says:

        > Only well off people can live exclusively on Whole Foods. People can’t really be blamed if they have to buy what they can afford to survive.

        Definitely true. I was thinking about the upper middle class people who live in my suburb. Even they don’t show at Whole Foods here even though they can afford it, because the difference in prices is noticeable.

        Once I got lost in Washington DC and stopped by at supermarket in a poor area. There was no fruit and veggie section at all. Only processed foods, it was very depressing. The only fruit there were tiny sad looking apples.

      • Imqrious2 says:

        A less expensive alternative to Whole Foods is Trader Joe’s. They’ve got really good organic at a much lower price point. Just not as big a variety as Whole Foods.

    • Bread and Circuses says:

      And buffets! There’s nothing quite like an American buffet, especially the ones in the vicinity of Las Vegas, which I realize may not be typical. They go on forever and ever, and there’ll be about twelve different specialty sections.

  3. Tessd says:

    Americans are obese not because so much food is available. Good food will make you plump and fat but to get to the level of obesity that’s become a problem in the states, you need to eat junk – fake, plastic, processed food and stuff filled with chemicals. That’s the kind of “food” that’s filling supermarkets shelves out here and it is a hug, huge problem.

    • EN says:

      Yep, it is the plastic tasteless food here that makes people fat. Food in the US doesn’t have taste and I think that messes up with the brain reaction to food. You eat but you don’t feel like you are eating.

      True story – I started thinking 5 or so years back that maybe I am aging because nothing tastes good aynymore, maybe my taste buds are aging?
      But then I went to visit my family, and nooo – my taste buds are just fine. It is the food in the US. It has no taste.

      • Andrea says:

        I didn’t realize this until I lived in Canada—the comments on the tasteless coffee and food and then I went back and was like huh wow, I never realized this before!

      • moomoo says:

        Hmm, I’ve been wondering the exact same thing — tastebuds aging? I do live in a small town with few restaurants, but even the food we cook at home doesn’t taste nearly as scrumptious as it used to. I don’t have any medical problems that would lead to reduced taste or appetite, so maybe I just need to go to Canada!

      • EN says:

        > but even the food we cook at home doesn’t taste nearly as scrumptious as it used to

        That is because o the ingredients. Even potatoes don’t taste the same anymore.
        I cook pretty much everything at home, we don’t go out but because the ingredients are tasteless, the end result is also.

    • Andrea says:

      As an American now living in Canada, people are obese in the US because they drive everywhere, even across the street. They wouldn’t even think of walking across that street! Lack of exercise plus access to cheap bad junk food(and LOTS of soda, I have no co workers up here who drink soda; not a one!) equals obesity. A lot of my friends say they would eat healthier if the fruits and vegetables were cheaper/easier to prepare. I know so many 20 and 30 year olds in the US who buy tv dinners and ready made foods because it is easy, fast and cheap. It is so very sad, but it is ingrained in the culture.

      • Alana says:

        I agree with the driving everywhere . In Europe people still walk a lot but also most of them still make home cooked meals. There are places in Europe with large supermarkets etc( although not everywhere) but people still don’t go crazy with their shopping. When I am in Europe I eat stealthy lunch and dinner ( and dinner is late most of the time) and snacks in between but we walk so much more. In US you can notice the difference like In South and midwest its almost amazing to see people who are really fit but you go places like Boston ( where people are always on a bike etc) and people are at a healthy weight

      • EN says:

        > As an American now living in Canada, people are obese in the US because they drive everywhere, even across the street. They wouldn’t even think of walking across that street!

        I agree walking is a big part of the solution. Everyone familiar with this in the US – cars endlessly circling the parking lot to find the closest spot because they don’t want to walk extra 2-3 minutes.
        People don’t even realize how not normal this is. They should park wherever and walk, it is good for them.

      • Andrea says:

        I now tell my parents that I am an able bodied person, I can walk 2-3 minutes and park further away, but they get in a huff when I do that because they are so used to getting the closest spot possible.

      • Nic919 says:

        Serving sizes at restaurants in the US are also enormous as well. They are much larger than what you would see in the average Canadian restaurant. There are also a lot more all you can eat buffets over there.

      • Andrea says:

        I agree about serving sizes—I always get to go boxes when I eat in the US now and eat half the portion. I cannot believe I used to eat the entire portion and go to all you can eat buffets before, now I count my calories daily. Such a change in lifestyle from what I used to do.

      • mp says:

        You know what’s weird? the obese people I know seem to have a crazy history of dieting. Like, the grapefruit diet, the cabbage soup diet, the master cleanse diet, Atkins, Paleo, South Beach – you name it, they seemed to have been on it. And they would all maintain the weight loss for a while, until their body started to gain on like, no food. Just read a book about this called The Metabolic Storm by a doctor who treats obesity which basically says you can f* with your metabolism via too much dieting and exercise, to the point that calories won’t matter and you’ll start to gain weight eating like, 1500 cals a day. Interesting, huh?

    • Ankhel says:

      Eating nearly unlimited amounts of “natural” food is worse for your weight than eating processed food (in moderation, that is.) Very rich people in centuries past would often get fat, sometimes so fat that they couldn’t walk unaided. That was due to loads of traditional foodstuffs with lots of carbs and fat. Well, and alcohol, but they didn’t have our processed food.

      • Kitten says:

        Well yes in the sense that it’s all a numbers game: calories in/calories out. So if you’re consuming a 700 calorie turkey and avocado wrap, you will gain more weight than if you had a 280 calorie Twix bar for lunch. But the wrap is still the healthier option, just not if you’re worried about losing weight.

    • paolanqar says:

      *nods while eating Cheddar cheese pringles and drinking coke*

    • Tiffany :) says:

      I agree. I have been to grocery stores in the Midwest that are larger than football fields, with an entire isle dedicated to processed variations of Kraft dressing, filled with corn syrup, starches and chemicals. So silly when it takes 2 minutes to throw together a dressing at home that has way less awful ingredients in it.

      There is a big problem with the corn lobbying industry and the food makers. They get a deal on corn, so they push it into everything in various forms (starch, sugar, etc.). It is poisoning us.

    • Bread and Circuses says:

      The intake of garbage isn’t even intentional a lot of the time. The States has these powerful food lobbies working to get their unhealthy ingredients, like trans fats and corn syrup, included in more foods.

      Rice Krispies, in the US, tastes sweeter than they do in Canada. They add more sugar (or something) there. Is it even fair to criticize Americans for being overweight when they are literally being stealth-fed sugar and fat in products that shouldn’t have them?

      • Celebwatch says:

        People need to be educated about food. And with all the information available, I honestly question someone’s intelligence who still doesn’t get that packaged foods are not good for you (not speaking of you specifically).

        Rice Krispies are a weird example to use because it is obviously junk food, whether or not they add more sugar to the kind sold here than in Canada. I made them in college a few times–it’s basically just the cereal and butter and melted marshmallows. Marshmallows are obviously not even a real food. So I don’t see any deceptive tactics at work there.

      • Andrea says:

        The problem is I have many friends in the US who have a limited budget for groceries per week—$50 (because they make so little money with BA’s or even MA’s $10-12 an hour)and it comes down to if they spent most of it on vegetables and fruits, they’d have nothing for the week to eat. Higher wages and lower prices on healthy foods would help tremendously.

      • Sophia Phawkins says:

        No one is stealth feeding us rice crispies and junk food, please. We all make the choices to pick it up or put it down, or drive around the parking lot six times waiting for a closer parking spot at stores so we don’t have to walk 60 extra feet.

      • HeySandy says:

        Again, the bigger picture is that not everyone is so well off that they can buy all natural, all healthy products and have enough to go around. In my experience, there is a decent size correlation between being working class/lower income and obesity. If that is hard for you to understand or sympathize with, you must live a very nice life.

      • Tiffany :) says:

        “No one is stealth feeding us rice crispies and junk food, please.”

        That is not necessarily true. There IS stealthy insertion of chemicals and ingredients. For example, McDonalds added sugar to their French fries to create the fat-sugar-salt combo that triggers the reward centers of the brain.

        There is a lot of research in this area, books by David A. Kessler and Michael Moss.

      • Sophia Phawkins says:

        Well I choose not to pick up the Mcdonald’s, so I wouldn’t know. Which is my point.

      • Tiffany :) says:

        Celebwatch, I think you are confusing Rice Krispies (puffed rice cereal) with Rice Krispie Treats (dessert made with the cereal and additional ingredients like marshmallows and butter).

      • Tiffany :) says:

        I avoid McD’s as well, but it is an example of how harmful ingredients are surprisingly added to unexpected food items in order to bolster sales and trigger addictive behavior.

        Another example is yogurt. Yogurt should be milk and yogurt cultures. That’s it. If you look at a container of Yoplait, you fill find starches like Modified Corn Starch that are added to mimic the texture of real yogurt along with chemicals, gelatin, hf corn syrup and preservatives. The starch content is MUCH higher than real yogurt. People trying to eat “healthy” by eating yogurt are actually getting a hefty dose of harmful ingredients. There is 25 grams of carbs and 18g of sugar in a tiny container. There are NO yogurt cultures in Yoplait’s “yogurt”.

    • Yes to all of this. The combo of junk food and no exercise and huge portions. When I was a kid, a few decades ago, we were always outside running around, had PE in school, had minimal junk food (it was a treat back then to get fast food and rare), and the portions were smaller than today. Now, the kids are inside on the computer, watching tv, playing video games, the portions are huge and a lot of parents don’t cook anymore so it’s processed, purchased food. A shame. It’s not everybody but it’s not how it was generations ago.

      Luckily I think it’s turning around with farm-to-table, the better options in stores and of stores, and the scare of all the cancers the processed food causes.

    • Isabelle says:

      Know this isn’t a healthy thing to say but you can eat junk food and still be skinny. No way promoting it but its possible. Its calories and if you eat few calories, even if its junk, you won’t gain weight. Americans overeat period and consume too much food without burning those calories later on. Too many calories in too little energy out. Consume more than we need. We don’t understand portion control and snack on high calories foods. I’ve lived overseas and the portions are so much smaller even if the foods are much richer and calorie dense. They eat much slower, enjoy their food and don’t gulp it down. Its a much bigger problem than just chemicals or junk food, its how we eat and our bad food habits. also groceries are becoming very expensive and people aren’t making enough money to even cover their grocery bills. Went shopping the other day got a few greens, some tuna fish, nuts, eggs, the basics over $60. Ridiculous and no family can afford to feed a family on big prices with little pay.

  4. Locke Lamora says:

    If course she likes food and cooks all the time. She really is the Swedish Blake Lively, just a bit more talented.

    • Renee says:

      She’s been studying the starlet playbook. Talk about how much you eat despite being a size 0.

      • ichsi says:

        Not to be mean but this is what it sounds like to my ears too. Why do those petite things always have to pretend they love eating? I don’t believe any of you, stop it and be honest.

    • Alana says:

      I don’t believe that she eats a lot but she is probably not anorexic and I can assume there is a lot of that going on in Hollywood. She probably works out a lot too. I guess that she is comparing herself to these people everywhere they go always get a salad with dressing on side etc

    • paolanqar says:

      All the swedish women i know have very athletic bodies and eat pretty much anything in moderation.
      Maybe it’s in their genes or the secret lies in the cold weather. In sweden you’d be dead if you don’t eat or starve yourself to stay thin. They probably have a fast metabolism due to the extreme cold and fat reserves are burnt quick enough during the coldest months.

      • moomoo says:

        I suspect this is true. I am thin and always always cold and eat until I am full or overfull if the food tastes really good.

        I do not eat many processed foods but recently tried to gain weight by eating double and triple portions at dinner for a few months and a lot of extra peanut butter, nuts, and avocados in addition to my normal plant-based diet. I gained 2-3 lbs.

        Now that it is getting colder, I’ve lost some of it. I never worry about gaining weight, which is good because I have plenty of other things to get stressed about.

      • hmph says:

        She smokes cigs

    • viv says:

      @Alana She’s a trained dancer.

      • Alana says:

        I see. Well people who exercise regularly/intensely always eat a lot more without gaining much weight especially in your 20s. She may eat more than the other people in the entertainment but she probably exercises more and eating a lot of “good things” is always better than eating less of the “wrong things”

      • Sophia Phawkins says:

        That was several years ago. Athletes are just as likely to put on weight after quitting competition as anyone else. See the Shawn Johnson post for an example. But like others have said, Alicia is a smoker and just parroting the same old line that all starlets do so…

    • Locke Lamora says:

      I didn’t say anything about the way she looks – but talking about food and cooking is so very predictable when it comes to young Hollywood actresses.

  5. tacos and tv says:

    I Dont know why I still Dont care about this woman. She is talked about a lot and is promoting a few things, she seems sweet enough, and she’s pretty, yet I find her as interesting as watching two turtles in a foot race.
    I would be the only one eating then, because I Dont believe in rejecting good food in front of me. Sorry, but that’s not in my religious beliefs.

  6. DavidBowie says:

    European supermarkets are the size of a postage stamp! My husband did find one in Brussels (outskirts) that was like the supermarkets we have here in the states.

  7. EN says:

    > People don’t eat!” Vikander told me while promoting The Danish Girl. “There’s a lot of food everywhere and I’m like, ‘Where are the plates?’ It’s always like that. It’s not like that in Sweden where I come from. You sit down and have a meal and celebrate properly.

    And people call this girl stuck up? I think she is pretty authentic.

    The LA obsession with being thin is right here – people are afraid to eat, they starve themselves, not realizing that starving actually messes up metabolism, and then they really can’t ear because their body goes into starvation mode and starts storing everything,

    • Locke Lamora says:

      Yeah, because a teeny tiny Hollywod starlet talking about food is totally autenthic and original.

      • EN says:

        I think you are predisposed not to like her and are seeing things which are not there.
        I was the same size as her when I was her age, and I did eat. But I had to walk everywhere, at least 2 hours of walking and carrying stuff around a day. Staying slim and fit in the US is an uphill battle, but the issue is the US lifestyle.

      • Bread and Circuses says:

        She’s a dancer, not just a “starlet”. Active people don’t need to diet to keep their weight managed.

      • Locke Lamora says:

        Again, I’m not commenting on her looks or her eating habits, I’m commenting on the boring and predictable subject she’s talking about.

      • Sophia Phawkins says:

        Agreed. When she has kids someday, she’ll be the woman telling the magazines that she loves to eat and chasing after the baby keeps her in shape.

      • Isabelle says:

        She looks European too me and most of them are thin.

    • Tiffany :) says:

      But we are talking about industry events here. They are really business meetings with a fancier dress code. People are focused on making deals and moving one more step up the ladder. A lot of people eat before they go, so they don’t have to worry about a first impression made with spinach in your teeth.

      • Kitten says:

        I was gonna say…I wouldn’t be eating at those events either. I’d wait till after to hit up a Five Guys or something.

      • EN says:

        I agree on that they are business meetings and not celebrations for most. But I don’t think they eat before either, they wouldn’t risk not having a non-concave stomach in the pictures taken before the event.

    • Miss M says:

      @EN: I like her too! I really liked her in Ex-machina.

      ps: I used to go to whole foods. Now I go to Be fresh. It has the same items (or even more) and it’s a bit cheaper.

    • cd3 says:

      Yes I agree… I don’t know why AV is so disliked. I loved her in Ex Machina, and am really looking forward to seeing her in Light. I know she’s a harvey weinstein girl, but one with actual talent in my opinion.

      And I like her ambition. I love that she straight up said if everything goes well, i’ll have three movies to support at the oscar. again, if a male actor had said that, would we have focused so much on the comment?

      • Sophia Phawkins says:

        Yes, everyone would’ve slammed him for being ambitious and wanting to win. Not that I care much about Matt Damon, but he was just the target of it here a couple of days ago. Fassbender has also been slammed repeatedly about it here over the years too.

      • korra says:

        @Sophia Not sure where you’re getting that. Did Matt Damon get slammed for it? I don’t think so. There was maybe on user who said he liked getting awards. Fassbender was slammed for forgoing the Oscars and not actively campaigning. Now cumberbatch and redmayne were slammed because their campaign efforts were so hilariously obvious. I much prefer Vikander’s honesty regarding this. We know she wants one, we know she’s campaigning.

        Literally everyone her age from Jlaw, Larson, Mulligan, Saoirse, etc campaign. It’s part of the job. Some are really much more successful at it because they’re able to connect with the audience which brings in viewers for the Oscars (i.e. Jlaw). Lol these awards are a joke guys. Come on. The Martian is in the comedy category? Nope.

      • Sophia Phawkins says:

        Yes, Damon did get slammed for it. You’re doing it right in that comment, even. Affleck has regularly gotten slammed for it too over several years. Fassbender actually got slammed for not being hungry enough and then got slammed for being too hungry. Idgaf who is hungry and who isn’t, honestly, but let’s not act like poor little Alicia is so put upon for being ambitious and none of the boys ever get treated so poorly for the same ish.

      • Korra says:

        That is not a slam against Damon…you’re really projecting. That is a slam against the studio for deciding to submit the movie as comedy. A desicion that Damon has no part in. Here’s a real slam. He was sh-t in that movie and if he gets nominated for that I will laugh. But I hope he wins an Oscar. Oh how I hope he wins. And no duh the guys get slammed for Sh-t. They’re celebs. They gone get criticized.

        The point Sophia is do they get the same level of dismissal and disdain as the women? Does it hurt their PR so much that that is all people remember about them? People know so little about her and her comments in general have really not been that bad at all and yet they tear her a new one and say some really gross things about being Harvey’s girls. I have no problem criticiz g actresses for their work and their bs PR. But some people go in on comments that are so benign when it comes to the women.

        On the other side of your coin let’s not pretend successful women are treated with a level of contempt that is directed in the same way as their male peers when they choose to comment on being ambitious and choose to state that they are successful. These women have to be deemed nice and like able. They’re are so many cases where a man can be the worlds most heinous asshole and still demand a hefty paycheck, respect, and admiration. It’s exhausting.

  8. Talie says:

    I admire how open she is about her ambition — good for her!

    • Naddie says:

      Me too. She’s confident about her acting skills, and not trying to hype anything other than that about her.

  9. shewolf says:

    I think North Americans in general don’t feed people at events. I come from a European family and eating is a massive thing when it comes to any gathering! And I am not talking about family dinners because we all do that worldwide… I mean events like weddings, award ceremonies, community picnics etc. Even strangers knocking on your door trying to sell you something get invited in for even just the minimal cold cuts, cheese, fresh bread etc. Every little event is celebrated with food and a lot of it (whole roasted animals!) and if you dont eat you’re rude AF.

    North Americans on the other hand dont make a point of feasting together… Im lucky if I get a sandwich from a friend at a play date at someone’s house with my kids. And if it is a moment or event that includes food you guys delegate who brings what and everyone has the same dish that they always bring and its so regimented and bizarre. And the perception is that its almost rude to accept an offer of food or drink because you’re putting the person out. lol!

    • Andrea says:

      I usually come to friend’s places expecting food, in fact most have fed me in the past and I would be shocked/disappointed if they didn’t. I remember many a time a friend came over and we were watching a movie and she says I forgot to eat dinner and I’d be like, let me cook something up for the both of us! I am an American living in Canada now and all of that happened in the US. I have been to friend’s places also though and got disappointed by small appetizers and then had to go home and make a sandwich.

  10. Don't kill me I'm French says:

    Anyone eat at Goldgen Globes or SAG because the food is awful .All is cold for example.You can’t dish up 1000 meats in 10 min

  11. Nic919 says:

    She is actually really good in The Danish Girl and her performance matches Redmayne’s both in terms of quality and being a co-lead. She is not Amber Heard. She can actually act.
    I am not saying she is my favourite person ever, but there is substance there.

    Maybe she is being attacked because she is not taking the Jennifer Lawrence route of farting and burping, and the Fassbender relationship may be publicity, but the accolades for The Danish Girl are not undeserved.

    • Minxx says:

      She WISHES she were Jennifer Lawrence – all that “farting and burping” got Jennifer one Oscar so far, any probably her third nomination this year. There was a blind (Lainey, I think) about Vikander being openly jealous of JLaw’s career. Not cool. And don’t even start me on that Fassbender “relationship”. He’s an idiot for letting himself be used like this.

  12. Heather says:

    I like her, I think she is pretty and I am excited to see her in the Danish Girl. I think she and Fassy make a very good-looking and compelling couple!

    Nic919, you made me laugh about the “farting and burping” comments – its so true… while I love J Law, that aspect of her personality really turns me off. I value manners and I do not think being crude is funny or “cute.” Reminds me of how Cameron Diaz acts, which was famously parodied by Sofia Coppola in Lost in Translation!!

  13. rebelphoenix13 says:

    I’m an American and have travelled to Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy and I had to go into their supermarkets if I came across one. I feel the same as Alicia but in Europe-you spend two hours just staring at everything. Foreign supermarkets are just so fun to go to!!

  14. Adele says:

    I love that she is right since everyone was mocking her for having confidence in the calibre of work she’s involved in. You go girl! Love women with confidence!

  15. Sochan says:

    And nobody is hungrier than YOU, Alicia.

    • Adele says:

      Oh I can think of way hungrier people. Amber heard for instance is getting all these magazine covers for a tiny part in the same movie and nobody’s nominating her for anything. I’d say that is WAY hungrier.

  16. SM says:

    Haha. Where are the plates? That makes me like her a bit more

    • Nudie says:

      I think it’s ’cause everyone in HW – men and women – is constantly dieting so at most functions there’s no point serving food that will, due to food safety regs, be tossed out at the end, untouched.

  17. Moon says:

    Is this her attempt to be all JLaw and come across as normal after the disastrous pr of before? The usual LA bashing of look no one eats but look at me im so normal I love food and love to cook? This girl’s PR is so cookie cutter and predictable. I’m glad the hollywoodreporter round table chose Brie Larson instead of her. Much better actress and genuinely down to earth

  18. perplexed says:

    She never really sounds terrible to me in interviews. I’m surprised she’s disliked. I’m not necessarily saying she’s extremely likable, but she doesn’t seem unlikable either. The stuff about food sounded amusing to me.

  19. anon says:

    No one is hungrier than YOU girl.
    So is she talking about food now to sound likeable? You’re no JLaw honey, stop that immediately. What a load of crap. Boring as hell. Neeeeeext

  20. Kiki says:

    I have said in earlier post that she is such a snob, but I also said that she should lighten up a bit, especially when she is doing interviews. But I have to say, Alicia Vikander is beginning to loosen up a bit. Is it her pr that told her to smile, or she just wants to. Either way, keep it up AV. As for her thre movie in contention, look I am so move past this. I just hope she is not going back to being a stuck up Twinkle Toes. So I don’t have to call her Twinkle Toes, and call he Alicia Vikander.

  21. Nudie says:

    ” I was there for two and a half hours. ”

    I totally know how she feels. Love me some Wholefoods time.

    I think North Americans are obese because of fast food, mainly, and the industry food complex. If everyone were like Alicia, they’d probably be thinner because they take time to shop, enjoy, cook, and eat food.

  22. M.A.F. says:

    They used to eat at both the Golden Globes and the SAGs but they did away with the food a few years ago. The Golden Globes I know has an open bar while the Oscars does not. SAG I don’t know.

  23. Caz says:

    When I read the title of this article I thought “hungry” as in she is “hungry for fame” 🙂

    I’m going to LA next year. Gotta admit I want to go to a supermarket and gape at the aisles full of crappy processed oversized food that we’d never have available in Australia.

    Don’t understand why Whole Foods is a “thing”. We have a plethora of fruit shops & supermarkets where you can buy organic if you choose to.

  24. Ally8 says:

    Ex Machina is bloody amazing. I hope it’s up for Best Picture. It should be.

    Gleeson and Isaac are two of the best young actors working today, with incredibly solid filmographies in these days of majority dross. Wonderful to have them in the same film. (Vikander was terrific as well, but the role is limiting.) Great casting, cinematography, writing, music, everything!

  25. Jessica says:

    People may dislike her on here, but she was amazing in Ex Machina.

  26. Naddie says:

    An event that lasts more than 1 hour and has no food is such a disrespect. Food is what makes life worth living.