Apparently the best way to handle unflattering, cellulite-baring photos of yourself is to move to Paris. At least that seems to be Mischa Barton’s strategy. And hey, if you’ve got the money, you might as well. Even though French women are famous for not getting fat (at least a bunch of diet books are based on that premise) – oh and I’m not calling Mischa fat, just pointing out the irony – Barton seems to have decided that chilling in a city where she (presumably) doesn’t speak the language is the best route for now. And she has some really, really deep thoughts on it.
Mischa Barton will always have Paris – the city, not the Hilton. The former O.C. star has set up house in the City of Light, making it easier than ever to check out the glitz and glamour at the Cannes Film Festival.
“I’m living in Paris right now so I thought I would come down for a few days,” the British-born actress told PEOPLE at the Chopard and Alberta Ferretti Opening Gala on Wednesday night. (She has two movies at the festival, including You and I.)
So why Paris? “No reason,” the 22-year-old said, shrugging her shoulders, “I’ve just always wanted to move there. I’m enjoying some time off.”
Since arriving in the south of France on Tuesday, Barton said she’d been doing some press. But mostly she’s just enjoying the Riviera vibe. “I’ve been coming here since I was 12, so I know the deal,” she said. “It’s always good fun.”
[From People]
Mischa your depth… I’m just… no words. I never knew you had so much in you. I can’t really put my finger on why, but Mischa Barton has always struck me as someone who’s insecure. Maybe it’s the way she desperately courts the paparazzi, but they still don’t generally pay her any attention. Or the way she freaked out about the cellulite photos, instead of going the “Hey, I’ve got a body and it’s not perfect, deal with it” route.
So it seems to me that she’s probably just moved to Paris in an attempt to look like a hip expat. Unfortunately drinking yourself under the table at a French club doesn’t make you any more hip than drinking yourself under the table at a Hollywood club.
Here’s Mischa at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday for the premiere of “Blindness.” Images thanks to WENN.
I would say this can’t possibly help her career, but these are the people who consider Jerry Lewis a comedic genius after all.
Kinda off topic, but I’ve always found it ironic that Americans are criticized for having no taste or sense of history – while they take in our table scraps (Jerry Lewis, David Hasselhoff, and now, Mischa Barton). With the exception of Johny Depp… that one hurt us.
Jehrrrry Lewwwwiiiiisss soooo funny! 😆 😆 😆 😆 (actually, I’m not totally joking here, I loved his films with Dean Martin when I was a kid 😳 What can I say? I love the silly 😳 )
I must say though, despite the horrible lippy, she looks fab in those photos. That dress is brilliant on her.
She’s taking some time off? From what?
I saw her LA home in InTouch, it was Spanish colonial style, and they noted that she still lived with her parents and younger sister, so this might be the first move away from home for her.
If she stays in the center of the city, she can get away with not knowing any French–just about everyone in the service industry speaks English.
If you don’t have special dietary needs and can figure out the subway system, you can go further out. You don’t need to speak at all, just point at what you want, and have faith that they’re giving you the correct change.
That hairstyle makes her look more mature. It’s a good look for her.
No better way to learn a language than to live in a country where it is spoken.
They can keep her.
maybe she can find a career of some sort over there, since whatever fame she had here is dwindling fast.
Good luck living in Paris day in day out. It’s hell. A busy French hell I love to escape.
And that hairstyle is terrible. The colour, the bangs, everything.
I love the city of Paris…it wasn’t hell 4 me. Maybe I just got lucky…hope she savours it. It’s a no nonsense place.
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out Mischa.
Can we ship a few other celebs off with her?
she’s not fat but it looks like she gained some weight.