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One evening, while watching a Harry Styles performance on her phone, actress Jennifer Coolidge couldn't help but wonder why she wasn't more like him. She reflects, "I was struck by his confidence, and it made me think, 'Why didn't I ever consider being like that?'" For Coolidge, it's about having self-love, love for the world, and love for others, and putting it all on display. She finds it incredibly attractive when someone embodies these qualities and exudes confidence. "Nobody wants someone who's constantly putting themselves down," she adds.
Jennifer Coolidge: The Late Bloomer Taking the World by Storm
Although Harry Styles may be charming, it seems that Jennifer Coolidge's unique blend of authenticity, humor, and unawareness of her own appeal is what people are truly drawn to. Over the past year, she has won more awards for her role as Tanya McQuoid in "The White Lotus" than any other role in her 30-year career. Her frank and unconventional acceptance speeches have gone viral, making her a beacon of hope for late bloomers everywhere.
Coolidge, now 61, is reaching new heights in her career, gaining over a million fans on TikTok in just two months and five videos, appearing alongside J.Lo in "Shotgun Wedding," and even making the 2023 TIME 100 list. "I find it baffling, absolutely baffling, that this is happening. But guess what? I really like it," she says. It's as though she was Sleeping Beauty, locked in a box under the bed, and is now emerging to find that the world is better than ever.
As a sure sign of her newfound celebrity status, fashion labels are sending her clothes, which she wears to the many new places she's invited to. "People that you don't even know--cool people that I've always respected--are inviting me to cool parties and producers and directors that I've admired, I'm actually meeting with them now," she adds. It seems that Jennifer Coolidge is finally getting the recognition and success that she deserves.
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Having experienced newfound success and admiration, Jennifer Coolidge reflects on her past work and wonders if she did anything differently. However, she concludes that she was always good and is proud of her role as Paulette Bonafonté in Legally Blonde, which anticipated the #MeToo movement long before it was widely discussed. Coolidge encourages younger women to prioritize their own paths over trying to attract a partner. She believes that focusing on oneself and achieving personal goals is more important than trying to win over someone who may not even be interested. “I think we have to really take care of ourselves and get our own thing going. And then if a guy comes in, it’s all great. Or if a guy doesn’t come in, it’s all great,” says Coolidge.
When Jennifer Coolidge was young, she used to stand on the dock of the river near her parents' home in Norwell, Mass, dreaming of escaping to a cooler place. Her father's quote, "Character is fate," which he repeated to her as a child, was something she didn't fully understand until she got older. She now realizes that who you are determines how your life will go.
Perhaps the culture has shifted in Coolidge's favor, where people can respond to someone who is more genuine and unpolished. As a result, an unguarded scatterbrain could become a movie idol, just as a man with a stutter could become the President of the United States. "Maybe that's what I'm doing: I'm saying things that you're not supposed to say," says Coolidge. However, she quickly adds that sometimes she thinks it's just because she's tired, and she's not trying to boast.
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