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The fear of getting older, “serious” roles: Charlize Theron confides in GQ

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The fear of getting older, “serious” roles: Charlize Theron confides in GQ

The South African actress speaks without a wink about her job and the fantasy of the woman who cannot age.
Charlize Theron is perhaps one of the most interesting actresses of her generation. The one who would have been content to play beautiful blondes rescued by the brave hero preferred to have a varied career between action films and independent dramas. Decisions that led her to the Oscar for Best Actress in 2004 for her role as a murderous prostitute (where she was crowned at the same time as her former companion Sean Penn). “Monster.”
But this little cinematic gem should not remain without a sequel: Charlize then made a film of it “In the Valley of Elah”, “Far from the scorched earth” “The street”or even the thundering one “Crazy Max”. A real visual slap in the face that gave her perhaps her most beautiful role, that of a strong woman for whom Hollywood often leaves little room. What do these films have in common? Subtle interpretations of deep roles that young people in their mid-forties appreciate.
However, attaining this grail is not necessarily easy for physically beautiful people, as she explains in the latest issue of GQ. “Really serious jobs are for people who are physically fit, period.”, She says. “How many roles have been written for the damn 1.80 meter tall, beautiful model in an elegant dress? When the roles with some substance came along, I was in the running, but the pretty candidates were the first to get fired.“Clichés are difficult to avoid, especially when you're one of Dior's main muses… However, the fact that you can combine talent, seriousness and a dream body is proven by the actress, who once again appears statuesque on the cover of the British edition of the magazine.”

Serena Williams denounces the treatment of black women giving birth in the US

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Serena Williams denounces the treatment of black women giving birth in the US

“Doctors don’t listen to us,” insists Serena Williams, who denounces the disparate treatment of women giving birth in the United States. While on the other side of the Atlantic maternal mortality is already at an unflattering level, the risk of death for black women is three times higher than for white women.

The tennis star that she is, the multimillionaire that she suffered under postpartum complications which resulted in her having to stay in bed for six weeks. The day after her cesarean section, Because Serena Williams was suddenly short of breath, she requested a CT scan, heparin and an anticoagulant. Neither the nurse nor the doctors took her seriously because they thought the painkiller would confuse her.

The scan ultimately revealed a pulmonary embolism. When she returned to the operating room, doctors found a large hematoma that was causing internal bleeding.

Sensitized by their own experience

This experience made her aware of the treatment of black women during childbirth. “We are three times more likely to die than white women. The fact that some doctors don't care that much about us is heartbreaking. Many African Americans and black people are not as fortunate as I am. Given what happened to me, it would have been difficult if I didn't have the care that I did. It's heartbreaking to imagine other women going through these complications without the same care. The bias still exists and needs to be addressed. We have to stand up (…) and say clearly that this is not normal.”

Due to a lack of reliable statistics, Washington has not published an official rate in a decade. But scientific work and international estimates point to the same observation: mothers die at a much higher rate in the world's leading power than in other rich countries.

Within the OECD, only Mexico performs worse. According to the organization, the American mortality rate in 2014 was 24 deaths per 100,000 births. About three times more than in France, four times more than in Canada and seven to eight times more than in Japan, the Netherlands or Norway.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, “Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy than white women.” »

After becoming a mother for the first time last September, the American tennis player won another women's match at the tournament in Indian Wells, California. The former world No. 1 won his first official singles match since the 2017 Australian Open last Friday.