There was a time Cameron Diaz literally rocked Hollywood with some awesome performances. She was highly anticipated girl in Hollywood and she totally deserved it. She had all the features that a boy would fall for. She was tall, blonde and was having a big blue eye. She was an international star and was known all across the globe. She had all the essential qualities to be leading lady on the big screen. She was also damn hot and yet down to earth personality. As far acting is concerned, she was also great at it and played many memorable roles. All in all, it won’t be an exaggeration to say that Cameron Diaz was perfect Hollywood leading lady. She shined big on screen with back to back hits in There’s Something About Mary, Vanilla Sky, and Charlie’s Angels.
It is now intriguing that why Cameron Diaz disappeared from the big screen. Hollywood has suddenly stopped casting her. She was the one who was having A-list recognition and despite that she is not having a hit in many years. While her contemporaries are still doing well at A-stage, Hollywood seems to have forgotten about Cameron Diaz. It makes us wonder what really happened. Has she lost her looks or is she having some problem in life? Here are the reasons why she is not featuring in Hollywood movies:
For many years, Cameron Diaz enjoyed the status of a golden girl in Hollywood. She enjoyed all the attention. She was on top of the world and also on top of her game. She was getting offers of a good movie and she did them with all the energy. But, the golden years didn’t last forever. Though she had a series of hits in the 90s but she was also accused of playing similar kind of roles in all the movies. She almost played a role of a goofy yet sexy girl in the all the movies.
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As per Cameron Diaz, her success didn’t come easily. She spent several hard years as a model before getting into Hollywood. Cameron said, “All of the sudden people say, ‘She’s got boobs and legs and blonde hair. Let’s talk to her!’ I’ve been paying dues for years in modeling. Not only that, it took a month and a half of Chuck Russell, The Mask‘s director, and Jim Carrey trying to get New Line to say OK on me. I didn’t sleep; I had an ulcer. Of course, when people talk of paying their dues, they mean years of going to acting school and auditioning.”
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While Cameron Diaz was involved in many hits, it is also a fact that her many movies bombed on the box office. Critics are of the view that she was not very selective while choosing her movies. Her last big hit was Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise in 2001. It has been almost two decades since she has been featured in a hit movie. If she would not have featured in few animated movies, he career would have been finished by now.
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It is a fact that Cameron Diaz was once highest paid female actress in Hollywood. She could get up to $15 million dollars for a single movie. But, her transition was really difficult in the movies. She found it difficult to get transition from comedic roles to serious ones. She even got success in films like “The Holiday” but her fans found it difficult to digest her in a serious role. She was most liked when she attempted to make people laugh.
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If the words of Cameron are to be believed, she is taking a break from Hollywood. But, many are having suspicion that she had already left Hollywood. The last film in which Cameron featured was 2014’s Annie. And, if reports are to be believed, she doesn’t have any films lined up for future. She wanted to have a break. She said, “I just went, ‘I can’t really say who I am to myself. I felt the need to make myself whole.” And, it’s been long since she disappeared.
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Cameron Diaz has always been vocal that she struggled with self-esteem issues in the past. She was having problems with her skin and acne issues. Despite being one of the most beautiful lady in the world, she sometimes feels like hiding her face. She said, “Beauty [is] a kind of radiance. People who possess a true inner beauty, their eyes are a little brighter, their skin a little more dewy. They vibrate at a different frequency.”
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Cameron has earned a title of “hot girl” over the years. People eulogize her hot figure all across the world. But, she doesn’t want to be known as just a hot girl. Cameron once said, “Sexuality and love can be different things. I can be attracted to a woman, but it doesn’t mean I want to be in love with a woman. If I’m going to be with a woman, it doesn’t mean I’m gay. We put these restraints and definitions on people, but it’s hard to define.”
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Contrary to her fan’s view that she is having just a perfect body, Cameron felt that her body was not perfect. Fans drooled over her tall and athletic figure with perfect features. But, she had hinted many times that she was not happy with the body God gave her. Cameron once said, “I want to be a big, fleshy voluptuous woman with curves. I want a big bum, but I don’t have one.”
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When there are many actors and actresses who celebrate their celebrity status with side hustles, blogs, their own clothing line, Cameron is the one who doesn’t like her celebrity status. She once said, “I can’t wait to be that age and hanging out with a bunch of people hanging out all day playing golf and going to the beach, all my own age. We’d be laughing and having a good time and getting loopy on our prescription drugs, driving golf carts around. I can’t wait.”
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Though Cameron has dated many famous men including Justin Timberlake, Jared Leto, Matt Dillon and many more, she is one who always wants to guard her private life. She said, “I love the feeling that you get when you can really laugh with a man and be natural and not always think that there’s a sexual element going on. For me, flirting with a man means making fun of myself and trying to open myself and be very unpretentious.”
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