Taylor Momsen owes a lot to The Grinch, a Christmas film still loved today that cast her as Cindy Chi Lou. Although she admits today that she loved that experience, the actress also recalled her difficult time at school.
Taylor Momsen she is very happy to have acted in it The Grinchdespite being just a child at the beginning of her career at the time. Alongside Jim Carrey, she played the sweet and courageous Cindy Chi Lou and, although she holds precious memories of that experience, at the same time the actress recalled how that film marked her childhood, making her a victim of bullying at school.
Taylor Momsen recalls the difficult period after The Grinch: “They teased me nonstop”
Interviewed by Call Her DaddyTaylor Momsen admitted that acting in The Grinch at just seven years old was an incredible experience: “The Grinch, for me, was fantastic. I don’t have bad memories. Everything was great, so much fun.” She was just a child at the time, but she already knew that that film “It was an incredible project to take part in, of such a high standard at such an early ageovane” and was so happy to act alongside actors like Jim Carrey e Molly Shannonas well as with the director Ron Howard.
The Grinch, in reality, also represented his first experience in a recording studio, since it was Taylor Momsen himself who sang Where Are You Christmas? in the Christmas movie. The same song then returned 25 years later in a rock version, a cover created by Momsen and her band The Pretty Reckless. While she fondly remembers that period and the overall experience on set, the actress had to deal with that legacy during her childhood. “When the film came out I was in school and was teased relentlessly. They were like, ‘You’re the Grinch girl.’ I moved a lot. All of these things were difficult for me as a child. But as I got older, looking back on it, I came to the conclusion that everything that happened, all the experiences I had in making this film were wonderful. ‘Then why do I want to avoid it?’. I’m Cindy Chi Lou, I’m that girl, I still amTaylor Momsen and Jim Carrey also gave fans a brief reunion a few months ago.
