Kristen Stewart On How Spencer Helped Her Understand Mental Health Struggles
Kristen Stewart released an in-depth statement on Monday sharing her insights on mental health, which were shaped by her role as Princess Diana in Spencer. Stewart has enjoyed the honor of her first-ever nomination for Best Actress for the 2022 Academy Awards for the biopic, directed by Pablo Larraín. She's made great use of the press tour so far, generating plenty of media buzz which has celebrated that the category will include a nominee who identifies as openly bisexual to foster visibility for LGBTQ+ actors. She also recently served as the honorary chair at the Independent Spirit Awards, where she and fellow hosts Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally gave Vladimir Putin the middle finger in opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Spencer intimately follows a slightly fictionalized version of Princess Diana as she wages subtle battles with the British royal family over the course of a holiday weekend. Stewart's performance demanded much of the actress, who portrays one of the world's most beloved tragic figures, including the tricky execution of a visceral scene in which Stewart as Diana appears to eat pearls from a broken necklace. Larraín, who directed a similar historical psychological drama in his 2016 film Jackie starring Natalie Portman, provided a perspective on the Princess rarely seen, which addresses not only the figure's publicized issues within her marriage to Prince Charles and the pressures of living in the royal family, but also alludes to her struggles living with an eating disorder.
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In an emotional statement using the official letterhead for Spencer, which was shared on Twitter by entertainment journalist Courtney
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