Chloë Grace Moretz reveals how viral Family Guy scene led to terrible body dysmorphia: 'My body is being used as a joke'

Chloë Grace Moretz has opened up about a Family Guy character that was primarily based on her in 2011, claiming it made her “super self-conscious” about her body as a 14-year-old.

Speaking to Hunger Magazine, Moretz spoke out concerning the fleeting character, known as ‘Legs Go All The Way Up Griffin’ that appeared within the collection’ episode, Amish Guy.

In the interview, the Kick-Ass actress explains the character was primarily based on a paparazzi picture of her that was taken on the time.

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Chloe Grace Moretz attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) — Moretz has spoken out about a Family Guy episode that made enjoyable of her body when she was simply 14. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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“I’ve actually never really talked about this, but there was one meme that really affected me, of me walking into a hotel with a pizza box in my hand,” Moretz mentioned.

“This photo got manipulated into a character from Family Guy with the long legs and the short torso, and it was one of the most widespread memes at the time.”

Moretz went on to say when she tried to discuss it with individuals in her shut circles, they instructed her to recover from it.

Family Guy's meme of Chloë Grace Moretz, based on a paparazzi photo that was taken of her. The episode, titled 'Amish Guy' aired in 2011, when she was 14. — Family Guy turned a picture of Moretz into a caricature, naming the character ‘Legs Go All The Way Up Griffin’. (Fox)

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“Everyone was making fun of my body, and I brought it up with someone, and they were like, ‘Oh, shut the f–k up, it’s funny.’

She continued: “I simply bear in mind sitting there and pondering, my body is being used as a joke, and it is one thing that I am unable to change about who I’m,” she added.

Moretz went on to reveal the meme going viral went on to contribute to serious “body dysmorphia” that affected her life utterly.

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“It took a layer of one thing that I used to get pleasure from, which was getting dressed up and going to a carpet and taking a picture, and made me tremendous self-conscious,” Moretz said.

“I believe that body dysmorphia – which all of us cope with on this world – is extrapolated by the problems of social media,” she added.

Moretz said she spent the next few years avoiding photographers and became incredibly anxious in settings where pictures were taken.