Overview

• On the How to Fail With Elizabeth Day podcast, Anderson said the sex symbol label is a “slippery slope” that brought unwanted and sometimes scary attention.
• Her bare-faced look went viral at Victoria Beckham’s Paris Fashion Week show in September 2023 and has since become her signature public style.
• Anderson describes foregoing makeup as a deliberate rejection of objectification and an effort to redefine conventional beauty standards.
• She cites the 2019 death of her longtime makeup artist and her openness about mental health in a 2023 Netflix documentary and memoir as catalysts for her authentic image.
• She is set to continue her career reinvention with a starring role in the upcoming film The Naked Man.