'I was misquoted': Charlize Theron walks back 'pretty women don't get meaty roles' comment... and is 'shocked' at reaction

By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com

Published: 15:00 EST, 14 April 2016 | Updated: 19:26 EST, 14 April 2016

She made headlines earlier this month when she appeared to slam the movie industry for its lack of roles for pretty women.

But now Charlize Theron is backtracking on the comment published in the May Issue of British GQ, which quoted her as saying: 'When meaty roles come through, I've been in the room and pretty people get turned away first.'

'What I was really trying to say was,  people always ask me why I play so many characters that are so deconstructed, and my point with that was, how many characters really are there out there for a woman wearing a gown?' she told Access Hollywood.

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Misquoted: Charlize Theron has insisted that her remark about how 'pretty women don't get meaty roles' in Hollywood was taken out of context in an interview published by British GQ for its May issue

Misquoted: Charlize Theron has insisted that her remark about how 'pretty women don't get meaty roles' in Hollywood was taken out of context in an interview published by British GQ for its May issue

Speaking at Monday's Hollywood premiere of The Huntsman: Winter's War, the South African beauty, 40, insisted that she had been badly misquoted by the UK magazine.

'I’m somewhat shocked by how I got so misquoted,' she told the entertainment TV show.

She insisted that her remarks were taken out of context, when she was quoted as saying: 'Jobs with real gravitas go to people that are physically right for them and that's the end of the story.'

'How many roles are out there for the gorgeous, f**king, gown-wearing eight-foot model?

Theron clarified that what she really meant was that, when it comes to getting roles, 'You have to kind of play real people.' 

'You have to play real people': The South African beauty, 40, clarified what she had meant at Monday's premiere of The Huntsman: Winter's War. In the film, she reprises her role as evil queen Ravenna, pictured

'You have to play real people': The South African beauty, 40, clarified what she had meant at Monday's premiere of The Huntsman: Winter's War. In the film, she reprises her role as evil queen Ravenna, pictured

The former model isn't averse to radically changing her appearance for film roles. She shaved her head for her part in Mad Max: Fury Road, left, and was unrecognizable as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in 2003's Monster
The former model isn't averse to radically changing her appearance for film roles. She shaved her head for her part in Mad Max: Fury Road, left, and was unrecognizable as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in 2003's Monster

The former model isn't averse to radically changing her appearance for film roles. She shaved her head for her part in Mad Max: Fury Road, left, and was unrecognizable as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in 2003's Monster

While she is widely acknowledged to be one of the most beautiful women int he world, Theron, who started out as a model before making it big in movies, isn't afraid to change her appearance drastically for a role.

She shaved her signature blonde hair to the skull for the part of Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road.

And she famously transformed herself into serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the 2003 film Monster, that won her a Best Actress Academy Award.

Naturally pretty: Theron raised eyebrows when she was quoted in British GQ as saying: 'When meaty roles come through, I've been in the room and pretty people get turned away first'

Naturally pretty: Theron raised eyebrows when she was quoted in British GQ as saying: 'When meaty roles come through, I've been in the room and pretty people get turned away first'

Meanwhile, Theron put her stunning best foot forward in Las Vegas on Wednesday where she attended the 2016 Will Rogers Pioneer Of The Year Dinner. 

The actress was flawless in a loose black frock with gold sequins and an unbuttoned neckline. 

Her new film Winter's War, in which she once again stars as evil Queen Ravenna, hits movie theatres on April 22. 

 

 

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