Chloe Grace Moretz talks about a meme with an edited photo of her comparing her to the Family Guy cartoon

Chloe Grace Moretz has admitted that a viral meme making fun of her looks caused her to retreat from the spotlight and left her facing anxiety.

The Carrie actress, 25, told Hunger magazine that an internet prank in which her photo was altered to make her look like a leggy Family Guy character caused her to suffer from body dysmorphia.

“I just remember sitting there and thinking, ‘My body is being used as a joke and that’s something I can’t change about who I am, and it’s being posted all over Instagram,” she told the publication.

On social media platforms, an image of Chloe carrying pizza through a hotel was posted alongside cartoon character Legs Go All the Way Up Griffin.

“This photo was manipulated into a Family Guy character with long legs and a short torso, and it was one of the most popular memes at the time,” the actress told the publication about from the 2016 snapshot.

In the actual scene, Chloe looked chic in black shorts and black heels which highlighted her figure.

But Moretz explained: “Everyone was making fun of my body and I talked to someone about it and they were like, ‘Oh shut the fuck up, that’s funny.

Speaking publicly about the moment for the first time, she added, “I just remember sitting there and thinking, ‘My body is being used as a joke and that’s something I can’t. change about who I am, and it’s published. all over Instagram.”

As a result, the blonde beauty said she had become a “recluse”.

“To this day, when I see this meme, it’s something very difficult for me to overcome,” she admitted.

And she added that she felt ‘a bit sad’ about the experience which made her feel uncomfortable in public, although stepping back helped her feel better.

‘[I was able to] I have so many experiences that people haven’t photographed,” she noted, elaborating, “but at the same time it made me very anxious when I was photographed. My heart rate would increase and I would hyperventilate.

Opening up even more, she explained, “It took a layer of something I loved, which was getting dressed, going to a mat and taking a picture, and it made me feel great. embarrassed.

“I think body dysmorphia – which we all face in this world – is extrapolated by social media issues. It’s a f**k.

Speaking of the past 24 months in general, she said, “To say the past two years have been transformative is an understatement, to say the least,” Moretz said. “I’m a very different girl than I was. I feel like a woman now.

Chloe’s reflection came in the magazine’s Celebrity Issue, for which other stars like Travis Barker and Lili Reinhart were also interviewed.