If you’ve seen Anna Kendrick in one of her wildly successful films (Twilight, Up In The Air, Pitch Perfect, anyone?) then you know she’s got killer acting and singing chops. But what you might not know is that she’s just as cool and down to Earth off set as well.
Anna recently sat down with ELLE magazine for an interview, as well as a photo shoot, for the cover of their first ever social issue. And there’s probably no starlet better for the job – after all, she’s the celeb master of Twitter, leaving her followers gasping for air and begging for more whenever she takes to the Twittersphere.
So what did she have to say about her amazing success and her much-joked about “awkward” phase?
On family and divorce:
Kendrick grew up in Portland, Maine, in a house sandwiched between the pond where she and her older brother, Michael, ice-skated in the winter and the baseball diamond where they watched Little League games in the summer. Their parents—Janice, an accountant, and William, a teacher—divorced when she was 15 but stayed on good terms. “I hate when people think you’re broken because your parents are divorced,” Kendrick says. “And I really reject the idea of staying together for the kids. If they’re growing up in a house that’s not healthy, it’s better to know that’s not the model of what marriage should be.”
On her sex appeal:
This lack of ego, coupled with the stealth hourglass shape, the porcelain skin, and the smart mouth, add up to a very specific kind of sex appeal. Kendrick, who hasn’t publicly dated since she and Edgar Wright broke up last year, says she hasn’t been hit on since Up in the Air, “honest to God.” For the 5 million-plus people who have YouTubed her Newcastle Brown Ale Super Bowl ad, this will be hard to buy. In it, the actress is simultaneously sexy and hilarious, twirling her movie-star hair and deadpanning that she’s “approachable hot, like the-hottest-girl-in-your-improv-class-hot.” [@RyBrockington: "Breaking News: I can indeed confirm that @AnnaKendrick47 was the hottest girl in my improv class."] “I’ve never felt like I’ve exactly traded on my looks,” the actress says matter-of-factly. “When I was a teenager, I was an ultralate bloomer, and my mom would say it was a blessing, because it means you never have to wonder if guys are only interested in you because you’ve got boobs. I would have been thrilled if guys were interested in me because of my boobs!” But maybe it’s for the best. “Similarly, I think I’m lucky that I’ve never had a crisis about whether the only reason I’m successful is because I’m crazy hot. It’s not something that crosses my mind.”
For more, check out the July issue, on newsstands June 24 – and be sure to check out the ELLE Twitter account (@ellemagazine), because she’s taking it over today!
Photos via ELLE and WENN.
