Anya Taylor-Joy Avoids Mirrors Because Her Eyes Are ‘So Far Apart’

Anya Taylor-Joy has a unique face you can’t forget after seeing her: high cheekbones, wide-set eyes and a pointy chin. However, it wasn’t until the criticisms of those on social media that she felt self-conscious about the distance between her eyes. In 2016, the actress did an interview with W Magazine in which she was immediately asked if she’s ever felt “self-conscious” over her facial features.

The publication flat-out asked the then 20-year-old actress, “You have those beautiful eyes and they’re so far apart. When you were a kid, did they make you self-conscious?” The Witch star said she was “never aware” that her eyes were far apart. Until someone tagged her on Facebook in “a picture with a fish, and they were like, ‘This is you ’cause your eyes are like here.'”

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Taylor-Joy’s confidence in herself plummeted as she recalled, “I kind of stopped looking in mirrors for a very long time. I still don’t really spend a lot of time in front of mirrors because I don’t really have to deal with my face. Unfortunately, y’all do.” Anya later told interviewer Lynn Hirschberg that she was still “growing into” herself and felt a lot “less awkward” as a result.

Her Fans’ Support

Her interview resurfaced on

Anya Taylor-Joy reveals she stopped looking in mirrors after seeing memes making fun of her appearance online. pic.twitter.com/G5XHhDGb4D

— Pop Tingz (@ThePopTingz) April 14, 2023?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter over the weekend, but this time, fans defended the actress’ features. One fan

she’s gorgeous people need to leave her alone pic.twitter.com/dkDHGmvfM3

— ☽karl☾ (@selunescorpio) April 14, 2023?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote, “She’s gorgeous people need to leave her alone.” Another fan said, “Are u serious? Before I even knew Anya Taylor, I saved pictures of her on Pinterest cos she’s literally the most beautiful woman I ever saw! Tried drawing her, but the references were too gorgeous to do justice. I’m so surprised she’s getting hate for her looks!” Another fan said, “What I literally thought she was one of the most beautiful people in the world when I saw Split.” One fan sadly

This is depressing af, I feel bad for her. I think she looks amazing https://t.co/EXZa6tTtgw

— crosstnight.bsky.social (@crispylopes) April 16, 2023?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said, “This is depressing af, I feel bad for her. I think she looks amazing.”