Kat Dennings, Fat and Casting Directors

Kat Dennings Says Casting Directors Called Her ‘Fat’ and Not ‘Pretty’ at 12 Years Old: ‘Very Harsh’ (Exclusive)
In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE, Kat Dennings looks back at the harsh critiques she received from casting directors as a child actor and recalls how she was told she was "fat" at just 12 years old.
Kat Dennings says casting directors called her ‘fat’ and not ‘pretty enough’ when she was 12: ‘They’re idiots’
It was pretty crazy thinking about it. I’m like, ‘How can anyone say that about a little kid? This is insane,'” Dennings recalled.
Kat Dennings Says Casting Directors Told Her She Wasn't ‘Pretty Enough' and ‘Fat' at Age 12: ‘There Was Not a Lot of Inclusivity at All'
Since getting her start on the WB sitcom “Raising Dad” 24 years ago, Kat Dennings has seen it all. In a recent conversation with People, Dennings discussed casting directors who were “very cruel” to her even at a young age.
Kat Dennings reveals ‘very cruel’ things casting directors told her at age 12: ‘It was pretty crazy’
Kat Dennings explained that the casting directors would say “very cruel” things to her even though they were “talking about a child.”
Kat Dennings Was Told She Was “Fat” And Not “Pretty Enough” By “Cruel” Casting Directors As A Child Star: “Very Different Environment Than It Is Now”
Showbiz certainly isn’t for the faint of heart, as Kat Dennings can attest to. The Shifting Gears star opened up to People about the scrutiny she was put under for her appearance as she was starting out in the industry,
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