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  • Emily Blunt Explains Why She Struggles With Being the Center of Attention

    Emily Blunt Explains Why She Struggles With Being the Center of Attention

    Emily Blunt apparently struggles with being the center of attention and has a very good reason for her affliction — because she is British.

    Emily Blunt, 32, received much adulation while attending the Cannes Film Festival this week, during which she called the high-heel ban “disappointing,” for the premiere of her new movie, Sicario.

    The Denis Villeneuve-directed film was very well received by the audience that showered her with never-ending applause for her portrayal of an FBI agent who joins Josh and Benicio Del Toro’s efforts to disrupt Mexican drug trafficking, However, Emily Blunt said it made her feel very uncomfortable.

    “British people have a really hard time with that,” she told USA Today. “We have a hard time with ongoing enthusiasm and being the center of attention.”

    There was one fan from whom Emily Blunt didn’t mind receiving praise. Two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, who was in attendance at the premiere, offered words of praise for Blunt’s performance, which made for a memorable, “surreal” moment for the mother of baby Hazel.

    “[She] just said how much she loved it. That she was sort of stunned by it,” she smiled. “It was quite lovely.”

    After the premiere, Emily Blunt was able to enjoy a a few parties and a late night pizza before returning to her hotel at 3 a.m. to call her husband John Krasinski back home in the U.S.

    “He was just really proud and happy,” she said of her conversation with Krasinski. “It was all good news.”

    In the end and despite the rough subject of the film, Emily Blunt enjoyed the evening.

    “My tendency is to downplay everything,” said Emily Blunt. “But, hand on my heart, it was quite a magical night.”

  • Emily Blunt Disappointed Over Cannes Rule About Women Wearing Heels

    Emily Blunt spoke out about a rule at the Cannes Film Festival involving women wearing high heels. Yes, in a world where equality is supposed to reign, a rule at Cannes mandates women can’t attend premieres or certain social events if they aren’t wearing heels.

    This is absurd.

    The Into the Woods actress is at Cannes promoting her latest film, Sicario. She spoke out about the sexist practice during a press conference on Tuesday. She was asked about a report in which women were turned away from a screening of Carol because they wore rhinestone encrusted flats instead of the mandatory high heels. The group turned away included much older women and even some with medical conditions.

    “Yeah, that’s very disappointing,” Emily Blunt said. “To think there are these waves of equality and waves of people discovering that women are so fascinating and interesting to watch and bankable [on-screen].”

    Emily Blunt isn’t a fan of high heels–and she definitely doesn’t think people should be forced to wear them.

    “Everyone should wear flats to be honest,” she said. “We shouldn’t be wearing high heels anyways. That’s my point of view. I just prefer wearing Converse sneakers.”

    While Screen Daily reports that festival reps “confirm that it is obligatory for all women to wear high-heels to red-carpet screenings,” Cannes festival director Thierry Frémaux responded to the talk on Twitter on Tuesday, calling the rumors “unfounded.”

    Do you agree with Emily Blunt, that this rule about high heels at Cannes is archaic?

    It’s hard to fathom in this day and age that such a rule is even a consideration. While dress codes have their place, there are certainly many options for dressy flats that are just as appropriate for any event as high heels.