It’s easy to fall for the myth that celebrities are impenetrable PR machines incapable of being affected by insults or name calling.

Of course, celebrities are humans just like the rest of us, and many of them used to be exactly like us.

They grew up in humble houses, went to school, and experienced all of the typical ups and downs that come with becoming an adult.

Not only that, but breaking into the entertainment industry is notoriously difficult, and with showbiz being the unforgiving beast that it is,

it’s hardly surprising that many young actors and actresses face harsh criticism, with the possibility that any perceived flaws they have will be used against them.

Just ask Nicole Kidman, who recently went on record recalling how people told her that due to her height, she would never be successful in Hollywood.

Kidman, whose stellar career has seen her win multiple honors, including an Oscar, said in an interview with Radio Times that it wasn’t always easy for her to become a household name.

‘You won’t have a career,’ I was informed. You’re too tall,’said Kidman.

‘I say I’m 5ft 101/2in but I’m really 5ft 11in.
I was dubbed Stalky and made fun of. ‘How’s the air up there?’ would be said by others.

I now get comments like, ‘You’re so much taller than I thought,’ or males questioning how high my heels ought to be.

Furthermore, Kidman disclosed that her height has caused problems for her knees, despite the fact that others may find her height to be glamorous.

She remarked, ‘I’m so thankful to be well and able to move around.’ ‘Having said that, my height has contributed to a number of my problems, including knee pain and other ailments.’

The 56-year-old recently opened up about her contentious divorce from Tom Cruise.

The actress’s admirers will be well aware that Kidman and Cruise divorced just before she was awarded an Oscar in 2003 for her performance as Virginia Woolf in The Hours.

In the ten years prior to their marriage, Cruise and Kidman had made a name for themselves as one of Hollywood’s power couples.

They went on to adopt two children, Connor, 28, and Isabella, 31, together. Sadly, it collapsed after a period of eleven years.

The couple would eventually get a divorce, though Kidman couldn’t have asked for a worse moment for it to end.

After starring in The Hours, the actress received an Academy Award nomination; however, her divorce with Cruise overshadowed what should have been one of her career’s high points.

Even though Kidman received her first and only Oscar, she has since stated that her big night was marred by events in her personal life.

She claimed, as reported by People, ‘I went home and ended up ordering takeout and eating it on the floor

of the Beverly Hills Hotel,’ in an interview with author Dave Karger for his new book 50 Oscar Nights.

My family and I ate a burger and French fries on the hotel floor before I went to bed. I realized at that point.

I went, ‘I need to find love; I need a relationship with someone.’ Because this is the appropriate moment to declare, ‘This is ours.’