Chloe Grace Moretz Family Guy meme

The actor says "horrific" memes on social media ridiculing her body made her a recluse.

“Then came the onslaught of horrific memes that started getting sent to me about my body,” Moretz said. And I think that body dysmorphia — which we all deal with in this world – is extrapolated by the issues of social media. The viral meme, which ridiculed the actor’s body, was created after a photographer snapped a picture of Moretz walking into a hotel carrying a pizza box.

Chloe Grace Moretz has spoken out about how the viral ridicule over her appearance, stemming from a character on Family Guy, continues to impact her.

While Moretz has pointed to a symptom of larger, systemic inequities, the awareness she has sought to raise offers an important perspective on the consequences of the age of internet virality. [Hunger Magazine](https://www.hungertv.com/editorial/chloe-grace-moretz-on-fame-and-social-media-i-basically-became-a-recluse/), the actress said that the discourse surrounding her appearance initiated by the meme has had a lasting negative effect on her self-esteem to the point of contributing to her struggle with body dysmorphia. According to Moretz the onslaught of insults she saw on social media pushed her to begin therapy to work through the collision of the public's perception of her with her own self-image. And this photo got manipulated into a character from ‘Family Guy’ with the long legs and the short torso, and it was one of the most widespread memes at the time. While she remained silent on the meme at the time, Moretz has now expressed her ongoing discomfort with her appearance being the target of viral jokes. In fact, despite being just 25 years old, the challenges of navigating life as a celebrity have been ongoing for Moretz who began acting at age 7 and cemented herself as a household name at just 13 following her breakout role as [Hit-Girl in the superhero film Kick-Ass](https://screenrant.com/kick-ass-movie-nicolas-cage-big-daddy/).

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Chloë Grace Moretz is opening up about how fame and social media caused her to "basically" become a "recluse."

My heart rate would rise and I would hyperventilate.” And to this day, when I see that meme, it’s something very hard for me to overcome.” And this photo got manipulated into a character from ‘Family Guy’ with the long legs and the short torso, and it was one of the most widespread memes at the time.”

Chloë Moretz has spoken out about the devastating impact of an infamous Family Guy meme after it went viral on social media.

[Film & TV Observer](https://thebrag.com/observer/film-tv/). “It was something so benign as walking into a hotel with leftovers. My heart rate would rise and I would hyperventilate.” [Get unlimited access to the coverage that shapes our culture.Subscribe to Rolling Stone magazineSubscribe to Rolling Stone magazine](https://au.rollingstone.com/subscribe-magazine/) [Family Guy](https://thebrag.com/family-guy-long-time-character-comes-out/) with the long legs and the short torso, and it was one of the most widespread memes at the time.” [Hunger](https://www.hungertv.com/editorial/chloe-grace-moretz-on-fame-and-social-media-i-basically-became-a-recluse/), Moretz opened up about the effects of suddenly becoming the target of trolls and body-shamers after a side-by-side comparison of the star with an image from the animated series went viral, saying that it gave her “anxiety” and made it her “super self-conscious”.

"I just remember sitting there and thinking, my body is being used as a joke, and it's something that I can't change about who I am, and it is being posted ...

"For a long time I was able to be the Chloë that people see and the Chloë that I am in private. "I basically became a recluse," she added. "And I think that body dysmorphia -- which we all deal with in this world -- is extrapolated by the issues of social media. And to this day, when I see that meme, it's something very hard for me to overcome." "I've actually never really talked about this, but there was one meme that really affected me, of me walking into a hotel with a pizza box in my hand," she added. [Hunger Magazine](https://www.hungertv.com/editorial/chloe-grace-moretz-on-fame-and-social-media-i-basically-became-a-recluse/), the actress shared her thoughts on the ["Family Guy" ](https://toofab.com/tags/familyguy)meme made about her body, revealing she became "self-conscious," experienced body dysmorphia and ultimately "became a recluse" after the meme went viral.

The actor said the meme contributed to her body dysmorphia.

“For a long time I was able to be the Chloë that people see and the Chloë that I am in private. Moretz said the meme “took a layer of something that I used to enjoy, which was getting dressed up and going to a carpet and taking a photo, and made me super self-conscious. Moretz, 25, has been acting for the last 20 years, and since she was 12 years old and the star of Kick-ass, has been hounded by paparazzi. And I think that body dysmorphia — which we all deal with in this world – is extrapolated by the issues of social media. And to this day, when I see that meme, it’s something very hard for me to overcome.” A photo of her carrying a box of takeout pizza into a hotel room was made into a meme comparing her to the Family Guy character [Legs That Go All The Way Up Griffin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAUJ7Pt8_vs)— subjecting the actor to intense body scrutiny that she says has affected her for a long time.