Nicole Kidman lied about height to secure auditions early in career

Nicole Kidman has revealed she had to lie about her height early in her career, taking half an inch off to secure auditions. Kidman is 5ft 11in (1.8 metres) but she told the Radio Times she would pretend to be 5ft 10 and a half to get work. “I was told, ‘You won’t have a career. You’re too tall’,” she said. “People would say, ‘How’s the air up there?’ Now, I get, ‘You’re so much taller than I thought’, or men grappling with how high my heels should be.”

tips

reveal 露出，透露（unviel 揭开）

audition 试镜

secure a. 安全的；vt. 获得

pretend 假装

grapple v. 抓住

grapple wiht 解决问题