“That was a very liberating thing for me”: Emily Blunt Reveals Her Embarrassing Illness Helped Her Become $80M Rich Hollywood A-Lister After Nearly Quitting Acting
Emily Blunt initially struggled to find her own voice, despite the fact that she may be best known for delivering some iconic lines in multiple successful movies. The Depression Diaries actress hasn’t looked back since giving her breakthrough performance in The Devil Wears Prada in 2006. She went on to star in a number of successful movies after that, including Tom Cruise’s Edge of Tomorrow. The 39-year-old actress has also spoken candidly about her struggle as a child with a stutter, calling it a “dreadful imposter in your body.”
Since she “couldn’t speak fluently” as a child due to her speech impediment, the Pain Hustlers star reportedly spent her childhood concentrating on “watching and listening” to others. Blunt may be one of Hollywood’s rich A-listers, but she hasn’t achieved it without her own struggles. So how did she evolve to be one of the most talented actors while battling a stutter?
Emily Blunt turned her weakness into her strength
The British actress who gained popularity for her roles in The Devil Wears Prada, Mary Poppins, A Quiet Place I and II, and The Girl on the Train is also a well-known writer and director. In addition to three nominations for the British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, she has won multiple honors for her outstanding performances over the years. The Girl on the Train actress has battled a nearly crippling stutter since she was a young child, despite the fact that ‘speech impediment’ may not be the first thing that comes to mind with such a skilled orator.
Blunt talked openly about the impact her stutter had on her life and how acting had helped her get over her condition. Hollywood doesn’t always address disabilities, but many people valued Blunt’s candid portrayal of what it’s like to live with a stutter.
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“And that was a very liberating thing for me as a kid. Suddenly, I had a fluency,” she explained. She was very interested in working for the United Nations. “I always loved languages. I didn’t stutter when I spoke other languages,” Emily Blunt added.
How did her acting career help in Emily Blunt’s stutter?
People who stutter often use their creative endeavors as an outlet. Many stutterers choose to sing because it is a powerful form of expression and their stammer doesn’t interfere with music. A similar chance to discover her own voice in a professional setting was provided to Blunt by acting. Emily Blunt also thinks that if she didn’t stutter, she wouldn’t make a good actress. In an interview with You magazine, the actress said, “It [the stutter] was the making of me in many ways.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, speech disorders like stuttering make it difficult to speak fluently and naturally. It often begins in childhood and is also known as stammering. Now that she is familiar with it, Blunt wants to help anyone who is struggling with stuttering.
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Blunt, who works with The Stuttering Foundation on educational campaigns about stutters, is adamant that spreading awareness on this issue. She accomplished this through her affiliation with the American Institute for Stuttering.
Source: The Things
