Sultry actress Scarlett Johansson may have played a home-wrecking 20-something in this year's "He's Just Not that Into You," but in real-life, she's busy setting up house and making music. Scarlett, who, let's face it, has been linked to some of Hollywood's most desirable leading men, including Justin Timberlake and Josh Hartnett, tied the knot early last year with actor Ryan Reynolds.
The actress, who was 23 at the time she walked down the aisle, opens up in Glamour's November issue, about the relationship.“I never really thought about getting married—it just kind of happened," she said. "You hope that a relationship makes you better, that you learn things about yourself. … I feel more confident to explore things within myself that I hadn’t thought about in the past.”
One thing, the "Lost in Translation" star is exploring is music. Scarlett combined forces with singer-songwriter Pete Yorn to release her album The Breakup this September. The idea apparently came about when Pete texted her suggesting they work on an album — this was before he actually knew whether or not she could sing (talk about a leap of faith!). She said yes, even though she thought the idea was weird at first, and to Pete's relief, he learned that she could indeed carry a tune.
While, it's easy to imagine a Hollywood starlet with a great husband and a soaring career as indefensible, Scarlett also told Glamour about some of her insecurities.
During her training for the upcoming "Iron Man 2," she battled rumors suggesting she had drastically lost about 14 pounds. “I could never lose 14 pounds.… I hate seeing these ridiculous articles where [tabloids] guess someone’s weight.… I can’t look at somebody who is 6 feet tall and 120 pounds and say, I’m going to get that body. That’s just never going to happen. You have to work with what you’ve got.” You tell em' Scarlett!
Scarlett, who starred in her first movie at age 10, also opened up about the anxiety she still feels before heading out on the red carpet. "I love to get ready for the red carpet," she says, "But being on it is very uncomfortable. It’s so freakish and weird. I get flop sweats, dry mouth, heart palpitations, allover panic!”
As confident and composed as she seems, it's endearing to know that even one of Hollywood's leading ladies gets a little nervous from time to time…and what's more, that she's willing to open up about.
