Emma Stone Shares Costume Impact In Movie ‘The Favourite’

Emma Stone takes her craft seriously — so seriously, in fact, that her commitment to one role temporarily altered her body.

The Oscar-winning actor, known for films like “Easy A,” and Disney’s “Cruella,” has played a range of characters over the years. However, it was her 2018 film, “The Favourite,” that not only entertained fans but also pushed her physical limits.

“[This was] my first time ever wearing a corset,” Stone revealed to Vogue in their “My Life In Style” segment on Aug. 14. “I can confirm it does shift your organs after a while.”

She explained that her “body shape” remained altered for “a month” after filming commenced, all due to the extreme tightness of the garment.

“It pulls you in, I have a very big rib cage, so it’s like an intense thing to maneuver,” she continued. “My body was definitely not built for a corset.

Still, it wasn’t all suffering. Stone called wearing the corset a “gift,” joking that it helped her build up an unusual skill: the ability to “hold” her breath underwater for “a really long time.”

The film, shot just outside of London, England, featured elaborate costumes by designer Sandy Powell, whom Stone refers to as a “genius” and a “legend.”

This isn’t the first time the actor has opened up about her discomfort with this particular clothing option. In 2018, on the “Graham Norton Show,” Stone spoke about her experience.

“Women existed in that for such a long time, which does give you a lot of sympathy for that time period and what [they] were going through,” she said. “For the first month, I couldn’t breathe.”