Twin trouble

Kate Beckinsale was flattered when her breasts became a talking point in the press — until she realised critics were judging her assets.

Kate Beckinsale was flattered when her breasts became a talking point in the press — until she realised critics were judging her assets.

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The actress admits she was pleased with tabloid reports which suggested she had undergone a breast enhancement operation after she put on weight for her role in 2004’s

The Aviator

.

But she was hurt after learning her chest was being ridiculed by the media.

She says, “At one point I felt as though everyone was out to get me. We were suddenly talking about breasts — not brains. I was having everything examined from my cellulite to my choice of films. I had allowed myself to be flattered when all this talk of breasts started because I assumed it meant I looked good. But when I found out it meant I had horrible boobs I was taken aback. I began to wonder why I cared about things which, essentially, don’t matter at all.”

And despite being named

Esquire

magazine’s Sexiest Woman Alive, Beckinsale insists she still worries about her image: “I’ve always had doubts about my looks. Most women have body issues and I’m no different.”