Linda Evangelista Calls Post-Production Retouching 'the Devil': 'All the Magic and Soul Has Disappeared'
The supermodel shared her pet peeves with the modeling industry and how photoshoots have begun to lose their "artistry" on 'The View'
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Linda Evangelista on The ViewLinda Evangelista opened up about her biggest qualms with the ever-changing modeling industry during a recent interview on The View.
To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the 58-year-old model joined The View to discuss her two cancer diagnoses and treatments. However, she also revealed that since taking a break from the modeling industry in 2016, she’s noticed how the industry has facilitated a new era where “all the magic and soul had disappeared.”
The supermodel believes the new approach to photoshoots is that “everything is fixed later” and in turn affects the “artistry” of the shoots.
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Linda Evangelista on The ViewEvangelista shared her perspective after Alyssa Farah asked whether the industry has changed since the 1980s. Evangelista quickly confirmed the industry is “so different.”
“Well, I have a pet peeve. A big one. I think post-production is the devil. I think filters and retouching are the devil,” admitted the model.
“When, back in the day, when we did a photograph, yes we cheated. We tied our belts so tight and then put Coke cans in the back to cinch our waists. We held reflectors to take out the bags [under our eyes]," she explained. “But they didn’t retouch the photo. We did it perfectly on set and what you saw was what you got.”
The model explained that photoshoots have grown to rely on the help of post-production. “Today, it’s like, no matter what happens on set — like, a button will pop off and they’ll say, ‘Don’t worry, we’ll put it on later.’ Your eyelash will be hanging off and they’re like, ‘Don’t worry, we’ll fix it later.’”
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Before rejoining the modeling industry, Evangelista was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018 during an annual mammogram, and her treatment included a double mastectomy.
Evangelista then shared with The View hosts that after she entered remission the first time, there was still “a little little chance that [it] comes back.” She explained both due to the nature of the disease and her “really bad Oncotype score,” a number that represents the recurrence risk of cancer.
The model explained that four years later, she noticed her pec muscle had a “bump,” which led her to her second breast cancer diagnosis. Following the diagnosis she proceeded with radiation, chemotherapy, and hormone suppressors as treatment.
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She joked on the daytime talk show that since her initial diagnosis, she has been on medication “that make[s] you feel so good.” She quickly clarified, “Really, they're horrible.”
“I've had so many surgeries and I thought I could tackle anything but nothing like chemo to put you in your [place]," Evangelista added, calling the scars she’s received are her “trophies.”
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