Alicia Silverstone says she was called 'fatgirl' for 'Batman and Robin' role

Actor Alicia Silverstone has opened up about the body-shaming remarks she was subjected to when she starred as 'Batgirl' in Joel Schumacher's Batman and Robin. The 43-year-old actor said she was nicknamed 'Fatgirl' by paparazzi and throughout the 1997's film press tour was mocked for her body. 

"They would make fun of my body when I was younger. It was hurtful but I knew they were wrong. I wasn't confused. I knew that it was not right to make fun of someone's body shape, that doesn't seem like the right thing to be doing to a human", Silverstone told The Guardian.

She also recalled being asked about her bra size during an interview. "That definitely wasn't my (favourite) filmmaking experience", she said of Batman & Robin, which also featured George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Uma Thurman.

"There were working circumstances that were less than (favourable) in terms of how things went down. And no, I didn't ... come out like a warrior but I would just walk away and go, OK, I know what that is and I'm done. I'm not going near that again."

Silverstone said that she stopped loving acting for a very long time, after her experience with Batman & Robin, but has matured since then. She currently stars in Bad Therapy, which was released digitally on April 17. Her next movie is indie project Valley Girl.