Hollywood icon Cameron Diaz inadvertently found herself in a very risky situation as a model in the early 90s.
The reclusive star, who recently announced her return to acting, was
chatting to Hillary Kerr on her Second Life podcast, when she recounted her
year living in Paris to pursue a career in the fashion world.
She
explained that in the US, she had made money as a catalogue model, but in
Paris, she struggled to find success.
“I didn’t work a day. I was there a full year and I didn’t work
one day. I couldn’t book a job to save my life.
“I got like one
job but really I think I was like a mule carrying drugs to Morocco – I swear
to God.”
Describing the unusual modelling assignment, she said
she was given a locked suitcase to transport from Paris to Morocco “that had
my ‘costumes’ in it … quote, unquote”.
“When I got [to the airport], the guy was like whose suitcase
is this, can somebody open it? And I was like … All the calculations in my
head went running back.”
Explaining that it was before strict
airport security measures had become commonplace across the globe, Diaz
remembered thinking: “What the f*** is in that suitcase? I’m like this
blonde-haired blue-eyed girl in Morocco, it’s the 90s, I’m wearing torn
jeans and platform boots and my hair down. I’m like … this is really
unsafe.”
She went on to say she simply explained that it was not
her case and she had no idea whose it was, and went on her way.
After the Morocco debacle, Diaz booked her first-ever acting
gig as Tina Carlyle in The Mask opposite Jim Carrey, despite having never
acted before.
The 49-year-old US actress, who hasn’t starred in
any projects since 2014, is making a long-awaited comeback to the big screen
in the upcoming film, Back In Action, alongside Jamie Foxx.
Foxx,
54, shared the announcement on Twitter with an audio clip of himself, Diaz
and NFL legend Tom Brady talking about the Charlie’s Angels star’s
“un-retirement” over the phone.
In the video, Brady, who announced his retirement from football
earlier this year before retracting the decision just weeks later, can be
heard giving Diaz tips on re-emerging into the spotlight.
“I was
talking to Jamie, and he said you needed a few tips on how to un-retire. And
I am relatively successful at un-retiring,” Brady can be heard saying.
Diaz said she was “anxious” but “excited”.
Little is
known about the upcoming film, but Canadian comedy actor Seth Rogen is on
deck to direct, having also co-written the script alongside Brendan O’Brien.
Diaz’s last film outing was also with Foxx, in the 2014 remake of Annie.
