Date: April 30th, 2026 12:55 PM
Author: quarter-zip wifeguy
During a chat with Mayim Bialik on her "Breakdown" podcast, Hewitt reflected on the unsettling experience of being overly sexualized as a teenager, recalling how it was once normalized in Hollywood.
The actress talked about the inappropriate attention she received in her early years and how unsettling it was for her.
"There were grown men talking to me at 16 about my breasts openly on a talk show, and people were laughing about it," she shared. "It was a culture that was fully accepted, but when you sit and you look at where we are now versus then, it is really mind-blowing."
Hewitt admitted that being labeled a "sex symbol" before she even understood the concept felt "really strange," adding, "I didn't know what being sexy meant."
She recalled how men would approach her with unsettling remarks after posing for Maxim in 1996 at just 14.
"People would openly walk up and be like, 'I took your magazine with me on a trip last week," Hewitt said, per The Blast. "I didn't really know what that meant. It's kind of gross."
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