Olivia Munn Says Paparazzi Comments Made Her Pull Out Eyelashes While Dating Chris Pine

Miami Herald

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Olivia Munn is opening up about a struggle that's impacted both her physical and mental health.
The Your Friends & Neighbors star, 44, recently reflected on her longtime battle with trichotillomania-a hair-pulling disorder that she says first surfaced during the early part of her rise to Hollywood fame.
"There's a sensation. It's probably not even real," Munn shared on the June 30 episode of Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard podcast. "But I'll feel like, 'Oh, this eyelash feels like it's gonna come out,' even though it's not. And then when you pull it, there's a quick second of pain. And then there's a satisfaction... and then immediate regret."
The Mayo Clinic defines trichotillomania as a mental health disorder involving "repeated, irresistible urges to pull out hair from your scalp, eyebrows or other areas of your body," which for Munn, meant her eyelashes.
The Emmy-nominated actress, who first opened up about her struggle with the disorder in 2012, says her symptoms began over a decade ago, around the time she was dating Star Trek actor Chris Pine. The pair were briefly linked between late 2009 and early 2010.
"So there was a paparazzi shot of he and I, and it was the first time I was in the tabloids," she recalled.
In the now-viral photos, taken outside of Pine's Los Angeles home, Munn is seen leaving his place in a vintage prom dress she'd borrowed from The Daily Show costume department.
"I asked for the ugliest dress they had," Munn quipped. "They found this blue old prom dress with big pom-poms on the side. I thought, 'Let's see if I can make it onto the worst best-dressed list.' And then I did! I couldn't believe it worked."
While she can look back on the moment and laugh now, the scrutiny that followed was harder to shake.
"I read the comments. And they were like, 'I think she set this up. Who's carrying a clutch during the day?'" she said. "That began my trichotillomania."
While she didn't share where she's at with the mental health disorder now, Munn did reveal that she and Pine, 44, have remained close over the years-and even recently crossed paths again at the SNL 50 anniversary celebration.
"He is amazing," Munn gushed. "We were in the airport lounge together afterward, and it was so great to catch up. He's just the best."
These days, Munn is busy juggling her career while being a mom of two. She and husband John Mulaney are parents to 3-year-old son Malcolm and 9-month-old daughter Méi. Pine, meanwhile, was last officially linked to British actress Annabelle Wallis from 2018 until they split in 2022.
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