'There were creepy situations': Chloe Sevingy reveals she's suffered sexual harassment during Hollywood auditions

From The Last Days of Disco to Party Monster, she's had an impressive film career. 

But fashionista Chloe Sevingy has revealed that she's also suffered some 'creepy situations' during the Hollywood audition process.

 

The 41 year-old, who currently stars in the eagerly-anticipated Love & Friendship, made the admission during the Women In Motion talk at Cannes on Wednesday.

Speaking at the event, the Academy Award-nominated star said: 'I did audition for some bigger directors who were more mainstream and they were creepy situations,' she said. 

'One asked me, ‘What are you doing after the audition?’ which is just inappropriate, obviously knowing what he wanted. Another one wanted to bring me shopping and have me try on clothes.'

The 'worst' experience, she said, came when an undisclosed director talked at length about her body.

Speaking at the event, the Academy Award-nominated star said: 'I did audition for some bigger directors who were more mainstream and they were creepy situations,' she said. 

'I went in and I was dressed a little provocatively because I was dressing the part,' she said. 'He’s like, ‘Oh you should show your body off more before you get too old … you should show it off now, you never show your body.’ I’m like, actually I’ve been nude in almost every movie I’ve done so I don’t know what you’re watching!'.

Chloe is the latest female performer to feature at the gender-specific event, following in the footsteps of Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon.  

Looking typically cool in her choice of attire, she sported a lace jumpsuit in white, which she wore over a deliberately-visible black underwear set. She capped the look with a hat and a pair of hipster black brogues.

Speaking at the event, the Academy Award-nominated star said: 'I did audition for some bigger directors who were more mainstream and they were creepy situations,' she said

Good times: Chloe is the latest female performer to feature at the gender-specific event, following in the footsteps of Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon

 

Adding some bright red lipstick to the mix, the popular performer was clearly on fine fashion form. 

Chatting to host Ramin Setoodeh, Chloe also discussed her new role in Whit Stillman's Love & Friendship, which reunites her and Kate Beckinsale - 18 years after they starred together in Stillman's now-classic Last Days Of Disco.

Based on Jane Austen's novella Lady Susan, the film - which is released in the UK on 27 May - tells the tale of Lady Susan Vernon, who takes up temporary residence at her in-laws' estate and, while there, is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter Frederica - and herself too, naturally.