"It misrepresents you, and that makes it just very lonely." Emily Blunt opens up on her struggles with stuttering

Emily Blunt opened up on her struggles with stuttering in a recent press interaction with E! News during the American Institute for Stuttering's 19th Annual Gala. The event took place in New York on June 10, where Emily served as the host.

Talking about her experience with E! News, she said,

"You know, when I get nervous, when I get very, very stressed, my speech will be affected still. So people will meet me and go. You'd never know. But I've learned a lot over the years, like how to substitute words that are easier as I am about to approach them."

She continued,

"It does freeze up your voice, and you don't want to share your story. You can't share who you are. It misrepresents you, and that makes it just very lonely, and so I think what I wish we could do is take the stigma out of it."

The Fall Guy actress is also a member of the board of the American Institute of Stuttering.

When did Emily Blunt start stuttering?

Speaking to People Magazine, Emily Blunt revealed the time she started stuttering by saying,

"I started noticing it at 6 or 7. My grandfather, my uncle and my cousin all stutter. It feels like you’ve got this imposter living in your body."

The forty-two-year-old began her professional acting career in November 2001, when she was just eighteen. She played Judi Dench’s granddaughter in the West End play The Royal Family. It was directed by Peter Hall.

In an interview with W Magazine in 2007, while talking about her childhood, Blunt said,

"I was a smart kid, and I had a lot to say, but I just couldn’t say it. It would just haunt me. I never thought I’d be able to sit and talk to someone like I’m talking to you right now."

As per The Stuttering Foundation, Emily Blunt also shared in a Newswire article how she overcame her stuttering with the help of a teacher, where she recalled,

"My parents took me to speech coaches and relaxation coaches. It didn't work. Then one of my teachers at school had a brilliant idea and said, 'Why don't you speak in an accent in our school play?'"

As per the actress, taking on a character helped her feel at ease, which resulted in no stuttering while delivering her performance. She even described the moment as a "miracle."

In an interview with Variety, Blunt also spoke about the importance of being patient and understanding with people who stutter. She shared that speaking 'takes effort and courage' for them and encouraged others not to interrupt or rush them when they are talking.

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