Scarlett Johansson felt ‘hypersexualised’ and 'objectified' as young actress

She thought her career would end early on because she was seen in a certain way from a young age. Photo: AFP

Scarlett Johansson might be regarded as one of Hollywood’s most beautiful stars – but it hasn’t always been easy on the Oscar nominee.

“I kind of became objectified and pigeonholed in this way where I felt like I wasn’t getting offers for work for things that I wanted to do,” the Avengers star, 37, said on the landmark 500th episode of Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast.