In an Allure interview, the actress shares why activism and beauty aren't mutually exclusive.
could have ended our interview with "thank you for coming to my TED Talk," and I wouldn't have thought she was being sarcastic for a second. Even though it was just us sitting on a plush taupe velvet couch with her publicist in a chair beside us in the hotel room at The Pierre in New York City, I felt like I was sitting front row for the rehearsal for her speech at L'Oréal Paris' Women of Worth gala.
For the second year in a row, Heard presented an honoree at the big event on December 4. This year's was Samantha Gerson. In 2018, Gerson started UnBroken, an organization that provides resources to LGBTQ teens who undergo institutional abuse. As the Heard tells me about herto Gerson, I notice Heard emotes passion with her whole body. Even if her career didn't revolve around this exact skill, she would probably still do so.
"She is a survivor of conversion therapy, and she's committed to changing that and making their lives a little better by challenging those systems," Heard explains, making eye contact too engaging to look away. "I think systematic abuse is one of the most egregious and insidious forms of injustice our world has," she continues. "It's opaque, it's hidden. When it's institutionalized, it's especially harmful because institutions are often supposed to be in place to protect you and help you. And that failing you is soul-crushing. I know how that feels, and it's especially lonely.", Heard's nose scrunches up and her eyebrows knit together every so slightly.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 04: Honoree Samantha Gerson and Amber Heard attend the 14th Annual L'Oréal Paris Women Of Worth Awards at The Pierre on December 04, 2019 in New York City. Before this interview, I honestly had no idea it would get this poignant. When I first walked into the room to meet Heard, she was shimmying in her emerald velvet suit for a video her makeup artist posted on Instagram.
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