The lawyer Julia Roberts turned into a world renowned heroine in the movie Erin Brockovich a decade ago has confessed the film was "a curse".
 
Julia won an Oscar for her portrayal of the legal champion of the underdog but the real Erin Brockovich has revealed the movie was far from a blessing.
 
Looking back, the lawyer tells In Touch magazine, "The movie turned my life upside down. It was my curse.
 
"I got mean comments about my looks, my bustier and my foul language. People would send rude letters... Sometimes it was more than I could bear."
 
And, Erin’s overnight celebrity caused her problems with her relationship with her teenage daughter as Erin was always away from home. The youngster turned to marijuana and cocaine and didn't have her mum around to steer her in the right direction.
 
However, Erin insists she has a great relationship with her daughter again: "Everything is so much better now between us."
 
Hmmmm… we always think of fame as a wonderful, fulfilling and empowering thing but that’s often far from the truth…

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