It’s arguably one of the most beloved Christmas films of all time – largely down to Hollywood legend Jim Carrey’s hilarious portrayal in the infamous green suit. The 2000 hit movie How The Grinch Stole Christmas is based on the book by the same name by American children’s author Dr. Seuss.
Who was also responsible for all the illustrations in the timeless festive novel. When the time came to bring the tale to life on the big screen, the director honoured both the plot of the book and the writer’s vision for how the residents of Whoville looked. The Whoville residents, known as the Who, famously have small upturned noses and a long, rounded philtrum – the space between the base of the nose and the upper lip.
The entire cast wore facial prosthetics as part of their costumes – except for Taylor Momsen, who played young Cindy Lou in the Christmas classic. Now Taylor, 31, has opened up about the real reason why she was exempt from the cast rule. Speaking to The Today Show, she revealed: “I do remember having a lot of fun on that set.
"I mean the prosthetics for example, all the Whos wore prosthetics but I was too young to actually wear the prosthetics. So they wrote a line into the film of, ‘She hasn’t even grown into her nose yet’. So, they just put a little blush on my nose.
” But while she escapes the fake nose, there were other bits of the famous costume that she couldn’t avoid – and as a seven-year-old it was a brand-new experience. She went on: “.
