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Hana Carter

Love Actually star quit fame and feared breakdown after she was told to lose 10lbs at 12

Love Actually's Olivia Olson has opened up about the devastating moment a casting director told her to lose 10lbs for a role.

The child star, who played American schoolgirl Joanna who belted All I Want For Christmas at the end of the festive film, says she has also had her ethnicity questioned throughout her career.

The constant criticism left Olivia fearing she was close to "a mental breakdown" and led to her turning her back on the big screen.

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