Making Under Mimi

No hair blowing in a wind machine, no airbrushing in a sparkly leotard -- this time, Mariah is getting de-glammed on the big screen! In the new flick Precious, Mariah plays a dowdy social worker and she was even shocked by her own image in the mirror! "I felt completely rancid!" she tells People. So why'd she agree to it? The novel that the movie is based on made a big impact on MC, she says. "I didn't have to feel compelled to be always glamorous. With the music industry, it's very like 'Oh, she's got a hair out of place! Go fix it!' And so this was such a liberating experience and yet humiliated me. But I needed that. We all need that." Can't wait to see if we recognize Mimi!

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