Mariah Carey has admitted that she was than thrilled at her appearance in her latest movie Precious.
The actress returns to the big screen in the adaptation of the novel by Sapphire called Push which follows a young girl from an abusive home.
In an interview with Vibe the actress said: "[Lee told me], 'Look, I'm going to make you under and over, your hair and whatever, and you're just going to have to deal with it. I'm going to put you under fluorescent lighting'."
"That overhead lighting was not my friend, and neither was the hair. Someone who normally does my make-up described it as a Mariah Carey nightmare.
"But in the end, it turned out to be a great gift Lee gave me to be able to go that far away from who I really am."
Carey takes on the role of Mrs Weiss, a social worker, in the movie who tries to help Precious.
The movie has been the hot of the festival circuit and it one of the favourites for Oscar nominations in the New Year.
Precious is released 29th January.
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