17 Fun Facts About Megan Fox

Although she was later named one of the most beautiful women in the world, Megan Fox had a hard time at school. She has said she didn't fit in with the popular crowd and was mostly friends with boys, which didn't make her popular with other girls.

Before Transformers became her big breakthrough, she played opposite Lindsay Lohan in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen as Carla Santini, the arrogant rival of Lohan's character.

Fox has spoken openly about how she was sexualized and objectified as a young actress, including on film sets with Michael Bay, and how that shaped the way Hollywood and the media saw her for years.

Fox made headlines when she compared Michael Bay's demanding way of working to a dictator in an interview. Shortly afterward she was no longer part of the franchise and was replaced by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley for the third film.

Although millions see her as a sex symbol, Fox has admitted she sees herself very differently and struggles with body dysmorphia, a condition in which someone has a distorted image of their own appearance.

Megan Fox has recently been candid about the cosmetic procedures she has and hasn't had, while denying many of the rumors circulating about her. She hopes her openness helps others feel less pressured by unrealistic beauty standards.

Megan Fox has said several times that she is bisexual and has been attracted to women, and that she believes attraction isn't limited to one gender.

After her split from Brian Austin Green, Fox began a relationship with rapper Machine Gun Kelly. The couple openly described their relationship as extremely intense, and caused a stir by saying they occasionally drank a few drops of each other's blood as a ritual.

Before MGK, she was with actor Brian Austin Green (Beverly Hills, 90210) for years. They married on a beach in Hawaii in 2010, had three children together and separated in 2020.

Fox started her career as a model and won several awards at the American Modeling and Talent Convention in 1999, which led to her first acting roles and eventually her big breakthrough.

Fox starred in Jennifer's Body, which flopped at first but later gained cult status. The marketing focused heavily on her sex appeal, while the film was actually a feminist horror comedy. Fox has said the film was presented to the wrong audience.

After the Transformers controversy, it was a surprise that she worked with Michael Bay again on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), which he produced. She played reporter April O'Neil in two films.

Fox has described Hollywood as a machine that objectifies actresses, builds them up as sex symbols and then discards them.

Fox says she feels strongly connected to the spiritual world, is interested in astrology and has talked about exploring her spiritual side through various practices.

One of the strangest facts: Fox has said she can't stand the feel of dry paper and wets her fingers before reading a book or script.

Fox had a Marilyn Monroe tattoo on her arm but had it removed because she felt Monroe's troubled life was negative energy. She still has several other tattoos.

Fox is a self-confessed gamer and comic book fan. She loves games like Mortal Kombat and has talked about her love for The Legend of Zelda.