CARRIE Fisher will forever be famous as feisty Princess Leia in “Star Wars,” yet the actress despises the role and insists it destroyed her career and left her struggling with weight, drug and emotional issues.
“Everyone loves Prince Leia, except Carrie,” an insider reveals.
Now 59, the bipolar daughter of former GLOBE advice columnist Debbie Reynolds bristles over how fans constantly remind her of the role that made her a Hollywood icon.
“I’ll go to my grave as Princess Leia,” she moans. “In the street, they call out, ‘Hey, Princess,’ which makes me feel like a poodle.”
The role also sparked weight problems. The 5-foot-1 beauty was just 19 and a sexy 105 pounds when picked for the key role in the 1977 blockbuster.
But movie bigwigs claimed she was…
