Scarlett Johansson has always been compared to Marilyn Monroe and been called a ‘bombshell’, but Johansson explains that the image is unwitting and involuntary. 
Scarlett Johansson poses for a press photo
In an interview with Elle UK, she says, “I think any woman who is curvy and wears a gown to an event is, like, super-sexualised. I mean, at the time I was 18, 19. I was young. I’ve always been curvy. It runs in the family. Throw on an evening frock and it’s like all of a sudden you have boobs and everyone is like: ‘bombshell!’ Instantly it was: ‘The new Marilyn’.”
She also speaks about the phone hacking incident where nude photos of hers leaked, saying, “It was a crazy time. I had some problems in my family and publicly, my relationship — all that stuff. It was like ‘Oh man what next?’ But life has ebbs and flows, don’t you think? Things are more manageable now, but I’m sure something will crumble. I keep it together. I am relatively composed but I can also lose my s***. I’m pretty controlled, and probably controlling too, for better or worse. I’m working on it.”
Scarlett Johansson when she was younger
And what about finally turning 30? She says, “I feel like I’ve been transitioning from young woman into womanhood for a very long time. Now as I approach 30, with the last few years behind me, I feel like growing pains are behind me. It’s just nice to feel happy.”
Scarlett Johansson on Live with Kelly
