Lily James says tiny ‘Cinderella’ waist is an illusion fit for a princess

Don’t worry about Lily James and her itty-bitty Cinderella waist, folks.

“I’m so healthy. I’ve got hips and boobs and a bum and a small waist,� Disney’s new live-action princess said in response to those who think her look in the fairy-tale film sets an unreasonable standard of beauty and must have been digitally altered.

However, it’s all an illusion brought to life with some help from the “Cinderella� costume designer, James told the Los Angeles Times’ Amy Kaufman earlier this week.

“The skirt’s big and the corset pulls me in, and that’s the point,� the 25-year-old said of her character’s trademark ball gown, noting she’d been gifted with a naturally wee waist to start with.

Those familiar with celebrities who wear waist-trainers -- hello, Kim Kardashian and Amber Rose -- know what such cinching garments can do.

Any uproar over whether her figure was digitally altered in promotional materials for the movie is “very hypocritical,� James said, and those raising the unhealthy-body-image flag “contradict themselves, and they’re drawing more attention to it.�

Incidentally, she love-love-loved the gown from the moment she put it on.

“It’s what made me feel like I could be a princess,� she said.

“Cinderella,� costarring “Game of Thrones� veteran Richard Madden as Prince Charming, opens March 13.

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