OK, we have a confession to make. We have a huge girl crush on Zooey Deschanel, so when the July issue of our Cosmopolitan magazine subscription landed on our door mat, we were all pleased to see her face beaming up at us.

Deschanel has recently been starring in E4’s New Girl. Well, we say recently, it was on every Friday before it stopped suddenly in March with no explanation and is yet to return to our screens, while we sit and wait, checking the TV listings every week… not that we’re at all bothered. Obviously. Apparently it’s back in June.

Anyway! After catching our attention in films such as Elf, Almost Famous and (500) Days of Summer, the success of New Girl has put Zooey on EVERYBODY’s radar. In her catch-up with Cosmo, Zooey talked about what it’s like working on New Girl, how she stays grounded and her personal style.

“I don’t really have any rules but I do believe in wearing stuff that flatters my body shape,” she says. “I have an old-fashioned body because I’m small, and I have a little waist but I have hips – I’m not like straight up and down. Things with shape look best on me; that’s why I love vintage dresses.”

But one of the main reasons we love Zooey is that she’s a real girl’s girl. “Girls get competitive as though there’s only one spot in the world for everything – but that’s not true. Just because one girl gets something doesn’t mean you won’t get something else. I think we can make that less true if we encourage each other more. We need to stick together and see there’s more to life than pleasing men.”

But what does the actress make of the criticism from feminists that she’s too girly? “It’s weird right? It’s the total opposite of what we should be doing. Why is being feminine or girly a bad thing? Why do we need to act like men to be strong and powerful? We all have different qualities but they’re equally as good.”

This is why we love her so… If you want to catch the rest of the interview and all of the other fab features in this month’s Cosmopolitan then be sure to pick up a copy of the July issue and never miss an issue again when you subscribe and save on aCosmopolitan magazine subscription today.

Posted by Amy Power.