"The level of security and safety you feel as a woman now on set is — I had never felt that before this film," said the 'Back in Action' star

Cameron Diaz says she regularly dealt with “layers and layers of inappropriateness” from colleagues in the entertainment industry before she stepped away from acting in 2014.

Diaz famously left the entertainment industry behind in 2014 to focus on her family and her organic wine business, Avaline. She made her triumphant return to the “big screen” 10 years later, starring alongside longtime friend Jamie Foxx in Netflix’s Back in Action.

CAMERON DIAZ shocked Hollywood a decade ago when she retired from ­acting to start a family and “reclaim” her life. The actress, then 42, had grown tired of the spotlight and had finally met her

Cameron’s debut acting role came in 1994’s The Mask, co-starring fellow up comer Jim Carrey. She became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, in movies including There’s Something About Mary, My Best Friend’s Wedding, the Charlie’s Angels big-screen reboot, and the festive favourite The Holiday.

In a recent interview for Netflix's Skip Intro podcast, the star reflected on the lack of "safety" and "security" she felt in the early days of her career. "The level of security and safety you feel as a woman now on set is - I had never felt that before this film.