7 Celebs Who Were Pressured to Lose Weight but They Refused
When we look at Hollywood celebrities it is hard to imagine that they are being pressured to lose weight because they are considered to be too fat to appear on screen or stage. But these women have proven that you have to love yourself the way you are.
Nexter.org prepared you a list of 7 amazing women who didn’t listen to people and achieved great success.
Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks is a famous model, a singer, an actress, and a TV host, who once had to cope with bullying by the mass media and in the modeling world. One magazine posted her photo in a swimsuit and called it “Tyra Porkchop.” Seamstresses in Milan called her fat, fashion designers refused to work with her because of her hips.
Today, Tyra inspires people of all ages and all shapes. She had a special photoshoot in a swimsuit for Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Edition and devoted it to people who were told they’re not good enough because of their weight, haircut, age, etc.
Jennifer Lawrence
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Jennifer Lawrence just hates the word “fat.” She notes that everyone’s so used to underweight, that when a woman has a normal weight it’s like, “Oh, she’s curvy.” She also thinks that calling somebody fat on TV should be illegal.
Kelly Clarkson
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Kelly Clarkson has always been prone to plumpness and it was cruelly criticized on social media. But Clarkson said that she lives in the free world and doesn’t care what others think about her weight.
In 2018, she was diagnosed with thyroid disease and began to eat more healthy food, but she still doesn’t like exercise and will never go to the gym.
Jennifer Lopez
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Jennifer Lopez is an extremely successful singer and her body curves became a popular fashion brand. But in an interview for InStyle, Lopez notes that at the beginning of her career many people used to hint that she had to lose a few pounds. But she didn’t care about it and was absolutely right.
Amber Tamblyn
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Amber Tamblyn is an American poet and actress. In 2008, Amber Tamblyn was pressed by her agent from Warner Bros, saying that she had to lose weight, which really affected Amber’s self-esteem. Today, Tamblyn supports the #TimesUp movement and fights for women’s rights.
Misty Copeland
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Misty Copeland is the first African-American prima ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre. At the beginning of her career, Misty was so pressured to lose weight, she started experiencing problems with her health. But she overcame it all and proven that a true talent can’t be stopped.
Ashley Benson
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Ashley Benson is an American actress, who sometimes faces a problem where she is considered too fat for certain roles. But she doesn’t care about her weight and thinks that people don’t have to lose weight if they don’t feel like they need to.
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