Our favourite celebs might be in the spotlight all the time but they too, have certain body hang ups and insecurities. Here are what 10 celebs do to feel better about themselves and embrace their unique differences.
For her role in X-Men Apocalypse, the actress spoke about how she ate 80 percent fruits and vegetable and 20 percent ‘whatever’. “My intention was to just get as fit and as healthy as I could be, for myself,” Olivia told Women’s Health as she graces their cover.
Munn received some flak for her weight loss but in the end said that it’s all part of being in the public eye. The actress often credits her mum for teaching her about body and self-confidence.
“She gave me the tools to figure out how to solve problems and fight my own battles,” Olivia mentioned while speaking to FASHION Magazine about her mum.
She might be the sassy sidekick to Taraji P. Henson’s character in Empire but Gabourey Sibide wasn’t always a smart talking and confident woman.
The actress spoke about body confidence at the Ms. Foundation gala, “If I hadn’t been told I was garbage, I wouldn’t have learned how to show people I’m talented. And if everyone had always laughed at my jokes, I wouldn’t have figured out how to be so funny. If they hadn’t told me I was ugly, I never would have searched for my beauty. And if they hadn’t tried to break me down, I wouldn’t know that I’m unbreakable. So when you ask me how I’m so confident, I know what you’re really asking me: How could someone like me be confident?”
“We’re all different, everybody’s different, every body is different. There’s only, like, five perfectly symmetrical people in the world, and they’re all movie stars, and they should be, because their faces are very pleasing to look at, but the rest of us are just a jangle of stuff, and the earlier you learn that you should focus on what you have and not obsess about what you don’t have, the happier you will be. You really will be happier in life if you let go of the things that you will never have” Amy Poehler said in her YouTube series, Ask Amy.
In an interview with Very magazine, Queen Bey revealed that she doesn’t get caught up in someone else’s definition of beauty. “Confidence makes a woman sexy. We are too obsessed with what a perfect nose is, or perfect hair, but there is nothing more beautiful than loving yourself and being confident.”
“Sometimes I wish I were just magically a size six and I never had to give [my weight] a single thought. … But I am weirdly healthy, so I don’t beat myself up about it — it wouldn’t help, and I don’t want to pass that on to my girls,” she told Good Housekeeping.
“There’s a whole list of things I would probably change about myself. For example, I’m always trying to lose fifteen pounds. But I never need to be skinny. I don’t want to be skinny. I’m constantly in a state of self-improvement, but I don’t beat myself up over it,” she told Vogue.
She might have a famous bum but Kim Kardashian hasn’t always been 100 percent confident about it. “I might have a little bit of cellulite. I might not be toned everywhere. I might struggle in this area or that. But accepting that just empowers me.”
“I share the same advice that my mom gave me – stay hydrated and sleep well. And that being a beautiful person on the inside is what really matters.”
After her infamous split with Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardashian really focused on getting healthier and being happier. “I’m proud of my body. My body weight will always be something that I’ll struggle with for the rest of my life, but I’m finally in a good place and learning to love me for me, and not somebody else’s standards.”
Ellie is a major fitness buff and loves running so much but when it comes to her facial features, the singer admits that she’s not always had it easy. “I’ve definitely been through phases of trying things to make my face look different. But now, I’m older and I’ve grown this confidence that I’ve never had before. Rather than change my features, I now wear makeup to enhance them.”