Feeling confident in yourself and your body is hard enough without the whole world watching your every move.
Here, Hollywood women get real about how they overcame body insecurities and found overall physical and mental confidence.
“I wrote ‘Bootylicious’ because, at the time, I’d gained some weight and the pressure that people put you under, the pressure to be thin, is unbelievable. I was just 18 and you shouldn’t be thinking about that.You should be thinking about building up your character and having fun, and the song was just telling everyone to forget what people are saying, you’re bootylicious. That’s all. It’s a celebration of curves and a celebration of women’s bodies.” – Beyoncé
“You shouldn’t feel discouraged if you’re not waking up and feeling amazing about yourself. That’s not necessarily how it works. It doesn’t take one shopping spree to give you that confidence. It’s a developing process. Everyone goes at their own speed. For me, it’s just something you have to continue to work on. It’s a growth and a process. As long as you take every opportunity to learn more about yourself and fall more in love with yourself every day, you’re doing good.” – Zendaya
“My mum always said the quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful, but when you’re younger, they’re normally the things that make you insecure. For me, it was my eyebrows. They were overly thick and luscious. So I went to town and plucked them. When you get older, [you realise] the things that define your differences are beautiful” – Lily Collins
“I feel so confident naked. Which is funny—I never felt like that until I was with my fiancé. Maybe it’s because when somebody loves you so much, it’s easier to love yourself. You shouldn’t rely on someone else’s love to determine your love for yourself, but I think as you get older, the more comfortable you get in your body and skin. You realise your body is actually an incredible thing.”- Jesinta Campbell
“You have to look past it – you look how you look, and be comfortable. What are you going to do? Be hungry every single day to make other people happy? That’s just dumb” – Jennifer Lawrence
“When I grew up, I never heard positive reinforcement about body image from any female in my life. I only heard negatives. That’s very damaging because then you’re programmed as a young woman to immediately scrutinise yourself and how you look… I stand in front of the mirror and say to [daughter] Mia, ‘We are so lucky we have a shape. We’re so lucky we’re curvy. We’re so lucky that we’ve got good bums.’ And she’ll say, ‘Mummy, I know, thank God.’ It’s paying off.” – Kate Winslet
“Everyone has their own insecurities, and that’s just how it is in life. But then you reach a certain point and you realise every person is completely different, so there’s no point in comparing yourself to other people. Something that you see someone else wearing is not going to look the same on you. It’s just not going to be that way.” – Nina Dobrev
“We need to stop scrutinising each other and start supporting that we’re all on this trajectory together of youth into womanhood into getting older and what’s really going to shine and feel healthy and live longer is feeling good about ourselves. I got that from my mum because she’s always been that way, so I want to encourage girls to feel good about themselves, no matter what their sizes are, and to feel motivated to be healthy and strong.” – Kate Hudson
“I wouldn’t ever want to compete with what I call ‘the glamours’ – the really gorgeous people. I’m about the brain, the heart and what’s on the inside. I feel really lucky to be the body type I am.” – Rebel Wilson
“I dress for myself because when I feel good, it doesn’t matter what other people say. I think it’s all about confidence and the way you carry yourself that draws people to you.” – Emma Roberts
“I feel like beauty is definitely the warmth that somebody puts out—what’s internal as opposed to what’s external.There’s nothing more beautiful than seeing a woman stop another woman in the street to tell them they are beautiful. … It’s just so nice when people have that comfort and peace of mind in themselves that they are actually noticing beauty around them.” – Ruby Rose
“How much time have I wasted on diets and what I look like? Take your time and your talent and figure out what you have to contribute to this world, and get over what the hell your butt looks like in those jeans!” – America Ferrera
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