Actor Sameera Reddy opened up about how she had to do certain things to keep up with the “physical stereotype” in the industry.
She said that she tried to lighten her skin and used body padding for the same.
The actor felt compelled to make the video after she received a message from a new mother who felt “fat and ugly” after looking at Sameera’s Instagram story.
“These are the words that I fight against. I try to be fearless and show exactly how it is. I don’t want people to follow me to compare. I grew up always being compared to my stick-thin sisters and then I went into the industry where I was compared to everybody,” Sameera Reddy said.
She said that she wants her fans to focus on being happy rather than focussing on body size.
“…Which is when I tried to lighten my skin, I used to do crazy things, like wear coloured lenses because I thought I needed that fair light eyed look. I’d pad every part of my body which I didn’t feel was keeping up with the norms. I did everything which at the end of the day made me feel more crap about myself. That’s why today I work damn hard to fight against any body shaming,” she said.
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“If you’re following me, promise me to just stay focus on your goals and we will all get there. I can angle myself and look really skinny right now or I can show how I got this double chin, or that I have a flab. But I’ll lose my weight in good time, right now, stay happy. It’s ok, we will get there. Focus on happiness.”
Sameera Reddy who is a mother of two took internet by storm recently with her underwater pregnancy photoshoot. It is an inspiration to many girls out there and she continues to be one by standing up against the stereotypes and promoting body positivity.
