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Lili Reinhart wants fans to know that even she feels “insecure” in her body.
TheRiverdalestar, 23, opened up abouther own body image issuesafter a fan criticized Reinhart and her costars for being “25+ year old[s] portraying teenagers with perfectly chiseled bodies,” and wondered if the show is “contributing to unrealistic body expectations [and] body image issues” for the teenage viewers.
Reinhart said thather own body image issuesare the symptom of the unrealistic expectations on actresses to have a perfect body.
And Reinhart added that she’s felt more insecure as of late after gaining some weight.
“This is still something I struggle with on a daily basis. And it doesn’t help when I’m being compared to other women,” she said. “I have gained weight due to depression the last two months and I’ve felt very insecure about it. But I did a recent bra and underwear scene and felt it was my obligation to be strong and show confidence in myself, looking as I do. And I want other young women to see my body on tv and feel comfort in the fact that I’m not a size 0. And I’m not a perfect hourglass shape.”
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TheHustlersstar said that this is an issue that needs to be addressed, and applauded the women who are changing expectations.
“This industry struggles with accurate representation of female and male bodies,” she said. “So I commend the women who have helped our industry take a step in the right ~and authentic~ direction. (Charli Howard being my favorite role model)”
“Mental illness gets worse when people say that you don’t have a right to feel the way you do,” she continued in a separate Tweet. “Do not encourage this behavior. It is destructive. More destructive than you’ll ever realize. You may not understand someone’s insecurity – but respect it.”
source: people.com
