EXCLUSIVE: Ankush Bahuguna and Aashna Shroff talk about dealing with body image issues

Content creator Ankush Bahuguna and fashion influencer, Aashna Shroff are currently judging the third season of the digital reality show ‘Myntra Fashion Superstar’ along with Kusha Kapila, Santu Misra, and Manish Malhotra. It is streaming on OTT platforms- Myntra App and Voot.

Now, in an exclusive conversation with Bollywood Bubble, Ankush and Aashna opened up on battling with body image issues. Aashna said: “We are all always the most critical about ourselves. I wouldn’t have feeled as bad as I would’ve otherwise” 

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Ankush added that he was bullied for his appearance in his childhood. “Even now when someone tells me that “Oh, you’re looking good,” I smile and I say thank you but I don’t believe them. Like it’s very hard for me to believe when someone compliments me on my looks. My body image issues work like that.”

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Further, he added: “No, this person is just being nice, they’re not being genuine, but sometimes also with makeup and beauty, I found a space where I enjoy doing it. When I put it on myself, I like what I see and that’s what I believe ki ok, aaj mein acha lag raha hu.”

Finally, Ankush said: “I believe it when I actually feel it and not when people tell me.”

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