When Priyanka Chopra was slammed for her changing body: It messed with my mind and I got into my shell

Actor Priyanka Chopra never shies away from speaking her mind and about her personal life. And recently on a podcast interview, she opened up on how she was in a dark phase once because of her body shaming. She talked about she was always under scrutiny since the age of 17 and her changing body was always under the scanner. She always faced criticism and was called out for ageing by trollers.

On Victoria’s Secret’s VS Voices podcast, Priyanka said, “Obviously, being raised in the industry and having such a tight lens on what my shape was, what my figure was or what my measurements were, minutely looking at every part of me, I kind of grew up for a while in my 20s, thinking that was normal. Like most young people, where you think about these unrealistic standards of beauty, which is like, absolutely Photoshopped face, perfect hair. I never used my natural texture for years. I used to always just have blown out hair.”

She also added how it was a big journey for her because she grew up in the entertainment world. She also shared how she learned everything that was thrown at her and how she just imbibed the headlines in a way. Unfortunately, she never had the time to delve deep into her personal life.

 

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Priyanka revealed how she used to get a lot of criticism after her father’s death when her body changed as she found solace in food. She said, “I think over time when my body started changing and I went through that phase when I was eating my emotions, my body started changing, I reached my 30s, I went through struggle because I used to get online grief from people like, ‘You are looking different, you are ageing’, this and that. It messed with my mind at that time. My mind was already in such a dark place and I didn’t have time for it. My relationship with social media changed, my relationship with the internet changed… I incubated myself in a way where I protected myself, I went into my Cancerian self-preservation self and got back into my shell.”

The actress also shared her process of healing. She revealed that she gave her body ‘what it needed’, even if it was pizza at one am. Eventually, she felt like going for a run or doing something that would make her feel healthier. However, it took her two years to reach that thought. She also added how being a vegetarian also made a positive difference in her life. “I think it’s a phase. Every one of us will go through our ups and downs, but eventually, the sooner we start choosing ourselves, the better life becomes, when we get rid of the noise of what the expectation of someone else is.”

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