Camila Cabello reveals paps made her feel vulnerable and unprepared after her bikini pics from Miami go viral

Body shaming has become quite common even though there are many who raises their voices against the same. Mostly, women are being subjected to this sensitive subject and if that woman is a public figure, a lot of criticism is followed. Singer Camila Cabello was recently subjected to criticism when she was spotted at Miami Beach wearing a tiger print tiny bikini. As she was having a good time at the beach, the paps found her and started clicking photos of her. However, after the pictures went viral and saw some negative comments on her body, Camila took to her Instagram and dropped an open letter, talking about her struggles with body image. 

She even mentioned how the paps made her feel vulnerable and unprepared as Camila wrote, “Every time I’ve gone to this beach club in Miami I get papped – somehow when I check in paps know and get me in my bikini and every time I’ve felt super vulnerable and unprepared – I’ve worn bikinis that were too small and paid no mind to how I looked, then saw pictures online and comments and been so upset.”

Camila Cabello, in her note, revealed how she had to convince herself when the negative comments impacted her self-esteem. “I reminded myself when it impacted my self-esteem that I was thinking the culture’s thoughts and not my own. A culture that has gotten so used to an image of what a ‘healthy’ woman’s body looks like that is completely not real for a lot of women. Photoshop, restrictive eating, over-exercising, and choosing angles that make our bodies look different than how they are in the moment and in their natural form when we take a deep breath when we eat a meal when we allow the waves to tussle us around. I remind myself of this, listen to podcasts on intuitive eating, follow women who accept their cellulite, stretch marks, bellies, bloating, and weight fluctuations… and still. I’m a single woman in her 20s in the middle of a sh** ton of promo and I want to feel like I look ‘good,” the note continued.

 

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The Senorita singer also mentioned that talked about how she made sure not to eat anything too heavy today before going to the beach. She added, “I held my core so tight my abs hurt and didn’t breathe and barely smiled and was so self-conscious of where the paps were the whole time. I couldn’t let go and relax and do what we’re meant to do when we go out into nature. I tried to pretend they weren’t there but I couldn’t and I held my breath from my sun chair to the ocean.”  

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