11 Body Positive Young Celebs Who Make Us Hopeful for the Future
Celebrities face constant scrutiny about their careers, dating lives, and — worst of all — their bodies. Although Hollywood is still full of actors and actresses who fit a certain mold, more and more young performers are starting to speak up about ridiculous industry expectations. And moreso, that all bodies are perfect because of their imperfections, so we shouldn’t criticize or devalue any body. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite celebrity quotes about body positivity, because we believe that every body is a beautiful one.
1/11Jennifer Lawrence
J-Law is so candid in interviews that you feel like you know her in real life. On top of openly discussing her love of pizza and reality television, our girl has been known to dish up some body image realness.
She says: “You just have to look past it. You look how you look, be comfortable. What are you gonna do? Be hungry every day to make other people happy? That’s just dumb.”
2/11Ariel Winter
Although the Modern Family actress is still a teenager, she knows more than many adults when it comes to loving yourself.
She says: “You are not asking for anything because of what you are wearing — you are expressing yourself and don't you ever think you deserve the negativity as the consequence to what you are wearing — YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. Celebrate you and don't let anyone's comments allow you to think less of yourself. Us girls have to stick together!”
3/11Demi Lovato
The “Confident” singer has very publicly (and bravely) battled eating disorders. Although the publicity around her struggles must have been hard to deal with, Demi has learned from her demons and is letting young girls know that it’s OK to be just the way they are.
She says: “Learning to be grateful for our bodies and taking care of them are the best ways for us to empower ourselves physically, mentally, and spiritually.”
4/11Sam Smith
The British hit-maker has discussed his whirlwind relationship with food in interviews, as well as on social media. Sam Smith challenges notions of body image and embraces his truest self, in the hopes that his fans will too.
He says: "Before I made this record, I was doing everything to try to get my music heard. I tried to lose weight, I was making awful music. It was only until I started being myself did the music start to flow and people start to listen."
5/11Nicki Minaj
Her Anaconda video caused an uproar on YouTube, but Nicki had a beautiful reason for the bombastic banger.
She says: “Everything we see that's labeled as beautiful is very skinny. In the song, I kind of say, 'F*** them skinny girls.' But it's all love…I went overboard with the video to show that I'm not going to hide. And those big-booty dancers I have, they're not going to hide. Black girls should feel sexy, powerful and important too.”
6/11Lady Gaga
Arguably the queen of confidence, Gaga has always encouraged her little monsters to love themselves.
She says: “This is who I am. I am proud at any size. And I love you, and want you to be proud in any form you may take as well.”
7/11Selena Gomez
From gushing over her girlfriends to wowing the world with her latest album release, Selena is a busy lady. But she still takes the time to stand up to trolls and promote body positivity…any chance she’s the market for some additional besties..?
She says: "I realize everybody wants what they don't have. But at the end of the day, what you have inside is much more beautiful than what's on the outside!"
8/11Rebel Wilson
Not only is Rebel hilarious, but she is also outspoken about how we should be kinder to ourselves.
She says: “I don't really care what I look like that much. And I think that women out there should just be happy with how they look and they shouldn't really try to conform to any stereotype. Just be happy and hopefully healthy."
9/11Emma Stone
Emma's belief is that we need to start loving ourselves as individuals so we can more openly love others — all the feels.
She says: "My great hope for us as young women is to start being kinder to ourselves so that we can be kinder to each other. To stop shaming ourselves and other people for things we don't know the full story on — whether someone is too fat, too skinny, too short, too tall, too loud, too quiet, too anything. There's a sense that we're all 'too' something, and we're all not enough."
10/11Rowan Blanchard
Rowan Blanchard is truly wise beyond her 14 years. We’re ecstatic to be able to watch her grow up on camera, and develop as a proponent for feminism and self-love.
She says: "Someone recently asked if I had any dieting tips for other teenage girls. Try and reverse that. Do you have any dieting tips for other teenage boys?' I mean, come on. I don't diet! I'm 13! Nobody my age should be dieting or trying to change themselves because society says so."
11/11Ariana Grande
Feminist, former Nickelodeon star, and notorious donut licker are a few terms we could use to describe Ariana Grande — but we’d still be missing one: body-positive activist.
She says: “We live in a day and age where people make it impossible for women, men, anyone to embrace themselves exactly how they are. Diversity is sexy! Loving yourself is sexy! You know what is not sexy? Misogyny, objectifying, labeling, comparing and body shaming! Talking about people's body's as if they're on display asking for your approval / opinion. They are not! Celebrate yourself. Celebrate others. The things that make us different from one another make us beautiful.”
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