Emily
In Hollywood, it’s well-known that unrealistic and harmful beauty standards are imposed on many celebrities.
From being expected to maintain a thin yet curvy figure to hiding gray hairs and achieving flawless skin, only a few manage to meet all the criteria.
For those who don’t, the consequences can be harsh, including social media criticism and fewer job opportunities.
However, some celebrities are pushing back against society’s expectations and challenging those who criticize their choice to embrace their natural appearance.
Below, Bored Panda highlights 21 stars who have spoken out against Hollywood’s absurd aesthetic standards.
1. Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis revealed she’s been “sucking in” her stomach since she was 11, an age “when you start being conscious about boys and bodies.” Now, she plans to stop.
“In the world, there is a billion-dollar industry about hiding things,” she captioned a photo of herself in character. “Concealers. Body shapers. Fillers. Procedures. Clothing. Hair accessories. Hair products. Everything to conceal the reality of who we are. And my instruction to everybody was: I want there to be no concealing of anything.”
The 65-year-old star continued, “I very specifically decided to relinquish and release every muscle I had that I used to clench to hide the reality. That was my goal. I have never felt more free creatively and physically.”
While people assumed her belly in the Oscar-winning film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was a prosthetic, it was her real stomach that Curtis wanted to show.
