Camila Cabello is slamming body shamers.
The singer opened up in a recent Instagram post following a beach trip in Miami, where she was photographed by paparazzi in a bikini. She shared,
“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."
“Today I got a new bikini, a whole f–kin cute outfit, put lip gloss on, and didn’t eat anything too heavy before going in the OCEAN cause I knew it was gonna be basically a whole photoshoot."
Cabello said she reminds herself to stay mindful through intuitive eating instead of dieting or starvation, but sometimes she wants to feel empowered through looking good.
“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.”
Still, Cabello said she has to constantly remember that these insecurities don't stem from what she actually believes in, but rather what she's been told to believe.
“I reminded myself when it impacted my self esteem that I was thinking the culture’s thoughts and not my own. A culture who 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.”
She stated the reason for sharing her experience as wanting to reframe how health is viewed.
"I wanted to talk about this because we see pictures of women and praise them for looking good, for looking fit or 'healthy', but what is health if you are so fixated on what your body looks like that your mental health suffers and you can't enjoy your life?"
