“I Used To Think I Had To Be Thick And Have Big Boobs,” Karrueche Tran Talks Body Shaming With Paper Magazine

—blogged by @lovelikejhoney

Contrary to the “long hair, thick, red-bones” we see in music videos and on Instagram, “Claws” actress and model, #Karrueche, explains how she felt insecure about her body before realizing that little booties matter too.

In an interview and spread with #PaperMagazine, Karrueche, reminisced when she almost got plastic surgery.

“I used to think I had to be thick and have big boobs,” she admitted. “I thought about getting my boobs done, but I was like one: I don’t know how my body’s going to react to that, and two: why am I changing who I am because of other peoples’ comments? I can represent other girls out there and make them feel confident, which is hard in this world where everyone just wants to be thicc.”

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The TNT star, styled in several Arkan Zakharov ensembles for the spread, said she hopes she can influence other girls who are shaped like her to feel confident in their skin no matter the circumstances.

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“We as a people need to understand society’s thought process of what beauty is: a slim waist, a fat booty, thick thighs, big boobs,” she told the magazine. “Not everyone has that. That’s not average at all, most of the girls who look like that are buying it. It’s wrong for these young girls who grow up with this message and think they have to look a certain way.”