I do have a 22-inch waist, I will say that.
I'm definitely bigger than a Rihanna. Pop stars nowadays are all perfect Barbie-doll bodies, and they talk about how they keep their bodies up with hard work, so in my eyes, it's good to have a regular, average body type in the charts.
I've been to a lot of photo shoots, and I see these girls that are just really thin. They're not healthy. They don't work out.
I was my thinnest when doing 35 fashion shows a week in different countries because I didn't have time to eat. I've never bought the idea that models in fashion magazines cause readers to have anorexia and bulimia. And you can't be a model if you've got those conditions anyway, because you'll get acne and hair all over your body.
People want more fit arms, but my arms are too fit. But I'm not complaining. They pay my bills.
If I told you how many times guys on set get spray muscles... men need to realize that they don't need to live up to what they think they need to live up to!
When I was dealing with the eating disorder, I wanted to look like the stick-thin models, but then I started reading fitness magazines and seeing these girls with great bodies that weren’t too muscular.
I'm a size 4. In modeling, that's often too big.
I don't do facials or any of that stuff, but my workout regime does tend to depend on whether I have to take my top off in my next film because otherwise I know I'm too heavy.
I'm considered a huge model because I'm a size six. But... I had a standard body size for catalogues.
I really don't think I need buns of steel. I'd be happy with buns of cinnamon.
The skinnification of America's jeanscape has gone too far.
I don't have a six-pack. Maybe I don't even want a six-pack. It doesn't sound very appealing.
Seeing Donald Trump run for and then win the presidency only enhanced my commitment to helping people free themselves from ridiculous body standards and disordered eating so they can use their gifts for more fulfilling things, like being of service and enjoying this beautiful world.
I'm a U.K. size 8, so not skinny.
Young girls are obsessed with having a thigh gap. I blame the impossible body standards set by Spongebob.
In general, the Western body has become a global brand.
To be successful in Bollywood, one needs a certain body type.
For Punjabis like me, we have to work a little harder on our body.
People are obsessed with actresses being hairless, fatless Barbie dolls.
That's what I signed up for in the beginning. I was 170 pounds; 155 was forced on me.
There was a point when I was so sick of this physical perfection thing that I thought it would be good for all young girls to eat burgers and sweets as a rebellion but I don't think that anymore because it's not healthy.
I think as a dancer you are always wanting to look your best, like in an outfit, you want an outfit to look the best it can on you, meaning weight is a huge one for a lot of dancers… you are always wanting to look better, look thinner.
It is okay, I believe it is not wrong for the industry or the audience to think that a lead actress must look a certain way or have a body of a certain type.
If you want to have more options as an actor, you just need to watch your weight, and I've ignored that fact for several years quite happily. Now the chicks have come home to roost.
