Priyanka Chopra is reflecting back on her journey in showbiz, after the release of her tell-all memoir, which debuted several weeks ago.
The actress has opened-up about the unconventional and unrealistic beauty standards of mainstream Bollywood, that seemed to have messed-up her mind during the beginning of her career, as she says.
In a recent podcast conversation with Victoria’s Secrets, the Quantico actress spoke of how she was always judged and looked through a magnifying lens, making her conscious about every bit of her body – to the point, she’d always make an effort to look her very best. Which wasn’t always possible.
Here’s what she said on the subject:
“Obviously, being raised in the industry and having such a tight lens on what my shape was, what my figure was or what my measurements were, minutely looking at every part of me, I kind of grew up for a while in my 20s, thinking that was normal.
She further added:
“Like most young people, where you think about these unrealistic standards of beauty, which is like, absolutely Photoshopped face, perfect hair. I never used my natural texture for years. I used to always just have blown out hair.”
On how it all affected her mentally, the actress stated:
“It messed with my mind at that time. My mind was already in such a dark place and I didn’t have time for it. My relationship with social media changed, my relationship with the internet changed. I incubated myself in a way where I protected myself, I went into my Cancerian self-preservation self and got back into my shell.”
Thankfully, PC is at a better place in life right now with a loving man by her side.
These unrealistic beauty standards of showbiz and glam world in general, need to be let go off – ASAP.