Raven Simone says she was forced to wear a fat suit on ABC Family show because she was lost too much weight.
Raven-Symone dropped a major bomb on an episode of The View on Monday, September 28th. While the co-hosts were discussing the pressure some women feel to lose weight, the actress revealed her own personal body-shaming issues.
“You don’t even know what I went through,” the That’s So Raven actress, 29, said. “On State of Georgia, they had me wear a fat suit. Because they said I wasn’t the size they wanted me to be.”
Prior to landing on the talk show, the newest co-host of The View lost a ton of weight in real life, which is why she was forced to wear a fat suit, she explained. She also shared that her decision to lose weight came after people frequently body-shamed her about her size.
“When I was at my heaviest, like 185 pounds, people would be like ‘Are you pregnant? Are you pregnant? and I’m like, ‘No, I’m fat, get away from me.’ This goes through all of our industry, just fat-shaming in general. Not accepting of females’ bodies.”
The former Disney Channel also joked about how different it is for women and their bodies now in the entertainment industry. “I feel like when I lost my weight, like big-girl season came,” Symone said. “There’s so many big girls that are now famous.”
What do you think of Raven-Symone’s comments? Do you think fat shaming really goes on in the entertainment industry?
