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Barbie Ferreira exudes confidence and refuses to let anyone diminish her sparkle.
“Discussions about weight loss or so-called ‘glow-ups’ are incredibly mundane to me,” said Ferreira, 29, during an episode of Amanda Hirsch’s “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast on Tuesday, April 14. “There’s a current obsession with these topics. Even young people naturally maturing are subjected to scrutiny, with comments like ‘The glow up! Or the glow down!’ It’s absurd. A person is 16 one day and then 25 the next, and people are fixated on this transformation.”
The former Euphoria star pointed out, “It’s not just me. Every actress is under scrutiny for being either too thin or too large. It’s all about creating outrage. If something can be turned into rage bait, it performs better in algorithms.”
Ferreira mentioned that her close friend shares the view that society is overly “comfortable” with making unsolicited comments on people’s bodies. “That comfort is really what’s surprising,” she elaborated. “These remarks wouldn’t be uttered directly to someone’s face because they often lack truth.”
Us Weekly is highlighting celebrities who are reshaping the dialogue around body standards. “Body image and body positivity have become critical buzzwords and central to cultural discussions,” states Lexie Kite, Ph.D., and co-author of “More Than a Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament,” in the magazine’s latest issue.
The actress went on to say that she has been the “butt of this generation’s ups and downs about body politics,” adding, “I was 16 years old!”
“For me, I have the perspective of what’s happening because I’m like the first person, I’m the punching bag of everything,” Ferreira added. “It feels like a different place that we are in of society. A few years ago, it felt a little bit easier. It felt a little but less of a conversation and now it’s all people talk about. People are just obsessed with looks and it’s not good for the psyche for anyone.”
During her latest interview, Ferreira also opened up about falling in love with a women’s-only Pilates studio, which she goes to partially to “make friends.”
“I do work out and I love doing things for my health,” Ferreira said. “I’m turning 30 and I’ve been so unhealthy my whole life. I love nicotine.”
Courtesy of Barbie Ferreira/Instagram Barbie Ferreira is a master at showing off her curves. Ferreira, 28, took to Instagram on Monday, February 17, to share a sultry bikini snap. While enjoying a “hot tub day” with her friend, the Euphoria alum sizzled in a nude bikini featuring white polka dots. Ferreira wore her halter top […]
Ferreira previously opened up about body positivity in 2022, telling WhoWhatWear, “I think bigger bodies are not as ‘trendy’ as they used to be, which is really sad to me. But it’s more of a conversation of the fact that we all struggle with self-love, and I don’t think any young person has really figured it out yet.”