Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been an inspiration to many young girls for whom global domination is the ultimate aim. Known for her progressive statements, Priyanka has never shied away from talking about all the struggles she had to face in the past. As she continues to motivate people to clear various obstacles in life, the global star has opened up about dealing with messages that 'messed' up her mind. On Victoria’s Secret’s VS Voices podcast, Priyanka spoke about unrealistic beauty standards.
She told, "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. 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."
She added, "I think it was a big journey for me because I grew up in the entertainment world, I learnt everything that was thrown at me at such a fast speed that I just imbibed the headlines in a way. I didn’t have time to delve deep into what it was doing to me, the person, not me, the public figure."
Things changed for Priyanka after the sudden demise of her father Dr Ashok Chopra on June 10, 2013. The actress said she received criticism after the incident. She told people would comment that she looked different and pointed out that she was ageing. "I think over time when my body started changing and I went through that phase when I was eating my emotions, my body started changing, I reached my 30s, I went through struggle because I used to get online grief from people like, ‘You are looking different, you are ageing’, this and that. 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," Priyanka shared.
She further revealed that during the healing phase, she he gave her body ‘what it needed’, even if it was pizza at 1 am. Then came a point where she felt like doing something that would make her feel healthier. Priyanka said it took her two years to reach that place. After a 'really dark phase', Priyanka is now feeling healthier.
(Source: Victoria’s Secret’s VS Voices podcast)
