Is there anyone secure or okay with the way they look? Possibly, yes, but the percentage is higher on the other side. Feeling insecure about your body, or the way you look is not a good feeling. This becomes the first step of hating yourself. In an exclusive interview with Hauterrfly’s The Male Feminist, Balika Vadhu fame Avika Gor opened up about her body insecurities and puberty.
Avika Gor On Feeling Insecure About Her Body
Avika Gor confessed, “I remember there was a time when I used to feel sad about my body and had insecurities about the way I looked. Especially because of films and because of everything that we see on Instagram and all of that. Everything is so perfect, that even now, there’s not a single day I wish to have something others have.” The actor further added, “Every time I feel like there must be someone who wishes the same after looking at my photos. This is so SAD and it is NOT OKAY!”
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During the interview, Avika also talked about her weight loss and being fit, she revealed she used to feel great after losing weight but the intentions behind losing weight were not right. She said, “I realised if the intention behind losing weight is not because you want to be fit, then it’s wrong. And at that moment I understood and realised that I need to change the way I think or else I’ll be stuck here.” She further added, “This is kind of a loop and you’ll never feel enough because when I used to think about all of this, I thought this is what life is all about. The day I decided that man, it’s enough! This is the day I saw shifts in the ways that I can’t even explain.”
Avika Gor On Fairness Cream Ads
The Balika Vadhu actor revealed, “A few years ago I had rejected some fairness cream ads. I had this feeling and questioned myself if I was 15-years-old and watched such ads, Would it still stick in my mind or not? And yes, it did.” She further added, “I don’t want any other young girl to feel that being fair is perfect and this is how it should be.” That’s right, being fair is not the standard.
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As a woman, I relate to her so much! The fairness standards, body insecurities, and societal pressure are graved onto our minds. Log kya sochenge? Our ultimate worry. Well, don’t care about what others think, It’s your life, your rules.