Celebrities That Encourage People To Love Themselves With Body Positivity Quotes

"Your words have so much power. Every day, if you tell yourself 'I love you,' if you give yourself one word of validation, it will change your mind."-Ashley Graham

Chelsi

• Published in Film & TV
• April 10, 2022

Celebrities are excessively picked and prodded on by judgemental looks from society. There has always been pressure to keep up with what they think is perfect. 

Whether that be skinny or without ‘flaws’ like stretch marks, there would always be a standard that they needed to check through. But the thing is, no matter what they do, there would be people who would still not like something about them.

So there isn’t really a point to almost breaking themselves to please other people, especially if they’re not hurting anyone by being themselves. And a lot of celebrities have realized this.

Not only that but they were vocal on the way they went on a journey in accepting themselves. They shared what might help people be kinder to themselves and embrace what their bodies look like.

These celebrities showed how it’s not a perfect journey but if you can achieve thinking of yourselves rather than giving more meaning to other people’s views, you’d be happier. A lot of them also tried to shift their views and remember that they are already an inspiration to many. 

The list includes veteran actresses like Meryl Streep, models like Ashley Graham, and even singers like Demi Lovato. Here are words that might be your new life motto.

1. Jonah Hill insecurities were already prominent since he was young but when the paparazzi added by taking unflattering pictures of him, he decided it was time to finally love himself.

He commemorated the view on life with a tattoo that read “Body Love”.

2. Zendaya has been vocal online whenever there are people trying to shame her.

She even called out the people responsible for photoshopping her in one of the magazine shoots she had. She encourages people to love themself and that further spurring on these actions would only create more insecurities for people.

3. Demi Lovato had been in the spotlight since she was young and she would often compare herself then to models she saw online but then thought that she would be a better role model to her fans if she showed what was real.

This meant showing her curves and cellulite which people usually view as flaws. 

4. Lizzo saw people being constantly surprised that she is confident with her body.

There are all these praises that she hears which got her annoyed because she was simply being herself. Her confidence about who she is is part of her personality.

5. Kate Winslet grew up around women who never really acknowledged their love for their bodies and she vowed that she would do it differently and make sure that her daughter would have a positive view early about her body.

6. Mindy Kaling is calling out to women to go for what they want to wear, size is not a requirement to rock those clothes, especially a bikini.

7. Jennifer Lawrence learned to be comfortable with her body and not be on a constant toxic diet since she thought that the message of being hungry just to please people is stupid in its own sense.

8. Even powerful women doubt themselves sometimes.

Serena Williams may have had times where she saw herself in a negative light but she reminds herself that she doesn’t have time to dwell on them. She looks into the positives and remembers that she inspires a lot of people.

9. Those who are curious where Gabourey Sidibe gets her confidence from, well it’s from her.

She went on with her life to please her feelings and not have what society says dictate how she should decide. 

10. The moment Lena Dunham viewed her body as something that is complex and ever-changing, it gave her more confidence to do things like walking red carpets in size 14 couture and doing sex scenes days after getting surgery.

She’s proud of how her body carried her through it all. 

11. With everything that society has pushed to be the perfect image, Chrissy Teigen thinks that people forgot how a regular body looks.

She is aware of the difference in her body, whether she gained weight or not but she’s also aware of the reason why she gained weight. She could not be happier about it. 

12. Tess Holliday encourages people to accept themselves the way they are and if they think working on their body would make them better then that’s okay too.

13. When Isla Fisher looks in the mirror, she focuses on the things she’s thankful for instead of nit-picking the flaws and setting a bad example for her daughters.

14. Cindy Crawford had years of being glammed up and even she knows how much power they can do over her image.

She might not wake up every day liking her appearance but she has her way of feeling good.

15. When Amy Adams became pregnant, she had a new perception of her relationship with her body.

She saw how it is more than something that could look good in a swimsuit and fortunately, that relationship stuck.

16. The amazing Viola Davis who played Annalise Keating freaked out at first when she was given the role.

She was thinking that she would have to go above and beyond to get the perfect body to play the part but then she contemplated that she doesn’t have to do that. She finds pride in being who she is and embraces that.

17. Emma Stone had been criticized by the media because of her weight and the pressure of that would make you be very critical of your appearance.

She learned to treat herself gently and kindly as she got older like how she would likely treat a daughter. 

18. Meryl Streep once gave advice to actors who want to succeed and she emphasized for women not dwell on their weight as much.

Both men and women should see how being too perfect isn’t the way to be accepted rather than seeing strength in their uniqueness. 

19. After the Super Bowl performance, Lady Gaga’s body became a hot topic but she shut it down by telling everyone about how proud she is of her body.

Not only that but she urges people to embrace themselves, that’s a big win. 

20. Dieting brought a lot of anxiety to Camila Mendes and when she went to a naturopath, her whole perspective changed for the better.

Instead of being obsessed and constantly thinking about her diet, she would remember the things that would usually occupy her time. She accepted that it’s also better to focus on dieting and exercising to be healthier instead of losing weight.

21. Sam Smith didn’t really have a positive outlook on his body growing up.

He went through grueling methods of changing his body before photoshoots. Then something changed and he decided to love himself as he is and reclaim his body.

22. Ashley Graham took the model world by storm with her confidence.

She makes it a point to give herself at least one word of validation every day and to tell herself ‘i love you’ because it might not be much but it would really help you positively change your view. 

Celebrities are always under a magnifying glass. From the changes in their bodies to the things they eat. 

It might be suffocating and so these stars who chose to prioritize themselves instead of caving to societal pressures inspire a lot of people. People who are dealing with the same issues. 

Turning your views around and embracing what your body is capable of would open a lot of doors for you. It would make you walk a little taller and go through life having the capability to focus on other things.

Chelsi