Chloë Grace Moretz is all about body positivity these days but just a few
years ago she was in a different boat.
In a new interview with
Elle Magazine, Moretz gets candid about her struggle for self-acceptance in
the entertainment industry and how she fights every day to set a better
example for her followers.
“When I was 16. I wanted a b**b job,”
she explained. “I wanted the fat pad under my chin to be removed. I wanted a
butt reduction, or whatever. And my mom said, ‘Absolutely not, you’re not
allowed to have plastic surgery.’ And because of that, I found a lot of
power within my insecurities. They’re what make me who I am now.”
She's also well aware she is in the spotlight and other young
girls look up to her.
“I try to not post Instagrams where I
Facetune my face and I wear a ton of makeup. I want to be as natural as can
be,” she said. “And I want to break it down for young women so they
understand that you’re not just ‘born’ like this.”
Moretz also
wants to be transparent about what it takes to look how she does on the red
carpet. It doesn't just come out of thin air.
“Yes, I have had hair extensions,” she said. “Yes, the reason I
have this body is because I work out seven times a week. Yes, I eat really
clean — even though I don’t always want to, and I definitely cheat. But
you’re not just born with this. Sometimes you have to fight for and work for
things, and be happy with who you are at the same time. And that’s a really
hard balance but I want to show it to young women.”
