Priyanka Chopra Jonas Says She’s Felt Pressure to Meet ‘Unrealistic Beauty Standards’ in the Past
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In an essay for The Telegraph Priyanka Chopra Jonas opened up about the pressure she felt to fit a certain beauty standard.
The actress said she’s now comfortable in her own skin and is excited to work with brands that celebrate her diversity.
Chopra Jonas gave a nod to husband, Nick Jonas, for supporting her and keeping her level-headed.
When we see Priyanka Chopra Jonas, we see a stunning woman full of confidence. But the former Miss World and Bollywood actress wasn’t always as carefree and confident as she appears today.
In a recent essay for The Telegraph the 39-year-old revealed that she's felt pressure to conform to “unrealistic beauty standards” in the past, but that she is finally comfortable in her own skin—and breaking free of certain expectations.
“In the past, I always felt pressure to look a certain way,” she wrote in the essay. “I have been raised with unrealistic beauty standards my whole life—we all have. Growing up, I believed everything had to be perfect, skinny or sample sized, and airbrushed.”
But over time, the Quantico star has found beauty in herself and found that her differences are what make her unique. “It has taken me time to come to terms with my natural skin and natural hair texture,” she wrote. “I’m now comfortable in my own skin and I can work with brands that are about individuality and expressing yourself.”
The entrepreneur is walking the talk, too. She recently launched a haircare line called Anomaly Hair Care, available exclusively at Target, which showcases women of all different colors, shapes, sizes, and ages, using products. Additionally, she announced her partnership with Victoria’s Secret earlier this year as an advisor to help implement diversity within the brand.
But this newfound confidence has come over time for the star. “I used to always have my hair blow-dried or have professional make-up before an interview, but these days I do my own. It’s been a revelation,” she wrote in the essay.
Beyond how she sees herself, she’s also worked toward treating her body with the love and respect it deserves. She makes a point not to punish herself if she isn’t able to work out one day or if her meals aren’t perfect.
“I try to eat healthily and work out, but honestly my hours are so crazy,” she wrote. “I travel a lot to different time zones, so I prefer to give my body what it needs, when it needs it, in order to function at my best. I don’t deny my body anything, even at 1 a.m. when I have the night-time munchies.”
She credits her loving husband, Nick Jonas, for the warmth and support she says she needed to balance herself and being her most productive. “My husband, Nick, has definitely helped me get in touch with a new, calmer side of myself,” she wrote.
His relaxed attitude has been exactly what she’s needed to keep her high-energy at an even level, she wrote. “I’m very ambitious, a go-getter, a hustler. I used to have torrential energy. But Nick is the sunshine that calms my storm,” she wrote in the essay. “We balance each other that way.”
“Whenever I’m feeling torrential, I now think about patience and how [Nick] comes at every situation with a sense of resolution. It’s much more peaceful, rather than feeling agitated,” she wrote.
With her refreshed outlook on life and the world's beauty standards, and the support of her loving (superstar!) husband, Chopra Jonas is spending less time worrying about what others think, and more time focusing on herself and her career.
We can’t wait to see what’s in store for Chopra Jonas in 2022!
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