Mandy Moore and Body Image

Posted by Lori Henry Feb 8, 2007

Many Moore is a 22-year-old singer turned actress, popular amongst the tween set. Since having moved into the film arena, she has had to deal with body image compared to her very thin counterparts.

She comments, "I'm not like a toothpick, and I never will be. I'm just a regular-looking person- and that's okay. It's taken a while to come to grips with that since it's definitely not the norm in my business. But like, who cares?"

"I want to be healthy, but in an industry where you can't wear a sample size because it's like a 0 or a 2, it makes you feel bad about yourself. To go to a photo shoot, it's like, 'Ugh, God, can't you just at least get a regular size, like a 6 or 8 or something?”

Her latest film, Because I Said So, with Diane Keaton, challenged her by appearing in just underwear in a scene.

"I'm super self-conscious. What girl really feels comfortable about being on a gigantic movie screen with her butt there? Everything is in full view, but in the end, I decided just to dive right in and go for it. Why not? I'm embarrassed of it but yeah, it's over."

She is now working on her latest CD, titled Wild Hope, which will be released in May.