Alecia Stanford Dailymail.Com 2024-07-20 21:42 Updated 2024-07-20 21:46
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Bella Thorne has shown off her fit body in a bikini while slamming popular weight-loss drugs for creating “unrealistic beauty standards”.
The 26-year-old “Unsettle” director posed in a blue animal print two-piece with a halter neck top and French cut bottoms in a video shared on social media on Saturday.
She had her auburn hair pulled back in a ponytail and appeared to be makeup-free as she posed in the hotel’s large bathroom.
“So I haven’t been feeling great about my body for a while now, especially since everyone is on Ozempic,” she said on Instagram Stories, referring to the diabetes medication that has a notable effect on weight loss.
She said the drug’s widespread use in Hollywood “has set an insane standard of beauty that no one can match unless they’re taking Ozempic.”
In a video posted to social media on Saturday, Bella Thorne, 26, showed off her healthy body in a bikini while slamming popular weight-loss drugs for creating unrealistic beauty standards.
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The St. Clare star then listed the exercises he has been doing to stay in shape without the benefit of medication.
“I swam every day, sweated as much as I could, walked everywhere and I’m finally happy with myself,” she admitted.
“I’m finally feeling better,” she repeated, then said, “Now Ozempic, you… stand down,” saluting with one finger.
In another video, the Shake It singer posed in a swimsuit and shared a beautiful ocean view from her hotel room, likely while she was in Italy for the Taormina Film Festival, where her film “St. Claire” opened the festival and “Unsettle” had a special screening.
In two other clips, the Disney actress shows off her natural beauty without any makeup.
“If you knew my acne journey,” she wrote in one video, while in another, “No effects, no makeup,” she wrote, asking fans, “Remember when I used to post videos on Snapchat popping pimples?”
In the next clip, while talking about popping pimples, she smiles at the camera and sings, “You don’t have to do that anymore!”
The multi-talented actress is currently preparing for her feature directorial debut, “Color Your Hurt.”
“So I haven’t felt good about my body for a while now, especially since everyone’s on Ozempic,” Thorne said, referring to the diabetes medication that has a notable effect on weight loss. A former Disney staffer said the drug’s use “sets a crazy standard of beauty that no one can keep up with unless they’re on Ozempic.” To combat the negativity, Thorne said, “I’ve been swimming every day, sweating as much as I can, walking everywhere, so I’m finally feeling confident in myself.” The St. Clair High School star showed off her natural beauty without makeup. “I wanted to know the story of my acne,” she wrote in one video. In another video, she revealed that she was makeup-free and asked fans, “Remember when I used to post pictures of me popping pimples on Snapchat?”
The film, a feature-length version of the 15-minute short “Unsettled,” focuses on a young gay man from the Bible Belt who seeks to bring his tormentors to justice after being drugged and kidnapped from a gay bar.
Thorne told Deadline that he’s approaching the film as a coming-of-age thriller that doesn’t just focus on the abuse Parks suffered, but rather follows Parks’ 37-year journey in search of justice.
“I felt it was unfair to myself and all other victims that this horrific thing that happened to me be the whole story of a victim,” the young star, who is herself a survivor of sexual abuse, said.
“I think that’s really unfair and if someone were to make a movie about my life, the fact that I was sexually abused growing up would only be a small part of the movie.”
