Raven-Symoné (ravensymone) got her first job (modeling) when she was 16 months old. She started on
#TheCosbyShow when she was four years old; many millennials fell in love with her on
#That’sSoRaven, the first season of which aired when she was 17. Like so many actors who grew up in Hollywood, Raven says the industry shaped her own self-image in many ways—positive, negative, and neutral. Now, at 40 years old, Raven feels more at home in her body than ever.
In the latest episode of Allure’s Perspectives podcast, Symoné opens up to Allure’s editor in chief Jessica Cruel (jcruel) on everything from her earliest memories of feeling body shame to getting a breast reduction at age 15 and finally ditching the hyperfemininity she realized she’d just been performing for most of her life. Head to the link in bio to listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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