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Chrissy Teigen reveals ‘frustration’ over Khloe Kardashian’s leaked photo drama: ‘Celebrities have distorted the image of what a real human body looks like’
Chrissy Teigen has weighed in on the debate surrounding Khloe Kardashian’s unedited photo leak, as the star admitted she has mixed feelings about the situation.
Keeping Up With The Kardashians star made headlines earlier this month after after it emerged that her team had been contacting social media users and Redditors who shared a leaked photo of her that had not been Photoshopped.
When asked about the situation during her appearance on Tuesday’s Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Cravings cookbook author Chrissy revealed her strong feelings about the matter.
She explained: ‘I went a million ways on it. I actually ended up talking about it in therapy, oddly enough, because of my own body insecurity issues and what celebrities have done to people in distorting their image of what a real human body looks like.’
The mother-of-three spoke about Khloe, 36, specifically as she mused: ‘You get frustrated because I look at Khloe and I’m like, “You’re so beautiful, you’re so strong”.
‘The changes that she’s made to her body, she’s so proud of and everybody’s so proud of. You want someone to be like, “F**k yes, this is my body” in any light.’
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model noted that people must remember that ‘there can be two truths’ when it comes to women in the spotlight dealing with body image issues.
She continued: ‘At the same time, I’m like ‘Oh my god, if anyone’s able to say and have any kind of portrayal of the body they want people to see. If she didn’t want that photo to be out, she didn’t want that photo to be out, and that’s fine too.
‘I think the internet often forgets there’s two truths in things. They can’t possibly believe that someone would not want this photo out, but also be proud of that photo.’
She added: ‘If something like that had happened to me, I would want people to know that this is a strong, powerful photo of myself, and I’m proud of it. I have such incredible body image issues…It’ll go down in history, the negative things I have thought of myself when I should have thought of myself as more powerful.’
‘It’s something I try to work through every day, and it’s the industry I’ve been in for so long,’ the star admitted. ‘All you can do is hope for other people to not have to go through this.’
She concluded: ‘I’m willing to go through this bullshit, and to show off my body in any way I can, for other people to feel better about theirs.’
It comes after Khloe was forced to speak out after it emerged that her team had been contacting social media users and Redditors who shared a leaked photo of her that had not been Photoshopped.
The image showed the mother-of-one looking showing off her incredible figure in a two-piece bikini and smiling carefree.
While Khloe’s fans praised her natural look, the reality star was furious that her unfiltered appearance was shared without her consent.
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