An image that she had difficulty accepting. It was in the mid-1990s that Vanessa Demouy was revealed to the general public thanks to her roles in very popular television series, such as Model class (1993-1994), Caribbean Hearts (1995) or even Caribbean Adventures (1996). Despite her performances on screen, the mother of Solal and Sharlie was often brought back to her physique and her image of an attractive young woman. An image that followed her for years, and that she had difficulty accepting. As evidenced by his revelations during an interview given to Nice morningthis Thursday, April 18. “I was pretty, which complicated things, I apologized for everything, for my background, my youth, my success with the public. I had a lot of trouble with my younger physique, people blamed me for it. talked so much that I was blocked”she said.
Immersed in her memories, Vanessa Demouy explained that she had experienced her notoriety and her meteoric rise in the 1990s very badly. “We only talked about my body, never about my choices, my roles, my refusals. I was always brought back to an image, it was frustrating and it developed in me a form of rejection of this femininity,” she added. Fortunately, the actress has managed to take a step back and put things into perspective as she gets older. “I was self-conscious and with age, wrinkles come, we transform and I found a softness around my image. I have a gentler relationship with that.”she concluded, calmed.
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Vanessa Demouy, cash on her physique: “I advocate self-acceptance”
Vanessa Demouy, who today advocates self-acceptance, shared a personal experience on Instagram which illustrates her evolution. Last July, she posted a photo of herself in a swimsuit after hesitating and thinking about retouching it. “I hesitated for a long time before posting this photo… I was tempted to retouch it too… At my age, in a swimsuit on Instagram, frankly”, she wrote in the caption of her photo. However, after careful consideration, the actress decided to show herself as she is. “I told myself that you were probably like me. Yes, we get older, it’s obvious that our bodies change… and I thought about all this advice that I give to my friends, to my loved ones I advocate self-acceptance all the time so I gave it a go… And you know what, I smiled as I pressed the ‘share’ button., she assured, proud of herself. And to conclude: “I’m not perfect, but I decided to love myself… and that’s very good!”
Article written in collaboration with 6Medias.
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