Raven-Symoné’s teen psychic character on “That’s So Raven” as soon as gave Disney Channel viewers glimpses into the longer term — and now the actor is shedding some gentle on her previous within the leisure business.
On a Wednesday podcast episode, Raven-Symoné mentioned why she had usually worn heels on-screen throughout her profession.
“In an interview, I heard you talk about how Disney wanted you to wear heels a lot,” a bunch of “The Unplanned Podcast” advised her.
“Yes and no,” the actor stated. “There was an understanding that if you’re short and you wear heels, it thins you out. Because if you look taller, the proportions work out.”
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The “Cheetah Girls” star, who’s a bit over 5 ft tall, stated that lots of her outfits on “That’s So Raven” included heels. She stated there have been even occasions when she would put on them with pajamas.
The “Unplanned Podcast” host stated that this sounded “extremely hard” for a young person, particularly given the “disconnect between your body and your self-image.”
The actor famous that the early 2000s had been a “different time period,” saying she wished the individuals round her wouldn’t have commented on her physique.
“Nobody was my size at that time, doing what I did,” she added.
On an October episode of the “Bright Side” podcast, the actor addressed rumors that footage of her physique had been manipulated on “That’s So Raven.”
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“‘That’s So Raven’ was during a time when weight was not celebrated like it is now,” Raven-Symoné recalled. “There’s this really interesting thing you can do with film, when you’re in television, and you can stretch the film. So if you’re wide and you stretch it long ways, you look skinnier. And there were talks about that.”
The actor stated that she had often heard criticism about her physique, and attributed her fluctuating weight to melancholy and different points in her life throughout that interval.
