The “Unholy” singer revealed that they used to be self-conscious about their body in the pool, but that they now “have the opposite of body dysmorphia”
Sam Smith opens out about their journey to overcome body dysmorphia.
The musician, 30, recently spoke out to The Sunday Times on feeling happy in their own skin after suffering with their weight while in the public glare. They said that it took them a long time to feel comfortable enough to pose topless for their current album cover Gloria.
“Within my industry there is definitely that question of, ‘What should a pop star look like?'” they told the outlet, noting that they never fit the “norm.” However, Smith revealed that the turning point with their self-image was after their Thrill of It All tour in 2018.
“When I was 25 I came off tour exhausted. I looked to role models in the body world. Every time I went to the pool I felt self-conscious, but I forced myself to take my top off,” they said. “It paid off because I now have the opposite of body dysmorphia. I look fabulous. I’m finally getting a tan. I’m burnt in places I’ve never been burnt.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, body dysmorphia is a mental health issue in which a person can’t stop obsessing about a perceived defect or imperfection in their look. Anxiety and anguish can result from the disease, making it difficult to function in social interactions and daily life.
The “Unholy” singer, who came out as non-binary in May 2019, stated that they are no longer bothered by comments about their size and that they continue to use music as an outlet.
“I get closer to who I am with each album,” Smith said, noting that their fourth studio album Gloria was inspired by the “feminine spirit in me.”
“I’m happier in my own skin on Gloria. I feel liberated, released from pressures I felt when I was young,” they said. “My mum says that, as I’ve got older, I’ve stopped caring what people think as much. She tends to be right.”
Smith previously shared their issue with body dysmorphia in 2020, addressing the New York Times about their pronouns and learning to appreciate their body.
“For me, what triggered everything was the work I was doing with my body issues,” they said at the time.
“I always had body dysmorphia. As I started to address that, I started to address my gender and realized that I was holding myself to these ideals of how a man should look.”
“As I looked into it, I did therapy, I realized there was more to it,” they continued.
“I have girl’s thighs and I have girl breasts too. It started to awaken this conversation that had always been in the back of my mind.”
Smith also spoke about their “fluctuating body,” which allowed them to lose 50 lbs. after seeing a nutritionist.
“I can lose weight, I can put weight on quickly, I am a shape-shifter,” Smith said.
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