Taylor Lautner is getting candid about some body image issues that he faced after filming “Twilight.” The star sat down for an interview with “Access Hollywood” in February, where he talked about his post-“Twilight” appearance and how it’s made him feel super self-conscious. “It was tough, when you start putting on a little weight and don’t look like you did in this huge franchise when you were 17 and cut,” Lautner confessed. “It was embarrassing seeing all the photos and having people trash you.” The star didn’t stop there, stating that he even felt a sense of guilt for his appearance. “But it also made me feel kind of guilty, having so many people tell me how inspiring I was to them and looking at myself in the mirror and not looking like that anymore,” he shared.
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The interview with “Access Hollywood” is not the only time that Lautner has talked about the struggles he’s faced with the emotional toll that his body and mental state after “Twilight” had on him. The actor also told People that “being viewed as having this unbelievable body” was really tough on him (even though most people think body image is only an issue that only women face), he definitely felt it. At first, Lautner said that he had no idea taking his shirt off for a role would affect his body image, “but now looking back at it, of course it did, and of course it is going to.”
