Miranda Cosgrove may come across as confident on-screen, but in real life, she is extremely shy and a bit self-conscious. In 2016, the “iCarly” actor revealed to People that growing up, she struggled with body image issues. She shared, “I definitely had moments when I didn’t want to go to a pool party because I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’ll have to wear a bathing suit’ — just the whole like thing of going somewhere and having your body be on display. It’s scary.”
Of course, being in the public eye couldn’t have made her struggles any easier. “It’s so weird to think that when you’re a kid growing up on TV, people are watching you go through all that awkward stuff and figuring out who you are,” Cosgrove told People. It’s true — we have seen Cosgrove go from a little kid to a full-blown adult, and it’s definitely a bit strange to think about, let alone live through.
Luckily, over time Cosgrove has been able to reflect on her time on television fondly and has even grown up to become more body-positive like many other celebs. “I’m at a place where I’m like really comfortable in my own skin,” she explained to People. “I don’t worry anywhere near as much as I used to.”
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