10 Famous Men Open Up About The Impossible Hollywood Body Standards
Hollywood is known for creating unrealistic expectations when it comes to body image, especially towards women. But men also suffer from a set of specific body standards. Film and movie industries strive for a certain perception of 'perfection' and it can make it more challenging for people who don't fit the mold. It takes away opportunities for peoples of all body types in the entertainment industry. Below is a list of 10 times famous men called out the body standards in Hollywood. Actors like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jonah Hill and Charlie Puth are just some of the stars who weighed in below.
TW: Some entries contain mentions of eating disorders and body dysmorphia.
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Kumail Nanjiani
Describing the critical feedback he received after undergoing a physical transformation to play Kingo in Eternals, Kumail Nanjiani said, "To hear a bunch of people reaffirming my own darkest thoughts about myself was very difficult."
He told Vulture, "It's very easy to get obsessed with that number on the scale... It's a tough thing. It's deceiving. You become obsessed with it. I certainly have, and for me, it's not great to weigh myself every day."
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Richard Madden
Richard Madden refuses to film "gratuitous nudity" scenes because "we're projecting a very unrealistic body image." He told Vogue, "I find myself with actor friends — after we've done a kind of barely eating, working-out-twice-a-day, no-carbing thing for these scenes — looking at each other going: 'We're just feeding this same shit that we're against.'"
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John Boyega
With his production company, John Boyega wants to create films that are inclusive of people of different body types because "why do leads always have to be muscular and ripped?" He told Hypebeast, "It's about rebranding the way in which we are fed a false narrative of perfection."
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
A few years into his career as an actor, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was told that he should lose weight, change his eating habits, and reduce his time at the gym in order to "separate" himself from the world of professional wrestling. However, he decided to stay true to himself and "see what happens."
He told Vanity Fair, "I think in that authenticity moment...a funny thing happened in the world of professional wrestling, and a funny thing happened in the world of Hollywood. Both industries conformed to my authenticity and allowed me to be me."
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Jacob Batalon
Jacob Batalon said that he felt like he wasn't able to work out because he was cast as "not a leading man type." He told Wired, "I feel like I was working hard consistently and all that stuff, but work got in the way."
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Jacob Elordi
Jacob Elordi said that he's hyperaware of the way his body is perceived because "you learn quickly that what people take away from those movies is your stature and your figure." He told Men's Health, "You have all sorts of aged people around the world only talking about what you look like. I don't think it's really a conversation that people have in regards to men."
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Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill kindly asked fans not to "comment on my body" because "it's not helpful and doesn't feel good." On Instagram, he said, "I know you mean well...Much respect."
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Charlie Puth
After he was body-shamed over a paparazzi picture of him leaving the gym shirtless that went viral, Charlie Puth tweeted, "Just a very quick reminder that it's not cool to body shame anyone." He continued, "Not entirely sure what the purpose of it is."
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Ben James
Model and TikTok star Ben James said, "If we take a bigger framed guy and we put him in this 'plus size' category — that in itself is detrimental.. The real progress has to be made by putting those people in the front of house campaigns along with the 'normal' guys, the mid range guys."
He told The Book of Man, "They should be seen together, bonding together. If we have a plus size campaign and a main range campaign, we don't connect the dots, we think there's separate places."
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Jason Momoa
After Jason Momoa was body-shamed for not having abs, TMZ asked him if he was hurt by the comments. He replied, "Not at all...Tell TMZ I'll show you my dad bod soon."
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