Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha made her much-awaited debut with Salman Khan starrer Dabangg (2010). While she started climbing the steps of success in her career, she was faced with a lot of criticism by the audiences as well as the industry insiders for being on a chubbier side. Over the years, she has openly spoken about her experiences and how being fat-shamed affected her. Now, a trained diver, Sonakshi often takes to her social media handle to share snippets from her adventures.
Known for openly showing off her love for exploring the depths of the oceans at many exotic locations, along with her husband Zaheer Iqbal, she recently revealed that she would never swim in Mumbai or anywhere in India. Opening up about her fear, during an interview with Hauterrfly, Sinha revealed that despite advocating for body positivity and being comfortable in one’s own skin, she had always felt conscious while wearing swimwear.
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Opening up about the same, the 37-year-old actress was quoted by the Free Press Journal saying, “I always felt conscious while wearing swimwear, especially while growing up. I don’t swim in Mumbai or in this country because I don’t know when someone will secretly take a picture and send it across. I don’t want it to be splashed all over the internet. I swim when I travel, I dive.”
During the interaction, the Double XL actress went on to recall an incident of being fat-shamed which left her distraught and heartbroken. She explained how she was rejected from getting a lead role because she was “overweight.” This made her breakdown as the filmmakers told her, “You won’t look good in this role… You just play a stupid small role.” She remembers getting offended by the comment. She went home after the rejection and couldn’t control her tears after meeting her maternal aunt, who was visiting her house.
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“I just curled up in her arms and broke down. I questioned why God made me like this and all. I cried it out and the next day, I was okay,” she said. The Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar actress went on to add how fluctuations in weight are normal. She advised young girls to not fall for the stereotypical way a woman’s body should look like and hating their bodies because of it.
On the work front, Sonakshi Sinha will be next seen in Nikita Roy and The Book of Darkness. The release date of both the projects are yet to be announced.
