Vahbiz Dorabjee is one such actress in the entertainment industry, who has always been vocal about her body standards. She never minces her words when it comes to giving her opinion on certain issues related to being fat-shamed. Once again, she revealed how her mother was also subjected to the same. For the unversed, Vahbiz was seen in hit TV shows, including Pyaar Ki Yeh Ek Kahaani, Bahu Humari Rajnikant, Savitri, and Saraswatichandra among others.
In an interview with the Hindustan Times, Vahbiz Dorabjee, who is often targeted by the trollers fat-shaming her, opened up about her mother's ordeal regarding the same. She mentioned that despite being Miss Pune, her mother had to go through the same after having weight gain issues. Vahbiz revealed that although her mother used to have a maintained figure, she started gaining weight after giving birth to her and her brother. The actress shared:
“I am extremely sensitive about this topic because it’s very personal. While growing up, I’ve seen that happen in my own house, with my mother. She has been Miss Pune and was very gorgeous and skinny. But after giving birth to me and my brother, she started putting on weight and after that, I saw so many people bringing down my mom. I have seen her crying. She was suppressed and could not speak her mind out. I got that strength by looking at my mom. Though she could not speak her mind, I have a platform to do so and I will.”
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Further, Vahbiz shared how due to health issues, she started gaining weight. But the same also subjected her to massive criticism. The 37-year-old revealed that she wasn’t always this strong and earlier it used to affect her greatly. However, when she started respecting herself, she got positive feedback from others. She added:
“When I started my career, I was quite thin. But because of some health issues, I started putting on some weight and I faced a lot of criticism. That phase was very difficult. My confidence got shattered. I’d breakdown and cry thinking, ‘What am I paying this price for?’ But when it kept on happening, it made me unbreakable. It took me so many years to come to terms and accept myself. I made peace with the fact that I won’t be able to lose weight easily and eventually my perception towards my body also started changing. And when I began to respect myself, everyone around also started respecting me.”
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In the same conversation, the actress felt happy that she could eventually boost her confidence without paying much attention to the brutal trolling. She confessed that the actress could take a stand against it by voicing her thoughts about the same. She explained how this move of hers also enlightened several other women and concluded by saying:
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“The trolling has died down a little bit. People who know me or follow me are aware that I am very comfortable in my own skin and will take a stand if questioned and trolled for looking the way I do. This is not just about the actors. Any woman who is on the chubbier side is going through this. So when I write about it on my social media, several women message me to share how they face it on everyday basis. I would be glad if I manage to give a few of them the confidence to take a stand for themselves.”
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