The singer, 27, said that she was trolled after she performed wearing latex underwear at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2013The criticism caused her to spend two years without wearing a bikini or shorts because trolls made her feel ‘insecure’ about her bodyMiley’s image was carefree and unapologetic, so she said her decision to stop wearing scanty clothing made her feel like a ‘fraud’ to her fanbase
Miley Cyrus has candidly revealed she refused to wear a bikini or shorts for two or three years after she was left feeling ‘insecure’ by trolls following a performance.
The singer, 27, said that critics compared her to a ‘turkey’ after she performed wearing latex underwear at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2013.
At the time Miley’s image was carefree and unapologetic, so she said her decision to stop wearing scanty clothing made her feel like a ‘fraud’ to her fanbase.
Backlash: Miley Cyrus has candidly revealed she refused to wear a bikini or shorts for two or three years after she was criticised by trolls following a performance (pictured during the 2013 VMAs performance)
Miley opened up about her body struggles during a live stream with Demi Lovato called Bright Minded, which aims to bring fans light amid the coronavirus pandemic.
She admitted: ‘I basically went through two or three years where I wouldn’t wear shorts. I stopped wearing skirts on stage, all this s**t, because after the VMAs and I had on my cute new bodysuit, everyone started comparing me to a turkey.
The Wrecking Ball hitmaker added: ‘I was like just so skinny and so pasty and they kept putting me next to this turkey, and I was feeling so badaout myself that I did not wear a bikini for like two years.’
Poolside: Miley posted this image just weeks after her VMAs performance in 2013 on Instagram
Friendship: Miley opened up about her struggle during a live stream with Demi Lovato called Bright Minded, which aims to bring fans light relief amid the coronavirus pandemic
Miley confessed that the cruel jibes ‘really affected her personal life’ following her performance alongside Robin Thicke in latex underwear, after arriving at the event wearing a fuzzy bodysuit.
She said: ‘No one thought that that would’ve ever made me feel some type of way.
Discussing the memes that were created of her next to a Turkey, she added: ‘It was just really really hurtful to be so body-shamed like that. And it really affected me in my personal life.’
Trolls: The singer, 27, said that critics compared her to a ‘turkey’ after she performed wearing latex underwear at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2013 (pictured)
Arrival: Miley confessed that the cruel jibes ‘really affected her personal life’ after she performedaongside Robin Thicke in a fuzzy bodysuit (pictured) with latex underwear
Miley also discussed the inner battle that ensued following the event, where she was left feeling like a ‘fraud’ because she was so insecure on the inside.
The former Disney star revealed: ‘What was so hardaout it was my brand has always been about being so unapologetically myself and being confident, and the worst thing that I would feel like I would be to my fans would be lying or a fraud.
‘I felt like having this persona of being the most confident girl on the planet was actually kind of fraud because I was so insecure on the inside that in my personal life I wasn’t even wearing bathing suits and shorts.
She also referenced the measures she would take to feel comfortable, and said: ‘And when I was wearing like my little leotards and things, I had on f***ing four pairs of tights because I was so insecure.’
She admitted: ‘I basically went through two or three years where I wouldn’t wear shorts. I stopped wearing skirts on stage, all this s**t, because after the VMAs and I had on my cute new bodysuit, everyone started comparing me to a turkey’
Childhood pals: Miley and Demi forged a strong bond during their Disney days where they starred in Hannah Montana and Camp Rock respectively (pictured in 2009)
Miley and Demi forged a strong bond during their Disney days where they starred in Hannah Montana and Camp Rock respectively.
Demi, 27, has long been open about her body image struggles and agreed that she also used to wear several layered of tights to help her feel more comfortable.
Revealing how her previous issues have helped her, the singer said: ‘I kind of made a vow to myself that when I get older I just wanna represent what I didn’t have, and I want to be that for somebody.
Stepping out: Miley appeared out wearing shorts in May 2015 almost two years after the event
Relax: Miley posed in a bikini on her social media page in June 2014
‘I’ve talkedaout my struggles with food and stuff, and yeah, I’m glad that I did because it’s brought me and my fans closer. It, I feel like, helped young people learn to accept their bodies when it starts to change.’
Agreeing that her own experience encouraged her to launch The Happy Hippie Foundation in 2014, Miley said: ‘I just needed something bigger than this industry because it just made me feel so badaout myself.
‘That was just such a wakeup call to me on wanting to use my platform for a bigger purpose.’
Struggles: Miley also discussed the inner battle that ensued following the event, where she was left feeling like a ‘fraud’ because she was so insecure on the inside
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