Hard to believe the beauteous actress Michelle Vito has so many insecurities about her looks.
Not that it bothers her.
In this exclusive interview, the young Kapamilya star amuses PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) with a litany of everything that she finds wrong with her face and body
Laughing all the way, she says, "Unang-una, sige sa face muna, bago tayo pababa.
"Sa face ko, yung nose ko kasi, fat siya. So yung dulo niya, ma-fluffy.
"So hindi siya yung, I mean, hindi siya pango but ma-fluffy yung dulo.
"Kapag nag picture ako ng frontal, hindi pa-side, mukhang manas yung ilong ko, kasi fluffy yung dulo.
"Pero okay lang, wag niyo na po pansinin yung issues ko sa buhay."
She does not stop there as she goes on, gigggling.
"Siguro pinaka insecurity ko talaga is yung waist ko. Kasi kahit anong workout ko, or like mag diet ako, hindi talaga lumiliit yung waist ko.
"So there was a time pa, if aware ka non, parang na-issue ako na pregnant daw ako."
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Michelle mentions her boyfriend Enzo Pineda in this part of her narration.
She continues, "Kasi nga, mabalakang ako e, ma-waist ako ganyan, ma-tiyan ako.
"Ever since, yun talaga yung problema ko. So parang there was a photo na nag La Union kami ni Enzo, tas group photo siya.
"Naka swimsuit ako non, tas kakatapos lang namin mag pig out. Tas naka one-piece ako so medyo bakat yung tiyan ko so in-assume nila na buntis ako, ganyan.
"Tas naghanap pa sila ng mga photos ko before, pang compare, tsaka sinasabi nila na ‘Oo nga, dito nga medyo malaki na yung tiyan niya o.’
"So parang ako, parang hindi ako nainis na in-assume nila na pregnant ako."
Thinking about it, Michele turns serious, "Pero parang kind of body-shaming kasi na ina-ano nila yung body.
"Siguro naisip nila na pinag-chismisan lang nila na buntis ako, but hindi nila alam ang na-feel ko non parang binobody-shame na nila yung katawan ko, parang ganon."
FOR VICTIMS OF BODY SHAMING
Michelle concedes that the best way to deal with body-shaming is to control how one reacts to it.
Her takeaway: "Ang natutunan ko nung time na yon, parang siyempre ang hirap naman sabihin na ‘Wag kang pa-apekto.’
"Kasi hindi natin maiiwasan na ma-apektuhan talaga tayo.
"I mean, like, hindi tayo pare-pareho, iba-iba yung body type natin. Siguro tayo nakasanayan lang natin ‘ganito dapat,’ ‘ganyan dapat’.
"Pero ever since naman, wala naman nagsabi na ganito dapat yung katawan natin, ganyan dapat.
"Nasa utak lang natin yon, and nasa utak lang ng ibang tao yon."
Michele's parting shot, "So siguro, lakasan lang natin yung loob natin.
"Magpaka-strong tayo, or wag nalang nating pansinin kasi i-accept natin yung mga insecurity natin.
"Kasi pag mas na-accept natin yon, hindi na tayo maaapektuhan sa sinasabi ng iba."
Laughing again, she reminds, "Self-love lang talaga... kahit akala nila na buntis ako."
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