Lauren Alaina Always Struggled With Body Acceptance—Until Going on a Reality Show Shifted Her Perspective
glamour.comEver since Lauren Alaina first came into the spotlight on American Idol at 15 years old, she had to deal with people calling her hurtful names like “Miss Piggy.” In the years following body acceptance became a huge part of her platform—but it was going on a reality show and living with a supermodel that truly helped change her perspective.
Here, she explains.I grew up in North Georgia. I had an older brother, and he kept me outside for my entire childhood. Believe me: I'm not scared of the outdoors.
But I was not prepared to go on Beyond the Edge, a that plucked nine celebrities out of our lives and dropped us in the Panamanian jungle.
The driving factor was to raise money for a charity. It was—whoooo!—intense. We had to find food, build shelter, and basically do a triathlon every day.
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