Lady Gaga is not letting up in her quest to bring attention to the weight issues she’s battled with – that she’s been tormented by, even – and affect millions of young girls.
Gaga started a “body revolution” Tuesday by posting unedited pictures of herself in her underwear, with the goal of making her young fans comfortable in their own skin.
“My weight/loss/gain since i was child has tormented me. No amount of help has ever healed my pain. But you have,” she told her Little Monsters.
“When I eat and am healthy and not so worried about my looks, I’m happy. Happier than I’ve ever been. I am not going to go on a psycho-spree because of scrutiny.”
“My boyfriend [Taylor Kinney] prefers me curvier.”
The pop star’s open discussion on body image comes after a recent radio interview with Elvis Duran, in which she admitted to being on a diet “because I gained, like, 25 pounds.”
But the Grammy winner isn’t ashamed of it. In fact, she’s happy.
“This is who I am. And I am proud at any size,” she wrote. “And I love you, and want you to be proud in any form you may take as well. Please don’t look for kindness in critics.”
Fans have responded to the Lady Gaga photos with their own, to her delight.
“I have been startled and overwhelmed with pride and emotion these past few days. Gratitude mostly. Seeing you post photos of things on your bodies and in your minds that you feel society tells you you should be ashamed of. You are showing them you have no shame,” she wrote.
“Watching you all create a safe space online for people to be compassionate is the greatest gift you could ever give me. Go where you know the gold is. Here, in our hearts. Love, Gaga.”